- City Center
- Eastern Ave / Gage Ave
- Eastern Ave / Jaboneria Rd
- El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave
- Gage Ave / Ira Ave
- Garfield Ave / Clara St
- Garfield Ave / Florence Ave
- Scout Ave / Live Oak St
- Vinvale
- City Center
ABOUT BELL GARDENS, CA
CITY CENTER
Real Estate Prices and Overview
Median real estate price in the City Center of Bell Gardens is $551,250, which is more expensive than 47.5% of the neighborhoods in California and 86.0% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Bell Gardens City Center is currently $1,586, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 73.4% of California neighborhoods.
Bell Gardens City Center is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Bell Gardens, California.
Real estate in the City Center of Bell Gardens, CA is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the City Center neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
In Bell Gardens City Center, the current vacancy rate is 3.7%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 83.5% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Bell Gardens City Center is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics
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 Bell Gardens, the City Center neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Notable & Unique: Occupations
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the Bell Gardens City Center neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 41.3% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 96.7% of American neighborhoods.
Notable & Unique: People
The Bell Gardens City Center neighborhood is unique for having just 5.6% of adults here having earned a bachelor's degree. This is a lower rate of college graduates than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.7% of America's neighborhoods.
In addition, with a nice mix of college students, safety from crime, and decent walkability, the Bell Gardens City Center neighborhood rates highly as a college student friendly place to live, and one that college students and their parents may want to consider. NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that it rates more highly for a good place for college students to live than 88.5% of the neighborhoods in CA. This often also means that the area has certain amenities and services geared towards college students, from undergraduates to graduate students.
Notable & Unique: Diversity
Did you know that the Bell Gardens City Center neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 86.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
Bell Gardens City Center is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 88.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 99.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Notable & Unique: Migration / Stability
The freedom of moving to new places versus the comfort of home. How much and how often people move not only can create diverse and worldly neighborhoods, but simultaneously it can produce a loss of intimacy with one's surroundings and a lack of connectedness to one's neighbors. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research has identified this neighborhood as unique with regard to the transience of its populace. What is interesting to note, is that the Bell Gardens City Center neighborhood has a greater percentage of residents born in another country (46.4%) than are found in 96.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The Neighbors
The Neighbors: Income
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 City Center neighborhood in Bell Gardens are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 75.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 38.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 82.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The Neighbors: Occupations
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 Bell Gardens City Center neighborhood, 41.3% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 27.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.0%), and 12.4% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The Neighbors: Languages
The most common language spoken in the Bell Gardens City Center neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 88.9% of households. Some people also speak English (10.3%).
The Neighbors: 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 City Center neighborhood in Bell Gardens, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (86.0%). There are also a number of people of Asian ancestry (2.3%), and residents who report South American roots (1.1%). In addition, 46.4% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Getting to Work
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 Bell Gardens City Center neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (36.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (78.8%) 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 (7.3%) and 5.9% of residents also ride the bus for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
- Eastern Ave / Gage Ave
BELL GARDENS, CA
EASTERN AVE / GAGE AVE
REAL ESTATE PRICES AND OVERVIEW
Eastern Ave / Gage Ave median real estate price is $568,624, which is more expensive than 50.1% of the neighborhoods in California and 87.0% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Eastern Ave / Gage Ave is currently $1,457, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 80.4% of California neighborhoods.
Eastern Ave / Gage Ave is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Bell Gardens, California.
Eastern Ave / Gage Ave real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and townhomes. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the Eastern Ave / Gage Ave neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
In Eastern Ave / Gage Ave, the current vacancy rate is 1.0%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 95.7% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Eastern Ave / Gage Ave is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics
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 Bell Gardens, the Eastern Ave / Gage Ave neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Notable & Unique: Occupations
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the Eastern Ave / Gage Ave neighborhood than in 98.5% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
Notable & Unique: People
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 95.4% of the adult residents in the Eastern Ave / Gage Ave neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 97.0% of the neighborhoods in America.
