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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Drip Rock / Foxtown median real estate price is $146,748, which is less expensive than 77.4% of Kentucky neighborhoods and 89.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The average rental price in Drip Rock / Foxtown is currently $1,267, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 60.0% of Kentucky neighborhoods.

Drip Rock / Foxtown is a remote neighborhood (based on population density) located in McKee, Kentucky.

Drip Rock / Foxtown real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and mobile homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Drip Rock / Foxtown 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.

Drip Rock / Foxtown has a 13.1% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 74.0% 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

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.

Occupations

NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the Drip Rock / Foxtown neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 58.0% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 99.8% of American neighborhoods.

Furthermore, the government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the Drip Rock / Foxtown neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 18.4% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 98.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.

People

The Drip Rock / Foxtown neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 99.3% of the neighborhoods in the United States.

In addition, the Drip Rock / Foxtown neighborhood is unique for having just 1.9% of adults here having earned a bachelor's degree. This is a lower rate of college graduates than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.7% of America's neighborhoods.

Also, astoundingly, the Drip Rock / Foxtown neighborhood has one of the highest concentrations of divorcees living here than of any neighborhood, a higher concentration than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. This may be because people living here divorce more often than others, or that divorced people move here after they become divorced. If you are divorced, you will be in good company in this particular McKee neighborhood.

Modes of Transportation

Our research reveals that 93.7% of commuters who live in the Drip Rock / Foxtown neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 99.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the Drip Rock / Foxtown neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 94.8% of the neighborhoods in America. One of the notable things about Drip Rock / Foxtown is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

Diversity

Did you know that the Drip Rock / Foxtown neighborhood has more Scottish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Scottish 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 Drip Rock / Foxtown neighborhood in McKee are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 99.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 40.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 90.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the Drip Rock / Foxtown neighborhood, 58.0% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 18.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions (18.4%), and 15.9% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Drip Rock / Foxtown neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.7% of households.

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 Drip Rock / Foxtown neighborhood in McKee, KY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (15.3%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (5.9%), and residents who report Scottish roots (5.0%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (2.7%).

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 Drip Rock / Foxtown neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (36.6% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (93.7%) 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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