SW 53rd St / SW Fairlawn Rd median real estate price is $439,426, which is more expensive than 84.2% of the neighborhoods in Kansas and 58.4% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in SW 53rd St / SW Fairlawn Rd is currently $2,845, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 96.9% of the neighborhoods in Kansas.
SW 53rd St / SW Fairlawn Rd is a rural neighborhood (based on population density) located in Topeka, Kansas.
SW 53rd St / SW Fairlawn Rd real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more 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 SW 53rd St / SW Fairlawn Rd neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.
Real estate vacancies in SW 53rd St / SW Fairlawn Rd are 3.1%, which is lower than one will find in 79.3% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in SW 53rd St / SW Fairlawn Rd is above average for the U.S., and may signal some demand for either price increases or new construction of residential product for this neighborhood.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Topeka, the SW 53rd St / SW Fairlawn Rd neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Priests and therapists would like to think they know the secrets to a truly successful marriage, but according to NeighborhoodScout's research, the folks of the SW 53rd St / SW Fairlawn Rd neighborhood may actually hold the key. 75.3% of its residents are married, which is a higher percentage than is found in 99.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
In addition, the SW 53rd St / SW Fairlawn Rd neighborhood is considered a solid choice for executive lifestyles. NeighborhoodScout's analysis ranks it as better than 91.0% of Kansas neighborhoods for executive living, based on the wealthy, educated professionals, executives, and managers who choose to reside here, the spacious homes that are prominent features of the real estate in the neighborhood, and the high real estate appreciation rates found here relative to other neighborhoods in the state. In addition to being an excellent choice for highly educated executives, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for active retirees.
The government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the SW 53rd St / SW Fairlawn Rd neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 18.0% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 98.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the SW 53rd St / SW Fairlawn Rd neighborhood has more English ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 23.1% of this neighborhood's residents have English ancestry.
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 SW 53rd St / SW Fairlawn Rd neighborhood in Topeka are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 81.8% of the neighborhoods in America. With 13.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 57.6% 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 SW 53rd St / SW Fairlawn Rd neighborhood, 62.9% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions, with 18.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.0%), and 12.9% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the SW 53rd St / SW Fairlawn Rd neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.3% of households. Some people also speak Langs. of India (2.8%).
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 SW 53rd St / SW Fairlawn Rd neighborhood in Topeka, KS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (28.5%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (23.1%), and residents who report Irish roots (14.3%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (6.6%), along with some Asian ancestry residents (5.8%), 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 SW 53rd St / SW Fairlawn Rd neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (55.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (77.7%) 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 (10.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.