Chickasaw Heights / Meadow Mead median real estate price is $195,068, which is less expensive than 77.9% of Tennessee neighborhoods and 80.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Chickasaw Heights / Meadow Mead is currently $1,278, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 85.8% of Tennessee neighborhoods.
Chickasaw Heights / Meadow Mead is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Paris, Tennessee.
Chickasaw Heights / Meadow Mead real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and mobile homes. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Chickasaw Heights / Meadow Mead neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
In Chickasaw Heights / Meadow Mead, the current vacancy rate is 0.0%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 100.0% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Chickasaw Heights / Meadow Mead is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
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 Paris, the Chickasaw Heights / Meadow Mead neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
This neighborhood has the distinction of having one of the lowest real estate vacancy rates of any neighborhood in America. With just 0.0% of the real estate vacant, this indicates an exceptionally strong demand for real estate in the Chickasaw Heights / Meadow Mead neighborhood, and/or an issue with creating enough supply for the demand. This could have the effect of increasing real estate prices, increasing supply to meet demand, or both.
Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Residents of the Chickasaw Heights / Meadow Mead neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 74.1% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the Chickasaw Heights / Meadow Mead (26.2%) than in 97.7% of the neighborhoods in America.
If you are planning to retire in Tennessee, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, Chickasaw Heights / Meadow Mead 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 Tennessee, 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 95.4% of neighborhoods in TN. If a Tennessee retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.
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 Chickasaw Heights / Meadow Mead neighborhood in Paris are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 85.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 13.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 56.9% 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 Chickasaw Heights / Meadow Mead neighborhood, 36.8% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 25.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.1%), and 14.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Chickasaw Heights / Meadow Mead neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.4% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.3%).
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 Chickasaw Heights / Meadow Mead neighborhood in Paris, TN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (19.0%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (4.7%), and residents who report German roots (4.0%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (3.8%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (3.7%), 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 Chickasaw Heights / Meadow Mead neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (74.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (72.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (26.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.