Notable & Unique: Real Estate
This neighborhood has the distinction of having one of the lowest real estate vacancy rates of any neighborhood in America. With just 1.0% of the real estate vacant, this indicates an exceptionally strong demand for real estate in the Eastern Ave / Gage Ave 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.
Notable & Unique: Diversity
Did you know that the Eastern Ave / Gage Ave neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 80.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
Eastern Ave / Gage Ave is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 83.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 98.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Notable & Unique: Migration / Stability
Do you like to be surrounded by people from all over the country or world, with different perspectives and life experiences? Or do you instead prefer to be in a neighborhood where most residents have lived there for a long time, creating a sense of cohesiveness? NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood stands out among American neighborhoods for the uniqueness of the mobility of its residents. What is interesting to note, is that the Eastern Ave / Gage Ave neighborhood has a greater percentage of residents born in another country (46.0%) than are found in 96.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The Neighbors
The Neighbors: Income
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 Eastern Ave / Gage Ave neighborhood in Bell Gardens are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 77.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 41.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 85.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The Neighbors: Occupations
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 Eastern Ave / Gage Ave neighborhood, 45.4% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 37.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (10.2%), and 5.9% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The Neighbors: 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 Eastern Ave / Gage Ave neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 83.6% of households. Other important languages spoken here include English and Vietnamese.
The Neighbors: 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 Eastern Ave / Gage Ave neighborhood in Bell Gardens, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (80.8%). There are also a number of people of Asian ancestry (3.5%), and residents who report Sub-Saharan African roots (1.3%), and some of the residents are also of African ancestry (1.3%), along with some Cuban ancestry residents (1.2%), among others. In addition, 46.0% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Getting to Work
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 Eastern Ave / Gage Ave neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (32.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (67.1%) 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 (12.2%) and 10.0% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
- Eastern Ave / Jaboneria Rd
ABOUT BELL GARDENS, CA
EASTERN AVE / JABONERIA RD
Real Estate Prices and Overview
Eastern Ave / Jaboneria Rd median real estate price is $369,918, which is less expensive than 75.7% of California neighborhoods and 75.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Eastern Ave / Jaboneria Rd is currently $1,605, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 72.3% of California neighborhoods.
Eastern Ave / Jaboneria Rd is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Bell Gardens, California.
Eastern Ave / Jaboneria Rd real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the Eastern Ave / Jaboneria Rd neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
In Eastern Ave / Jaboneria Rd, 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 Eastern Ave / Jaboneria Rd is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics
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.
Notable & Unique: Real Estate
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 Eastern Ave / Jaboneria Rd 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.
In addition, if you like crowded places, then you will probably enjoy the the Eastern Ave / Jaboneria Rd neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive data analysis, this neighborhood is more densely populated than 95.7% of neighborhoods in the U.S., with 22,541 people per square mile living here.
Notable & Unique: People
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 96.3% of the adult residents in the Eastern Ave / Jaboneria Rd neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 97.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
In addition, single parenting is hard. But you don't have to tell the Eastern Ave / Jaboneria Rd neighborhood about it; they already know. 18.6% of this neighborhood's households are run by single mothers, which is a higher concentration than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.6% of American neighborhoods. Further NeighborhoodScout research showed strong statistical correlations among high rates of children living in single parent households, and neighborhood crime, particularly violent crime, neighborhood poverty, and, importantly, the percentage of low weight births and rates of infant mortality.
Notable & Unique: Diversity
Did you know that the Eastern Ave / Jaboneria Rd neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 83.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
Eastern Ave / Jaboneria Rd is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 91.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 99.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The Neighbors
The Neighbors: Income
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 Eastern Ave / Jaboneria Rd neighborhood in Bell Gardens are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 82.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 45.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 88.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The Neighbors: Occupations
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 Eastern Ave / Jaboneria Rd neighborhood, 37.7% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 31.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (17.2%), and 12.9% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The Neighbors: Languages
The most common language spoken in the Eastern Ave / Jaboneria Rd neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 91.3% of households. Some people also speak English (8.3%).
