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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Colonia Evans / Colonia Evans Number 2 median real estate price is $119,065, which is less expensive than 89.4% of Texas neighborhoods and 92.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The average rental price in Colonia Evans / Colonia Evans Number 2 is currently $1,413, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 75.9% of Texas neighborhoods.

Colonia Evans / Colonia Evans Number 2 is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Pharr, Texas.

Colonia Evans / Colonia Evans Number 2 real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and mobile homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Colonia Evans / Colonia Evans Number 2 neighborhood are newer, built in 2000 or more recently. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.

Real estate vacancies in Colonia Evans / Colonia Evans Number 2 are 4.1%, which is lower than one will find in 72.8% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Colonia Evans / Colonia Evans Number 2 is above average for the U.S., and may signal some demand for either price increases or new construction of residential product for this neighborhood.

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 Pharr, the Colonia Evans / Colonia Evans Number 2 neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

Single parenting is hard. But you don't have to tell the Colonia Evans / Colonia Evans Number 2 neighborhood about it; they already know. 32.8% of this neighborhood's households are run by single mothers, which is a higher concentration than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.7% of American neighborhoods. Further NeighborhoodScout research showed strong statistical correlations among high rates of children living in single parent households, and neighborhood crime, particularly violent crime, neighborhood poverty, and, importantly, the percentage of low weight births and rates of infant mortality.

In addition, the Colonia Evans / Colonia Evans Number 2 neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 97.0% of the neighborhoods in the United States.

Also, if you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the Colonia Evans / Colonia Evans Number 2 neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 11.8% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Texas. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for college students.

Occupations

From major sales accounts to fast-food workers, sales and service employees are often the backbone of the local economy. In the Colonia Evans / Colonia Evans Number 2 neighborhood, they truly stand out. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis identifies this neighborhood as having a higher percentage of sales and service workers than 96.3% of all American neighborhoods.

Real Estate

If you like the look and ambience of new homes and newly built neighborhoods, you will love the Colonia Evans / Colonia Evans Number 2 neighborhood. A whopping 69.0% of the homes and other residential real estate here were built after 1999, which is a higher proportion of new homes then you will find in 95.6% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. Everything here just feels new.

In addition, some neighborhoods are made up of apartments. Some consist of row houses, and most - by far - consist of a mixture of housing types. But the Colonia Evans / Colonia Evans Number 2 neighborhood stands out due to the total dominance of detached, single-family homes here. There are nearly no other types of residential real estate in the neighborhood. In fact, this neighborhood has a higher proportion of single-family homes in its real estate stock than 95.1% of all American neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the Colonia Evans / Colonia Evans Number 2 neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 100.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.

Colonia Evans / Colonia Evans Number 2 is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 88.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 99.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The Neighbors

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 Colonia Evans / Colonia Evans Number 2 neighborhood in Pharr are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 97.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 48.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 93.3% 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 Colonia Evans / Colonia Evans Number 2 neighborhood, 39.6% 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 29.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (14.3%), and 14.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Colonia Evans / Colonia Evans Number 2 neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 88.2% of households. Some people also speak English (11.8%).

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 Colonia Evans / Colonia Evans Number 2 neighborhood in Pharr, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (100.0%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (1.8%). In addition, 41.5% 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 Colonia Evans / Colonia Evans Number 2 neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (80.4%) 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 (18.4%) . 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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