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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Glen Tara / Swift Creek Crossing median real estate price is $314,829, which is more expensive than 34.9% of the neighborhoods in Virginia and 45.2% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

The average rental price in Glen Tara / Swift Creek Crossing is currently $2,686, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 72.2% of the neighborhoods in Virginia.

Glen Tara / Swift Creek Crossing is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Midlothian, Virginia.

Glen Tara / Swift Creek Crossing real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Glen Tara / Swift Creek Crossing 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.

Home and apartment vacancy rates are 8.4% in Glen Tara / Swift Creek Crossing. NeighborhoodScout analysis shows that this rate is lower than 45.8% of the neighborhoods in the nation, approximately near the middle range for vacancies.

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.

People

In a nation where 1 out of every 4 children lives in poverty, the Glen Tara / Swift Creek Crossing neighborhood stands out as being ranked among the lowest 0.0% of neighborhoods affected by this global issue.

In addition, glen Tara / Swift Creek Crossing is ranked among the top 8.6% of neighborhoods for first-time home buyers to consider in the state of Virginia according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Homes here are priced below median housing values in the state, yet maintain moderate appreciation rates compared to other communities. Buying into the Glen Tara / Swift Creek Crossing neighborhood is not only an accessible option but an investment opportunity for many first-time home buyers.

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 Glen Tara / Swift Creek Crossing neighborhood in Midlothian are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 41.9% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% 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 100.0% of America'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 Glen Tara / Swift Creek Crossing neighborhood, 44.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 19.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (19.1%), and 16.6% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Glen Tara / Swift Creek Crossing neighborhood is English, spoken by 81.0% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (14.9%).

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 Glen Tara / Swift Creek Crossing neighborhood in Midlothian, VA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (15.7%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (10.7%), and residents who report Italian roots (6.2%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (5.3%), along with some Puerto Rican ancestry residents (4.5%), among others.

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 Glen Tara / Swift Creek Crossing neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (86.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. 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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