The Neighbors: Ethnicity / Ancestry
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the Eastern Ave / Jaboneria Rd neighborhood in Bell Gardens, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (83.0%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (1.1%), and residents who report Arab roots (1.1%). In addition, 37.3% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Getting to Work
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 Eastern Ave / Jaboneria Rd neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (87.4%) 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 (5.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
- El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave
ABOUT BELL GARDENS, CA
EL SELINDA AVE / FLORENCE AVE
Real Estate Prices and Overview
El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave median real estate price is $507,882, which is more expensive than 42.1% of the neighborhoods in California and 84.1% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave is currently $1,709, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 66.2% of California neighborhoods.
El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Bell Gardens, California.
El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
In El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave, the current vacancy rate is 1.0%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 95.7% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics
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 Bell Gardens, the El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Notable & Unique: Occupations
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood than in 99.4% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
Notable & Unique: People
The El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood is unique for having just 4.7% of adults here having earned a bachelor's degree. This is a lower rate of college graduates than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.8% of America's neighborhoods.
In addition, with a nice mix of college students, safety from crime, and decent walkability, the El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood rates highly as a college student friendly place to live, and one that college students and their parents may want to consider. NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that it rates more highly for a good place for college students to live than 88.7% of the neighborhoods in CA. This often also means that the area has certain amenities and services geared towards college students, from undergraduates to graduate students.
Notable & Unique: Real Estate
Renter-occupied real estate is dominant in the El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood. The percentage of rental real estate here, according to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, is 86.0%, which is higher than 95.9% 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. This neighborhood has the distinction of having one of the lowest real estate vacancy rates of any neighborhood in America. With just 1.0% of the real estate vacant, this indicates an exceptionally strong demand for real estate in the El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave 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.
In addition, if you like crowded places, then you will probably enjoy the the El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive data analysis, this neighborhood is more densely populated than 95.1% of neighborhoods in the U.S., with 20,278 people per square mile living here.
Notable & Unique: Modes of Transportation
Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave (19.8%) than in 95.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
Notable & Unique: Diversity
Did you know that the El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 88.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 87.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 99.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Notable & Unique: Migration / Stability
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 El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood. What is interesting to note, is that the El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood has a greater percentage of residents born in another country (42.5%) than are found in 95.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The Neighbors
The Neighbors: Income
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 El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood in Bell Gardens are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 83.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 39.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 83.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The Neighbors: Occupations
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 El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood, 49.6% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 24.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (20.3%), and 6.0% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The Neighbors: Languages
The most common language spoken in the El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 87.2% of households. Some people also speak English (11.5%).
The Neighbors: 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 El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood in Bell Gardens, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (88.5%). In addition, 42.5% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Getting to Work
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 El Selinda Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (34.9% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (66.4%) 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 (19.8%) and 6.6% of residents also ride the bus for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
- Gage Ave / Ira Ave
ABOUT BELL GARDENS, CA
GAGE AVE / IRA AVE
Real Estate Prices and Overview
Gage Ave / Ira Ave median real estate price is $391,531, which is less expensive than 73.4% of California neighborhoods and 73.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Gage Ave / Ira Ave is currently $1,793, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 61.5% of California neighborhoods.
Gage Ave / Ira Ave is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Bell Gardens, California.
Gage Ave / Ira Ave real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and townhomes. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the Gage Ave / Ira Ave neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
In Gage Ave / Ira Ave, the current vacancy rate is 2.3%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 90.6% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Gage Ave / Ira Ave is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics
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.
Notable & Unique: Occupations
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the Gage Ave / Ira Ave neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 50.6% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 99.5% of American neighborhoods.
Notable & Unique: People
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 99.2% of the adult residents in the Gage Ave / Ira Ave neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 99.0% of the neighborhoods in America.
