Edenwald South median real estate price is $680,412, which is more expensive than 52.3% of the neighborhoods in New York and 78.2% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Edenwald South is currently $2,221, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 66.7% of New York neighborhoods.
Edenwald South is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Bronx, New York.
Edenwald South real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) apartment complexes/high-rise apartments and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the Edenwald South neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
Edenwald South has a 10.1% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 62.0% 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.
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 Bronx, the Edenwald South neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
More people ride the bus in this neighborhood each day to get to work than 99.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Also, if you like to ride the train to work, this neighborhood may be for you. NeighborhoodScout's research revealed that 21.9% of the Edenwald South neighborhood's commuters ride the train to and from work each day, which is more than we found in 97.4% of America's neighborhoods.
American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the Edenwald South neighborhood buck this trend. 51.6% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Corner bodegas, stores on the first floor and apartments above, former grand Victorian residences converted into apartments, three-deckers built shoulder-to-shoulder, duplexes. Such building types define the real estate of neighborhoods dominated by small 2, 3, and 4 unit apartment buildings. Many are in older core neighborhoods of Eastern and Midwestern cities, or historic town centers in their hinterlands. If you wax romantic about the look and feel of such neighborhoods, with fresh pizza, falafel and an independent florist at the corner, then you might find the Edenwald South neighborhood worth a close look. This neighborhood is an absolutely outstanding example of the dominance of small 2, 3, and 4 unit apartment buildings compared to neighborhoods across the nation, as they make up a substantial portion of this neighborhood's real estate stock. In fact, no less than 36.4% of the real estate here is made up of such dwellings, which is higher than 96.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
In addition, if you like crowded places, then you will probably enjoy the the Edenwald South neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive data analysis, this neighborhood is more densely populated than 96.3% of neighborhoods in the U.S., with 26,007 people per square mile living here.
Furthermore, 85.3% of the real estate in the Edenwald South neighborhood is occupied by renters, which is nearly the highest rate of renter occupancy of any neighborhood in America.
There is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (0.8%) living in the Edenwald South neighborhood.
Did you know that the Edenwald South neighborhood has more Jamaican and Dominican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 20.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Jamaican ancestry and 9.9% have Dominican ancestry.
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 Edenwald South neighborhood in Bronx are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 90.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 36.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 86.4% 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 Edenwald South neighborhood, 31.0% 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 executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (23.0%), and 17.8% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Edenwald South neighborhood is English, spoken by 75.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (21.7%).
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 Edenwald South neighborhood in Bronx, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Jamaican (20.7%). There are also a number of people of Puerto Rican ancestry (16.8%), and residents who report Dominican roots (9.9%), and some of the residents are also of Cuban ancestry (5.7%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (1.8%), among others. In addition, 24.5% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 Edenwald South neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (52.5% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (26.5%) ride the bus to get to work. In addition, quite a number also drive alone in a private automobile to get to work (25.6%) and 21.9% of residents also take the train for their daily commute. The bus provides a valuable service in the Edenwald South neighborhood of Bronx by getting a lot of residents to and from work daily, reducing the costs of commuting and reducing some congestion on the roads as well.