Indian Lake Shores / Mooresfield median real estate price is $665,220, which is more expensive than 78.1% of the neighborhoods in Rhode Island and 77.7% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Indian Lake Shores / Mooresfield is currently $3,182, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 80.7% of the neighborhoods in Rhode Island.
Indian Lake Shores / Mooresfield is a rural neighborhood (based on population density) located in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.
Indian Lake Shores / Mooresfield real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Indian Lake Shores / Mooresfield neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.
Real estate vacancies in Indian Lake Shores / Mooresfield are 5.5%, which is lower than one will find in 63.3% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Indian Lake Shores / Mooresfield 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.
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 South Kingstown, the Indian Lake Shores / Mooresfield 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 Indian Lake Shores / Mooresfield 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 Indian Lake Shores / Mooresfield community truly stands out from the rest in this regard.
In addition, if you are planning to retire in Rhode Island, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, Indian Lake Shores / Mooresfield may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Rhode Island, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 99.2% of neighborhoods in RI. If a Rhode Island retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.
The Indian Lake Shores / Mooresfield neighborhood stands out nationally for having a greater proportion of its residents active in the military than 95.0% of other U.S. neighborhoods. If you come here, you will notice military people active in their jobs, going to and from work, and in plain clothes out and about the neighborhood.
Did you know that the Indian Lake Shores / Mooresfield neighborhood has more Portuguese and Czechoslovakian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Portuguese ancestry and 1.1% have Czechoslovakian ancestry.
Indian Lake Shores / Mooresfield is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 4.9% 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 97.5% 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 Indian Lake Shores / Mooresfield neighborhood in South Kingstown are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 76.6% 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.
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 Indian Lake Shores / Mooresfield neighborhood, 50.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 19.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (15.2%), and 15.1% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
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 Indian Lake Shores / Mooresfield neighborhood is English, spoken by 89.0% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and French.
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 Indian Lake Shores / Mooresfield neighborhood in South Kingstown, RI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (16.9%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (15.3%), and residents who report Italian roots (12.4%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (9.2%), along with some French ancestry residents (6.4%), 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 Indian Lake Shores / Mooresfield neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (30.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (82.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.