In addition, single parenting is hard. But you don't have to tell the Gage Ave / Ira Ave neighborhood about it; they already know. 19.3% of this neighborhood's households are run by single mothers, which is a higher concentration than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.2% of American neighborhoods. Further NeighborhoodScout research showed strong statistical correlations among high rates of children living in single parent households, and neighborhood crime, particularly violent crime, neighborhood poverty, and, importantly, the percentage of low weight births and rates of infant mortality.
Also, with a nice mix of college students, safety from crime, and decent walkability, the Gage Ave / Ira Ave neighborhood rates highly as a college student friendly place to live, and one that college students and their parents may want to consider. NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that it rates more highly for a good place for college students to live than 89.7% of the neighborhoods in CA. This often also means that the area has certain amenities and services geared towards college students, from undergraduates to graduate students.
Notable & Unique: Real Estate
If you like crowded places, then you will probably enjoy the the Gage Ave / Ira Ave neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive data analysis, this neighborhood is more densely populated than 95.2% of neighborhoods in the U.S., with 20,591 people per square mile living here.
In addition, 83.5% of the real estate in the Gage Ave / Ira Ave neighborhood is occupied by renters, which is nearly the highest rate of renter occupancy of any neighborhood in America.
Notable & Unique: Diversity
Did you know that the Gage Ave / Ira Ave neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 86.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
Gage Ave / Ira Ave is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 94.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 99.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The Neighbors
The Neighbors: Income
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 Gage Ave / Ira Ave neighborhood in Bell Gardens are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 70.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 42.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 86.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The Neighbors: Occupations
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 Gage Ave / Ira Ave neighborhood, 50.6% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 27.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (11.2%), and 10.4% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The Neighbors: Languages
The most common language spoken in the Gage Ave / Ira Ave neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 94.7% of households. Some people also speak English (5.3%).
The Neighbors: 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 Gage Ave / Ira Ave neighborhood in Bell Gardens, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (86.5%). There are also a number of people of Puerto Rican ancestry (1.4%). In addition, 40.0% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Getting to Work
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 Gage Ave / Ira Ave neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (39.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (74.0%) 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 (11.2%) and 6.7% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
- Garfield Ave / Clara St
BELL GARDENS, CA
GARFIELD AVE / CLARA ST
Real Estate Prices and Overview
Garfield Ave / Clara St median real estate price is $439,966, which is less expensive than 67.6% of California neighborhoods and 67.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Garfield Ave / Clara St is currently $1,685, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 67.5% of California neighborhoods.
Garfield Ave / Clara St is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Bell Gardens, California.
Garfield Ave / Clara St real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the Garfield Ave / Clara St neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
In Garfield Ave / Clara St, the current vacancy rate is 2.4%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 90.5% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Garfield Ave / Clara St is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics
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.
Notable & Unique: Occupations
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the Garfield Ave / Clara St neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 43.5% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 97.9% of American neighborhoods.
Notable & Unique: Real Estate
If you like crowded places, then you will probably enjoy the the Garfield Ave / Clara St neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive data analysis, this neighborhood is more densely populated than 96.4% of neighborhoods in the U.S., with 25,719 people per square mile living here.
In addition, 87.1% of the real estate in the Garfield Ave / Clara St neighborhood is occupied by renters, which is nearly the highest rate of renter occupancy of any neighborhood in America.
Notable & Unique: People
One of the really interesting characteristics about the Garfield Ave / Clara St 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 3.6% of college-friendly places to live in the state of California.
In addition, whether by choice, divorce, or unplanned pregnancy, single moms may have the toughest job in the book. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that the Garfield Ave / Clara St neighborhood has more single mother households than 95.7% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. Often high concentrations of single mother homes can be a strong indicator of family and social issues such as poverty, high rates of school dropouts, crime, and other societal problems.
Also, the Garfield Ave / Clara St neighborhood is unique for having just 6.1% of adults here having earned a bachelor's degree. This is a lower rate of college graduates than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.1% of America's neighborhoods.
