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Real Estate Prices & Overview

West Carlsbad median real estate price is $159,462, which is less expensive than 78.3% of New Mexico neighborhoods and 84.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The average rental price in West Carlsbad is currently $1,566, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 44.8% of New Mexico neighborhoods.

West Carlsbad is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Carlsbad, New Mexico.

West Carlsbad 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 owner occupied. Many of the residences in the West Carlsbad neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.

West Carlsbad has a 10.4% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 63.2% 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.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Carlsbad, the West Carlsbad neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Modes of Transportation

In the West Carlsbad neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 32.9% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 99.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

People

Astoundingly, the West Carlsbad neighborhood has one of the highest concentrations of divorcees living here than of any neighborhood, a higher concentration than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. This may be because people living here divorce more often than others, or that divorced people move here after they become divorced. If you are divorced, you will be in good company in this particular Carlsbad neighborhood.

Diversity

Did you know that the West Carlsbad neighborhood has more Cuban ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Cuban ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 West Carlsbad neighborhood in Carlsbad are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 82.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 27.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 78.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the West Carlsbad neighborhood, 29.2% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 28.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (22.2%), and 20.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the West Carlsbad neighborhood is English, spoken by 78.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (21.4%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the West Carlsbad neighborhood in Carlsbad, NM, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (46.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (5.2%), and residents who report German roots (5.1%), and some of the residents are also of Cuban ancestry (4.0%), along with some English ancestry residents (3.9%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 West Carlsbad neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (44.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (64.5%) 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 (32.9%) . 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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