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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Median real estate price in the City Center of Waupaca is $217,372, which is more expensive than 29.9% of the neighborhoods in Wisconsin and 26.5% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

The average rental price in Waupaca City Center is currently $979, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 96.4% of Wisconsin neighborhoods.

Waupaca City Center is a rural neighborhood (based on population density) located in Waupaca, Wisconsin.

Real estate in the City Center of Waupaca, WI is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two 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 City Center neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.

Real estate vacancies in Waupaca City Center are 3.5%, which is lower than one will find in 77.0% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Waupaca City Center 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 Waupaca, the City Center neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

Of particular note, 3.3% of the people in the City Center neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.

Length of Commute

Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The Waupaca City Center neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the Waupaca City Center neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 61.6% 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 96.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.

Diversity

Did you know that the Waupaca City Center neighborhood has more German and Hungarian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 44.8% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 2.8% have Hungarian 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 City Center neighborhood in Waupaca are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 43.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.9% 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 61.8% 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 Waupaca City Center neighborhood, 37.1% 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 manufacturing and laborer occupations (19.5%), and 11.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Waupaca City Center neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.1% of households. Some people also speak Polish (5.5%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 City Center neighborhood in Waupaca, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (44.8%). There are also a number of people of Polish ancestry (8.9%), and residents who report English roots (8.6%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (8.0%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (7.3%), 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 Waupaca City Center neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (61.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (84.6%) 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 (6.8%) . 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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