Notable & Unique: Diversity
Did you know that the Garfield Ave / Clara St neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 79.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
Garfield Ave / Clara St is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 87.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 99.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Notable & Unique: Migration / Stability
The freedom of moving to new places versus the comfort of home. How much and how often people move not only can create diverse and worldly neighborhoods, but simultaneously it can produce a loss of intimacy with one's surroundings and a lack of connectedness to one's neighbors. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research has identified this neighborhood as unique with regard to the transience of its populace. What is interesting to note, is that the Garfield Ave / Clara St neighborhood has a greater percentage of residents born in another country (42.9%) than are found in 95.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The Neighbors
The Neighbors: Income
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 Garfield Ave / Clara St neighborhood in Bell Gardens are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 85.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 50.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 91.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The Neighbors: Occupations
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 Garfield Ave / Clara St neighborhood, 43.5% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 28.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.6%), and 8.4% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The Neighbors: Languages
The most common language spoken in the Garfield Ave / Clara St neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 87.6% of households. Some people also speak English (11.9%).
The Neighbors: Ethnicity / Ancestry
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the Garfield Ave / Clara St neighborhood in Bell Gardens, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (79.3%). There are also a number of people of Puerto Rican ancestry (1.6%), and residents who report South American roots (1.4%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (1.2%). In addition, 42.9% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Getting to Work
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 Garfield Ave / Clara St neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.8% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (65.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also ride the bus to get to work (14.2%) and 12.7% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
- Garfield Ave / Florence Ave
ABOUT BELL GARDENS, CA
GARFIELD AVE / FLORENCE AVE
Real Estate Prices and Overview
Garfield Ave / Florence Ave median real estate price is $431,519, which is more expensive than 32.3% of the neighborhoods in California and 78.8% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Garfield Ave / Florence Ave is currently $1,728, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 65.1% of California neighborhoods.
Garfield Ave / Florence Ave is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Bell Gardens, California.
Garfield Ave / Florence Ave real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the Garfield Ave / Florence 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 Garfield Ave / Florence Ave are 5.1%, which is lower than one will find in 74.3% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Garfield Ave / Florence 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.
Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics
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.
Notable & Unique: Occupations
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the Garfield Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood than in 99.3% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
Notable & Unique: People
With a nice mix of college students, safety from crime, and decent walkability, the Garfield Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood rates highly as a college student friendly place to live, and one that college students and their parents may want to consider. NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that it rates more highly for a good place for college students to live than 85.0% of the neighborhoods in CA. This often also means that the area has certain amenities and services geared towards college students, from undergraduates to graduate students.
Notable & Unique: Diversity
Did you know that the Garfield Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 85.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
Garfield Ave / Florence Ave is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 93.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 99.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Notable & Unique: Migration / Stability
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 Garfield Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood. What is interesting to note, is that the Garfield Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood has a greater percentage of residents born in another country (44.9%) than are found in 96.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The Neighbors
The Neighbors: Income
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 Garfield Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood in Bell Gardens are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 80.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 32.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 76.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The Neighbors: Occupations
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 Garfield Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood, 49.2% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 24.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (13.3%), and 11.2% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The Neighbors: Languages
The most common language spoken in the Garfield Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 93.9% of households. Some people also speak English (5.7%).
The Neighbors: Ethnicity / Ancestry
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the Garfield Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood in Bell Gardens, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (85.2%). There are also a number of people of South American ancestry (1.7%), and residents who report Puerto Rican roots (1.3%). In addition, 44.9% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Getting to Work
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 Garfield Ave / Florence Ave neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (39.6% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (73.6%) 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 (16.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
- Scout Ave / Live Oak St
ABOUT BELL GARDENS, CA
SCOUT AVE / LIVE OAK ST
Real Estate Prices and Overview
Scout Ave / Live Oak St median real estate price is $478,570, which is more expensive than 38.7% of the neighborhoods in California and 82.8% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Scout Ave / Live Oak St is currently $1,870, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 57.6% of California neighborhoods.
Scout Ave / Live Oak St is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Bell Gardens, California.
