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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Median real estate price in the City Center of Columbia City is $198,169, which is more expensive than 40.1% of the neighborhoods in Indiana and 20.9% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

The average rental price in Columbia City City Center is currently $1,343, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 64.3% of Indiana neighborhoods.

Columbia City City Center is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Columbia City, Indiana.

Real estate in the City Center of Columbia City, IN 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 owner occupied. Many of the residences in the City Center neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.

Real estate vacancies in Columbia City City Center are 4.3%, which is lower than one will find in 71.7% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Columbia City City Center 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.

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the Columbia City City Center neighborhood than in 97.4% 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.

Modes of Transportation

Our research reveals that 89.4% of commuters who live in the Columbia City City Center neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 95.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.

People

With a nice mix of college students, safety from crime, and decent walkability, the Columbia City 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 86.9% of the neighborhoods in IN. This often also means that the area has certain amenities and services geared towards college students, from undergraduates to graduate students.

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 City Center neighborhood in Columbia City are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 74.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 40.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 89.1% 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 Columbia City City Center neighborhood, 45.4% 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 20.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (17.0%), and 16.6% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Columbia City City Center neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.5% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.3%).

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 Columbia City, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (33.1%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (7.1%), and residents who report Irish roots (6.1%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (4.1%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (3.3%), among others.

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 Columbia City City Center neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (39.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (89.4%) 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 (5.8%) . 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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