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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Fairfield East median real estate price is $226,049, which is more expensive than 38.0% of the neighborhoods in Texas and 28.2% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

The average rental price in Fairfield East is currently $1,343, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 81.2% of Texas neighborhoods.

Fairfield East is a rural neighborhood (based on population density) located in Fairfield, Texas.

Fairfield East 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 Fairfield East neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.

Fairfield East has a 11.0% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 65.7% 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 Fairfield, the Fairfield East neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Occupations

From major sales accounts to fast-food workers, sales and service employees are often the backbone of the local economy. In the Fairfield East neighborhood, they truly stand out. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis identifies this neighborhood as having a higher percentage of sales and service workers than 98.9% of all American neighborhoods.

People

There is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (2.2%) living in the Fairfield East neighborhood.

Diversity

Did you know that the Fairfield East neighborhood has more Czechoslovakian and Welsh ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Czechoslovakian ancestry and 3.5% have Welsh 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 Fairfield East neighborhood in Fairfield are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 71.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 7.9% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 56.1% of America'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 Fairfield East neighborhood, 46.3% 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 29.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (21.7%), and 4.8% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Fairfield East neighborhood is English, spoken by 75.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (24.7%).

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 Fairfield East neighborhood in Fairfield, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (23.7%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.1%), and residents who report German roots (6.8%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (4.9%), along with some Welsh ancestry residents (3.5%), among others. In addition, 14.6% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

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 Fairfield East neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (56.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (82.1%) 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 (17.3%) . 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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