Scout Ave / Live Oak St real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and townhomes. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Scout Ave / Live Oak St 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 Scout Ave / Live Oak St are 4.7%, which is lower than one will find in 77.2% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Scout Ave / Live Oak St 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.
Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics
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.
Notable & Unique: Occupations
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the Scout Ave / Live Oak St neighborhood than in 96.5% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
Notable & Unique: People
With a nice mix of college students, safety from crime, and decent walkability, the Scout Ave / Live Oak St neighborhood rates highly as a college student friendly place to live, and one that college students and their parents may want to consider. NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that it rates more highly for a good place for college students to live than 86.1% of the neighborhoods in CA. This often also means that the area has certain amenities and services geared towards college students, from undergraduates to graduate students.
Notable & Unique: Diversity
Did you know that the Scout Ave / Live Oak St neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 81.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
Scout Ave / Live Oak St is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 85.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 99.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Notable & Unique: Migration / Stability
The freedom of moving to new places versus the comfort of home. How much and how often people move not only can create diverse and worldly neighborhoods, but simultaneously it can produce a loss of intimacy with one's surroundings and a lack of connectedness to one's neighbors. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research has identified this neighborhood as unique with regard to the transience of its populace. What is interesting to note, is that the Scout Ave / Live Oak St neighborhood has a greater percentage of residents born in another country (42.1%) than are found in 95.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The Neighbors
The Neighbors: Income
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 Scout Ave / Live Oak St neighborhood in Bell Gardens are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 45.6% of the neighborhoods in America. With 25.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 66.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The Neighbors: Occupations
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 Scout Ave / Live Oak St neighborhood, 40.9% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 24.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (17.6%), and 17.0% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The Neighbors: Languages
The most common language spoken in the Scout Ave / Live Oak St neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 85.9% of households. Some people also speak English (13.3%).
The Neighbors: 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 Scout Ave / Live Oak St neighborhood in Bell Gardens, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (81.2%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (1.2%). In addition, 42.1% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Getting to Work
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 Scout Ave / Live Oak St neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (37.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (78.8%) 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 (14.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
- Vinvale
ABOUT BELL GARDENS, CA
VINVALE
Real Estate Prices and Overview
Vinvale median real estate price is $431,824, which is less expensive than 67.0% of California neighborhoods and 67.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Vinvale is currently $1,593, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 73.0% of California neighborhoods.
Vinvale is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Bell Gardens, California.
Vinvale real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the Vinvale 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 Vinvale are 5.5%, which is lower than one will find in 71.6% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Vinvale 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.
Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics
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.
Notable & Unique: People
The Vinvale neighborhood is unique for having just 4.5% of adults here having earned a bachelor's degree. This is a lower rate of college graduates than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.0% of America's neighborhoods.
In addition, the Vinvale neighborhood stands out within California for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 5.7% of college-friendly places to live in CA.
Notable & Unique: Occupations
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the Vinvale neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 41.3% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 96.7% of American neighborhoods.
Notable & Unique: Diversity
Did you know that the Vinvale neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 81.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
Vinvale is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 91.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 99.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Notable & Unique: Migration / Stability
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 Vinvale neighborhood. What is interesting to note, is that the Vinvale neighborhood has a greater percentage of residents born in another country (50.7%) than are found in 98.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The Neighbors
The Neighbors: Income
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 Vinvale neighborhood in Bell Gardens are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 77.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 26.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 69.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The Neighbors: Occupations
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 Vinvale neighborhood, 41.3% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 33.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (15.3%), and 9.6% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The Neighbors: Languages
The most common language spoken in the Vinvale neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 91.9% of households. Some people also speak English (7.0%).
The Neighbors: 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 Vinvale neighborhood in Bell Gardens, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (81.3%). In addition, 50.7% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Getting to Work
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 Vinvale neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (37.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (68.7%) 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 (16.3%) and 7.1% of residents also ride the bus for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
Bell Gardens
South Gate
Huntington Park
Bell
Cudahy
Maywood
