Median real estate price in the Village Center of Kiryas Joel is $1,006,424, which is more expensive than 74.5% of the neighborhoods in New York and 90.8% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Kiryas Joel Village Center is currently $1,975, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 71.1% of New York neighborhoods.
Kiryas Joel Village Center is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Kiryas Joel, New York.
Real estate in the Village Center of Kiryas Joel, NY is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two 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 Village Center neighborhood are newer, built in 2000 or more recently. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
Kiryas Joel Village Center has a 12.5% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 70.9% of American neighborhoods). A relatively large percentage of housing here is seasonally occupied (7.6%), which can occur in some markets dominated by colleges or vacation homes. If you live here year round, you will find many of the homes or apartments are empty for all or a portion of the year.
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 Kiryas Joel, the Village Center neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Modes of Transportation
More people in Kiryas Joel Village Center choose to walk to work each day (35.7%) than almost any neighborhood in America. If you are attracted to the idea of being able to walk to work, this neighborhood could be a good choice.
Also, more people ride the bus in this neighborhood each day to get to work than 96.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
People
Priests and therapists would like to think they know the secrets to a truly successful marriage, but according to NeighborhoodScout's research, the folks of the Kiryas Joel Village Center neighborhood may actually hold the key. 73.2% of its residents are married, which is a higher percentage than is found in 98.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
In addition, neighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 96.7% of the adult residents in the Kiryas Joel Village Center neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 98.2% of the neighborhoods in America.
Also, one of the really interesting characteristics about the Kiryas Joel Village Center neighborhood is that, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research, it is an excellent choice in which to reside for college students. Due to its popularity among college students who already choose to live here, its walkability, and its above average safety from crime, the neighborhood is ideal for prospective or already-enrolled college students. Between semesters and during school breaks, you'll notice that the excitement here fluctuates with the college seasons. Despite the excitement however, parents of college-age children can rest easy knowing that this neighborhood has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 2.2% of college-friendly places to live in the state of New York.
Finally, the Kiryas Joel Village Center neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 97.8% of the neighborhoods in the United States. Also of note, 56.2% 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.
Car Ownership
Most American households own a car or other vehicle. Many own two cars or perhaps three. In the United States, it is useful to have an automobile not only for commuting, but also for shopping and getting to other services one needs. But NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that households in the Kiryas Joel Village Center neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. 41.3% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Real Estate
One of the really unique and interesting things about the look and setting of the Kiryas Joel Village Center neighborhood is that it is almost entirely dominated by large apartment buildings, such as apartment complexes or high-rise apartments. 89.2% 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 98.1% of all neighborhoods in America.
In addition, the Kiryas Joel Village Center neighborhood is very densely populated compared to most U.S. neighborhoods. In fact, with 31,117 persons per square mile in the neighborhood, it is more packed with people than 97.1% of the nation's neighborhoods.
Furthermore, renter-occupied real estate is dominant in the Kiryas Joel Village Center neighborhood. The percentage of rental real estate here, according to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, is 87.9%, which is higher than 96.2% of the neighborhoods in America. If you were to buy and live in the property you bought here, you would be almost alone in doing so.
Diversity
Did you know that the Kiryas Joel Village Center neighborhood has more Hungarian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 45.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Hungarian ancestry.
Kiryas Joel Village Center is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 91.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. This is a higher percentage than 100.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Village Center neighborhood in Kiryas Joel are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 97.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 56.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 95.9% 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 Kiryas Joel Village Center neighborhood, 40.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 37.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (12.4%), and 9.3% in manufacturing and laborer 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 Kiryas Joel Village Center neighborhood is German/Yiddish, spoken by 91.9% of households. Other important languages spoken here include English and Spanish.
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 Village Center neighborhood in Kiryas Joel, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Hungarian (45.6%). There are also a number of people of Polish ancestry (3.8%), and residents who report Arab roots (2.0%), and some of the residents are also of Russian ancestry (1.3%), along with some Puerto Rican ancestry residents (1.2%), 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 Kiryas Joel Village Center neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (56.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (35.7%) hop out the door and walk to work to get to work. In addition, quite a number also drive alone in a private automobile to get to work (29.8%) and 12.1% of residents also ride the bus for their daily commute. This is a special neighborhood for the number of people who walk to work. Combining exercise, low cost, and reduced pollution, plus the chance to see your neighbors, walking to work is fairly uncommon in America but likely to increase as people try to reduce their dependence on automobiles, and this neighborhood offers that opportunity today.
