McCook West median real estate price is $195,860, which is less expensive than 70.4% of Nebraska neighborhoods and 80.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in McCook West is currently $1,315, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 54.6% of Nebraska neighborhoods.
McCook West is a rural neighborhood (based on population density) located in McCook, Nebraska.
McCook West real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the McCook West neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
McCook West has a 12.1% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 70.9% of American neighborhoods). Most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This could either signal that there is a weak demand for real estate in the neighborhood or that large amount of new housing has been built and not yet occupied. Either way, if you live here, you may find many of the homes or apartments are empty.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in McCook, the McCook West neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The McCook West neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the McCook West neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 79.2% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
Our research reveals that 94.2% of commuters who live in the McCook West neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 99.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Of particular note, 3.6% of the people in the McCook West neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.
Did you know that the McCook West neighborhood has more German and Danish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 49.1% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 2.4% have Danish ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the McCook West neighborhood in McCook are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 69.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 20.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 70.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the McCook West neighborhood, 41.1% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 25.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.2%), and 13.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the McCook West neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.4% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
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 McCook West neighborhood in McCook, NE, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (49.1%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (8.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (8.1%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (4.7%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (3.2%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in McCook West neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (79.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (94.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.