640 Vital Statistics. 21 Condition Alerts found.
Ducktown / Ecusta median real estate price is $281,899, which is more expensive than 77.2% of the neighborhoods in North Carolina and 59.9% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Ducktown / Ecusta is currently $895, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 79.6% of North Carolina neighborhoods.
Ducktown / Ecusta is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Brevard, North Carolina.
Ducktown / Ecusta real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and mobile homes. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Ducktown / Ecusta neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.
Vacant apartments or homes are a major fact of life in Ducktown / Ecusta. The current real estate vacancy rate here is 18.4%. This is higher than the rate of vacancies in 82.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods. A relatively large percentage of housing here is seasonally occupied (11.2%). This can occur in vacation areas, and occasionally it is also found in neighborhoods that are primarily filled with college students, as some apartments could be vacant when school is not in session. If you live here year round, you may find that a number of buildings in your neighborhood are actually empty.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the Ducktown / Ecusta is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 6.0% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in North Carolina, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in North Carolina.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the Ducktown / Ecusta neighborhood in Brevard are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 65.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 27.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 72.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the Ducktown / Ecusta neighborhood, 28.4% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 28.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (24.4%), and 17.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Ducktown / Ecusta neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.2% of households. Some people also speak Italian (3.0%).
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the Ducktown / Ecusta neighborhood in Brevard, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (9.9%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (8.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (6.2%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (3.0%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (2.5%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in Ducktown / Ecusta neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (83.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (11.3%) and 5.6% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
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Raw data sources: National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey.
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44 Vital Statistics. 3 Condition Alerts found.
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Raw data sources: American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2020.
Methodology: Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data
136 Vital Statistics. 0 Condition Alerts found.
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Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2019 calendar year; released from FBI in Sept. 2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2020 data?
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67 Vital Statistics. 0 Condition Alerts found.
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Ducktown / Ecusta | 0.101011101001110 |
Brevard | 0.101011101001110 |
North Carolina | 3.72 |
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Ducktown / Ecusta | 0.101011101001110 |
Brevard | 0.101011101001110 |
North Carolina | 23.57 |
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Ducktown / Ecusta | 0.101011101001110 |
Brevard | 0.101011101001110 |
North Carolina | 25 |
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65 Vital Statistics. 3 Condition Alerts found.
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Proficiency in Reading and Math | 0.101011101001110 | 0.101011101001110 |
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to NC* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Brevard Elementary School
399 Greenville Hwy Brevard, NC 28712 |
PK-05 | ||
Brevard High School
609 N. Country Club Rd Brevard, NC 28712 |
09-12 | ||
Brevard Middle School
400 Fisher Rd Brevard, NC 28712 |
06-08 | ||
Davidson River School
970 Ecusta Rd Brevard, NC 28712 |
09-12 | ||
Pisgah Forest Elementary School
1076 Ecusta Rd Brevard, NC 28712 |
KG-05 | ||
Rosman Elementary School
167 Rosman School Rd Rosman, NC 28772 |
PK-05 | ||
Rosman High School
749 Pickens Hwy Rosman, NC 28772 |
09-12 | ||
Rosman Middle School
2770 Old Rosman Hwy Rosman, NC 28772 |
06-08 | ||
T C Henderson School
11839 Rosman Hwy Lake Toxaway, NC 28747 |
PK-05 | ||
* 10 is highest |
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Raw data sources: U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dow Jones S&P, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Service, U.S. Department of Transportation, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics, Federal Highway Administration, National Agricultural Statistics.
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328 Vital Statistics. 15 Condition Alerts found.
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