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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Riverdale Ave / Watkins St median real estate price is $423,266, which is more expensive than 36.4% of the neighborhoods in New York and 60.9% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

The average rental price in Riverdale Ave / Watkins St is currently $1,186, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 94.7% of New York neighborhoods.

Riverdale Ave / Watkins St is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Brooklyn, New York.

Riverdale Ave / Watkins St real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) apartment complexes/high-rise apartments and townhomes. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the Riverdale Ave / Watkins St neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.

In Riverdale Ave / Watkins St, the current vacancy rate is 1.9%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 87.2% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Riverdale Ave / Watkins St is very tight compared to the demand for property here.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

Modes of Transportation

In the Riverdale Ave / Watkins St neighborhood, 50.0% of people ride the train to work each day. This is a very high percentage compared to most places. In fact, NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this is a higher level of train ridership than in 99.4% of the neighborhoods in America.

Car Ownership

Most American households own a car or other vehicle. Many own two cars or perhaps three. In the United States, it is useful to have an automobile not only for commuting, but also for shopping and getting to other services one needs. But NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that households in the Riverdale Ave / Watkins St neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. 44.2% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Real Estate

Many people dream of living along a street lined with row houses or other attached homes. Such places do often have an abundance of charm. If you are one of these people, the Riverdale Ave / Watkins St neighborhood could be your paradise. With 35.3% of the homes and real estate here classified as rowhouses or other attached homes, this neighborhood brims with opportunity to find the right place for you. Only 2.4% of U.S. neighborhoods have more row houses than this neighborhood, making it one of the most interesting things about this special neighborhood.

In addition, the Riverdale Ave / Watkins St neighborhood is very densely populated compared to most U.S. neighborhoods. In fact, with 33,395 persons per square mile in the neighborhood, it is more packed with people than 97.3% of the nation's neighborhoods.

People

The types of households in a neighborhood can tell a lot about the character and lifestyle of those living here. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood, above nearly every neighborhood in America, has a greater percentage of its residents living alone: 52.1%. This is a higher percent living alone than we found in 96.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Often residents who live alone are new arrivals to an area who are single, and often senior citizens who have lost a spouse.

Diversity

Did you know that the Riverdale Ave / Watkins St neighborhood has more Dominican and African ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 30.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Dominican ancestry and 11.2% have African 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 Riverdale Ave / Watkins St neighborhood in Brooklyn are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 90.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 40.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 89.2% 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 Riverdale Ave / Watkins St neighborhood, 35.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 28.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (27.5%), and 8.8% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Riverdale Ave / Watkins St neighborhood is English, spoken by 54.6% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (44.2%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the Riverdale Ave / Watkins St neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Dominican (30.2%). There are also a number of people of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (11.9%), and residents who report African roots (11.2%), and some of the residents are also of Puerto Rican ancestry (10.2%), along with some Jamaican ancestry residents (3.3%), among others. In addition, 30.8% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

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 Riverdale Ave / Watkins St neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (51.1% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (50.0%) take the train to get to work. In addition, quite a number also drive alone in a private automobile to get to work (22.4%) and 8.8% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors for their daily commute. This neighborhood is distinguished by the high number of residents who take the train to work each day, which can be a very good way to get to work at a lower cost and with less pollution.


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