Westphalia Row / Chester Grove median real estate price is $593,529, which is more expensive than 72.0% of the neighborhoods in Maryland and 74.2% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Westphalia Row / Chester Grove is currently $2,516, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 51.5% of Maryland neighborhoods.
Westphalia Row / Chester Grove is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
Westphalia Row / Chester Grove real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) townhomes and single-family homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Westphalia Row / Chester Grove neighborhood are newer, built in 2000 or more recently. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
In Westphalia Row / Chester Grove, the current vacancy rate is 2.4%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 84.2% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Westphalia Row / Chester Grove is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
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 Upper Marlboro, the Westphalia Row / Chester Grove neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Of note is NeighborhoodScout's research finding that the Westphalia Row / Chester Grove neighborhood has some of the lowest rates of children living in poverty of any neighborhood in the United States. In a nation where approximately 1 in 4 children are living in poverty, the Westphalia Row / Chester Grove community truly stands out from the rest in this regard.
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 Westphalia Row / Chester Grove neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 23.1% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 99.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
If you love row houses and attached homes, you will probably really like the Westphalia Row / Chester Grove neighborhood. The ambiance, the charm, of row houses is something special. And in sheer abundance of row houses, this neighborhood truly stands out. The real estate here has a higher proportion of row houses and attached homes than nearly any neighborhood in America. In fact, 60.7% of the residential real estate here is classified as row houses and attached homes.
In the Westphalia Row / Chester Grove neighborhood, many people's commute means walking from the bedroom to the home office. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that 30.6% of residents worked from home. This may not seem like a large number, but Scout's research shows that this is a higher percentage of people working from home than 97.2% of the neighborhoods in America. Often people who work from home are engaged in the creative or technological economy, such as is found in areas around Boston, and in Silicon Valley. Other times, people may be engaged in other businesses like trading stocks from home, or running a small beauty salon.
Did you know that the Westphalia Row / Chester Grove neighborhood has more Jamaican and Sub-Saharan African ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 8.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Jamaican ancestry and 13.7% have Sub-Saharan African ancestry.
Westphalia Row / Chester Grove is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 4.5% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak African languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Westphalia Row / Chester Grove neighborhood in Upper Marlboro are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 81.8% 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.
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 Westphalia Row / Chester Grove neighborhood, 56.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions, with 23.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.0%), and 15.3% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the Westphalia Row / Chester Grove neighborhood is English, spoken by 82.8% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
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 Westphalia Row / Chester Grove neighborhood in Upper Marlboro, MD, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Sub-Saharan African (13.7%). There are also a number of people of Jamaican ancestry (8.0%), and residents who report Mexican roots (5.3%), and some of the residents are also of Puerto Rican ancestry (5.0%), along with some German ancestry residents (4.0%), among others.
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 Westphalia Row / Chester Grove neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (36.3% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (61.2%) 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 (5.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.