Grand Ave / 69th Pl median real estate price is $636,490, which is more expensive than 49.0% of the neighborhoods in New York and 65.5% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Grand Ave / 69th Pl is currently $3,633, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 66.5% of the neighborhoods in New York.
Grand Ave / 69th Pl is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Queens, New York.
Grand Ave / 69th Pl real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) small apartment buildings and single-family homes. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Grand Ave / 69th Pl neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built before 1940.
Grand Ave / 69th Pl has a 10.6% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 64.1% 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.
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.
Three-deckers, duplexes, old Victorian homes cut up into apartments. Independent stores on the corner selling pizza. These are some of the hallmarks of neighborhoods with lots of small 2, 3, and 4 unit apartment buildings. The Grand Ave / 69th Pl neighborhood really stands out in this regard, however, as it is dominated by such small apartment buildings more than nearly any other neighborhood in America. This is a stunning visual and lifestyle example of this type of neighborhood. In fact, 78.5% of the real estate here are small 2, 3, or 4 unit apartment buildings, which is a higher proportion than found in 99.9% of America's neighborhoods.
In addition, the Grand Ave / 69th Pl neighborhood is very densely populated compared to most U.S. neighborhoods. In fact, with 33,635 persons per square mile in the neighborhood, it is more packed with people than 97.4% of the nation's neighborhoods. Being a walkable neighborhood can help increase property values for the simple reason that people enjoy it and value it. To put it plainly, despite our love affair with the automobile, American's enjoy taking to the streets, sidewalks, paths, and courtyards of a place to get a coffee, relax, and take in the sights and sounds. And, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive and first quantitative walkable score index, the Grand Ave / 69th Pl neighborhood is one of the most walkable neighborhoods in America.
If you like to ride the train to work, this neighborhood may be for you. NeighborhoodScout's research revealed that 30.9% of the Grand Ave / 69th Pl neighborhood's commuters ride the train to and from work each day, which is more than we found in 98.2% of America's neighborhoods.
Also, in the Grand Ave / 69th Pl neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 25.5% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 97.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Finally, our research revealed that more commuters here take the bus to work (14.6% ride the bus) than 97.2% 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.
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 Grand Ave / 69th Pl neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. 39.1% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the Grand Ave / 69th Pl neighborhood has more South American and Greek ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 33.3% of this neighborhood's residents have South American ancestry and 5.4% have Greek ancestry.
Grand Ave / 69th Pl is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 15.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Chinese at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
Some neighborhoods have more internal cohesiveness than others. While other neighborhoods feel like a collection of strangers who just happen to live near each other. Sometimes this comes down to not only the personalities of the people in a place, but how long people have been together in that neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research has revealed some interesting things about the rootedness of people in the Grand Ave / 69th Pl neighborhood. What is interesting to note, is that the Grand Ave / 69th Pl neighborhood has a greater percentage of residents born in another country (42.6%) than are found in 95.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Grand Ave / 69th Pl neighborhood in Queens are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 61.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 30.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 81.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the Grand Ave / 69th Pl neighborhood, 27.3% 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 26.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (24.2%), and 22.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support 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 Grand Ave / 69th Pl neighborhood is English, spoken by 36.8% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Chinese, Polish and Tagalog (the first language of the Philippine region).
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 Grand Ave / 69th Pl neighborhood in Queens, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as South American (33.3%). There are also a number of people of Asian ancestry (23.0%), and residents who report Mexican roots (7.4%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (6.8%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (6.8%), among others. In addition, 42.6% 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 Grand Ave / 69th Pl neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (47.5% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (30.9%) take the train to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (25.5%) and 25.4% of residents also drive alone in a private automobile 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.