Marcus Garvey Blvd / Myrtle Ave median real estate price is $1,442,779, which is more expensive than 86.6% of the neighborhoods in New York and 96.0% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Marcus Garvey Blvd / Myrtle Ave is currently $1,466, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 87.3% of New York neighborhoods.
Marcus Garvey Blvd / Myrtle Ave is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Brooklyn, New York.
Marcus Garvey Blvd / Myrtle Ave 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 Marcus Garvey Blvd / Myrtle Ave neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
Real estate vacancies in Marcus Garvey Blvd / Myrtle Ave are 5.7%, which is lower than one will find in 60.7% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Marcus Garvey Blvd / Myrtle Ave 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.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the Marcus Garvey Blvd / Myrtle Ave neighborhood buck this trend. 84.9% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Most neighborhoods have a mixture of ages of homes in them, from new to old, but this neighborhood stands out due to its concentration of residential real estate built in one time frame: from 1940 through 1969, generally considered older, well-established homes. This was a busy time in America for home construction. After the end of World War II, as GIs came home, bought newly built homes on the edges of cities with the help of the GI Bill, and began their families. This housing era generally coincides with the 'Baby Boom' generation (1945 - 1964), and many baby boomers grew up in homes built in this era. But what is so interesting about the Marcus Garvey Blvd / Myrtle Ave neighborhood, is that an incredible 91.2% of the homes here were built in this era. So when you walk its streets or drive through, this neighborhood has a look and feel that harkens to that era in American life, a very important slice of Americana.
In addition, 100.0% of the real estate in the Marcus Garvey Blvd / Myrtle Ave neighborhood is occupied by renters, which is nearly the highest rate of renter occupancy of any neighborhood in America.
Furthermore, the Marcus Garvey Blvd / Myrtle Ave neighborhood is very densely populated compared to most U.S. neighborhoods. In fact, with 57,436 persons per square mile in the neighborhood, it is more packed with people than 98.7% of the nation's neighborhoods.
Also of note, one of the really unique and interesting things about the look and setting of the Marcus Garvey Blvd / Myrtle Ave neighborhood is that it is almost entirely dominated by large apartment buildings, such as apartment complexes or high-rise apartments. 93.5% of the residential real estate here is classified as such. This puts this neighborhood on the map as having a higher proportion of large apartment buildings than 98.7% of all neighborhoods in America.
One of the unique characteristics of the Marcus Garvey Blvd / Myrtle Ave neighborhood revealed by analysis is that the per capita income of residents here is lower than that found in 97.9% of the neighborhoods in America. Also of note, 86.2% of the children in this area live in poverty; an extraordinarily high percentage compared to other neighborhoods in the nation. In a nation where approximately one in four children grows up in poverty, this neighborhood stands out for the depth of the problem manifested here.
In the Marcus Garvey Blvd / Myrtle Ave neighborhood, 43.9% of people ride the train to work each day. This is a very high percentage compared to most places. In fact, NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this is a higher level of train ridership than in 99.2% of the neighborhoods in America.
Also, our research revealed that more commuters here take the bus to work (17.2% ride the bus) than 98.2% of all American neighborhoods. If you like the idea of leaving your car and home and hopping the bus to work, this might be a good neighborhood for you to consider.
Finally, in the Marcus Garvey Blvd / Myrtle Ave neighborhood, walking to work is a real option for many. In fact, NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research reveals walking to and from work is the chosen way to commute for 11.3% of residents here. This is a higher proportion of walking commuters than we found in 95.7% of American neighborhoods. Get ready to put on your walking shoes if you move here!
Did you know that the Marcus Garvey Blvd / Myrtle Ave neighborhood has more Haitian and Dominican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 13.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Haitian ancestry and 17.0% have Dominican ancestry.
Marcus Garvey Blvd / Myrtle Ave is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 6.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak French at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Marcus Garvey Blvd / Myrtle Ave neighborhood in Brooklyn are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 97.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 86.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 99.6% 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 Marcus Garvey Blvd / Myrtle Ave neighborhood, 33.1% 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 manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 28.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (21.9%), and 16.5% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
Languages
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 Marcus Garvey Blvd / Myrtle Ave neighborhood is English, spoken by 51.4% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
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 Marcus Garvey Blvd / Myrtle Ave neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Dominican (17.0%). There are also a number of people of Puerto Rican ancestry (14.6%), and residents who report Haitian roots (13.7%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (7.1%), along with some Asian ancestry residents (4.8%), among others. In addition, 17.0% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in Marcus Garvey Blvd / Myrtle Ave neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (43.6% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (43.9%) take the train to get to work. In addition, quite a number also ride the bus to get to work (17.2%) and 11.3% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. This neighborhood is distinguished by the high number of residents who take the train to work each day, which can be a very good way to get to work at a lower cost and with less pollution.
