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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Avalon Pkwy SE / Lighthouse Way SE median real estate price is $290,721, which is more expensive than 39.5% of the neighborhoods in Georgia and 36.4% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

The average rental price in Avalon Pkwy SE / Lighthouse Way SE is currently $2,251, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 41.0% of Georgia neighborhoods.

Avalon Pkwy SE / Lighthouse Way SE is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Conyers, Georgia.

Avalon Pkwy SE / Lighthouse Way SE real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Avalon Pkwy SE / Lighthouse Way SE 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.

Avalon Pkwy SE / Lighthouse Way SE has a 10.3% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 64.4% 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.

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.

People

Of note is NeighborhoodScout's research finding that the Avalon Pkwy SE / Lighthouse Way SE 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 Avalon Pkwy SE / Lighthouse Way SE community truly stands out from the rest in this regard.

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 Avalon Pkwy SE / Lighthouse Way SE neighborhood has more single mother households than 96.9% 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 Avalon Pkwy SE / Lighthouse Way SE neighborhood stands out within Georgia 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 6.8% of college-friendly places to live in GA. In addition to being an excellent choice for college students, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for first-time home buyers.

Diversity

Did you know that the Avalon Pkwy SE / Lighthouse Way SE neighborhood has more Jamaican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 14.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Jamaican ancestry.

Avalon Pkwy SE / Lighthouse Way SE is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.5% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Urdu, which is the national language of Pakistan, at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.1% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

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 Avalon Pkwy SE / Lighthouse Way SE neighborhood in Conyers are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 73.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. 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.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the Avalon Pkwy SE / Lighthouse Way SE neighborhood, 53.4% 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 18.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (14.3%), and 13.6% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Avalon Pkwy SE / Lighthouse Way SE neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.5% of households.

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 Avalon Pkwy SE / Lighthouse Way SE neighborhood in Conyers, GA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Jamaican (14.7%). There are also a number of people of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (9.9%), and residents who report English roots (3.9%), and some of the residents are also of African ancestry (3.3%), along with some Puerto Rican ancestry residents (1.8%), among others. In addition, 10.1% 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 Avalon Pkwy SE / Lighthouse Way SE neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (27.9% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (73.3%) 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 (9.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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