640 Vital Statistics. 38 Condition Alerts found.
Coffeen St / Gaffney Dr median real estate price is $123,135, which is less expensive than 87.7% of New York neighborhoods and 79.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Coffeen St / Gaffney Dr is currently $1,321, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 70.6% of New York neighborhoods.
Coffeen St / Gaffney Dr is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Watertown, New York.
Coffeen St / Gaffney Dr real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) small apartment buildings and single-family homes. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Coffeen St / Gaffney Dr neighborhood are relatively historic, built no later than 1939, and in some cases, quite a bit earlier. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
Vacant apartments or homes are a major fact of life in Coffeen St / Gaffney Dr. The current real estate vacancy rate here is 17.2%. This is higher than the rate of vacancies in 80.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This can sometimes be the case in neighborhoods dominated by new construction that is not yet occupied. But often neighborhoods with vacancy rates this high are places that can be plagued by a protracted vacancy problem. If you live here, you may find that a number of buildings in your neighborhood are actually 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 Watertown, the Coffeen St / Gaffney Dr neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
With 10.7% of employed workers living in the Coffeen St / Gaffney Dr neighborhood active in the military, this neighborhood has the distinction of having a higher proportion of people in the military than 99.5% of American neighborhoods. This is a major shaper of the neighborhood's culture and character.
Of particular note, 3.5% of the people in the Coffeen St / Gaffney Dr neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The Coffeen St / Gaffney Dr neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the Coffeen St / Gaffney Dr neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 59.7% 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 95.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
Corner bodegas, stores on the first floor and apartments above, former grand Victorian residences converted into apartments, three-deckers built shoulder-to-shoulder, duplexes. Such building types define the real estate of neighborhoods dominated by small 2, 3, and 4 unit apartment buildings. Many are in older core neighborhoods of Eastern and Midwestern cities, or historic town centers in their hinterlands. If you wax romantic about the look and feel of such neighborhoods, with fresh pizza, falafel and an independent florist at the corner, then you might find the Coffeen St / Gaffney Dr neighborhood worth a close look. This neighborhood is an absolutely outstanding example of the dominance of small 2, 3, and 4 unit apartment buildings compared to neighborhoods across the nation, as they make up a substantial portion of this neighborhood's real estate stock. In fact, no less than 35.5% of the real estate here is made up of such dwellings, which is higher than 95.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the Coffeen St / Gaffney Dr neighborhood has more Swiss and French ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Swiss ancestry and 10.7% have French ancestry.
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 Coffeen St / Gaffney Dr neighborhood in Watertown are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 72.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 33.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 80.2% 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 Coffeen St / Gaffney Dr neighborhood, 36.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional 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 31.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (20.4%), and 10.7% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Coffeen St / Gaffney Dr neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.7% of households.
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 Coffeen St / Gaffney Dr neighborhood in Watertown, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Italian (20.7%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (16.4%), and residents who report French roots (10.7%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (10.1%), along with some German ancestry residents (8.6%), among others. In addition, 10.7% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 Coffeen St / Gaffney Dr neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (59.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (76.3%) 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 (10.1%) and 6.1% 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. 4 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. 5 Condition Alerts found.
Crime | |
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Coffeen St / Gaffney Dr | 0.101011101001110 |
Watertown | 0.101011101001110 |
New York State | 3.59 |
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Coffeen St / Gaffney Dr | 0.101011101001110 |
Watertown | 0.101011101001110 |
New York State | 13.73 |
Crime | |
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Coffeen St / Gaffney Dr | 0.101011101001110 |
Watertown | 0.101011101001110 |
New York State | 35 |
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65 Vital Statistics. 10 Condition Alerts found.
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Proficiency in Reading and Math | 0.101011101001110 | 0.101011101001110 |
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Proficiency in Math | 0.101011101001110 | 0.101011101001110 |
School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to NY* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Case Middle School
1237 Washington St Watertown, NY 13601 |
07-10 | ||
Harold T Wiley School
1351 Washington St Watertown, NY 13601 |
05-06 | ||
Knickerbocker School
739 Knickerbocker Dr Watertown, NY 13601 |
KG-04 | ||
North Elementary School
171 E Hoard St Watertown, NY 13601 |
KG-04 | ||
Ohio Street School
1537 Ohio St Watertown, NY 13601 |
KG-04 | ||
Sherman School
836 Sherman St Watertown, NY 13601 |
KG-04 | ||
Starbuck Elementary School
430 E Hoard St Watertown, NY 13601 |
KG-04 | ||
Watertown Senior High School
1335 Washington St Watertown, NY 13601 |
09-12 | ||
* 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. 19 Condition Alerts found.
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