Blaine Hill / Blythedale median real estate price is $174,176, which is less expensive than 77.7% of Pennsylvania neighborhoods and 83.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Blaine Hill / Blythedale is currently $1,876, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 42.0% of Pennsylvania neighborhoods.
Blaine Hill / Blythedale is a rural neighborhood (based on population density) located in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania.
Blaine Hill / Blythedale real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and townhomes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Blaine Hill / Blythedale neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
Home and apartment vacancy rates are 7.6% in Blaine Hill / Blythedale. NeighborhoodScout analysis shows that this rate is lower than 50.3% of the neighborhoods in the nation, approximately near the middle range for vacancies.
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 Elizabeth, the Blaine Hill / Blythedale neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Did you know that the Blaine Hill / Blythedale neighborhood has more Slovak and Scottish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 7.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Slovak ancestry and 10.0% have Scottish ancestry.
Blaine Hill / Blythedale is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 11.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Polish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.7% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Blaine Hill / Blythedale neighborhood in Elizabeth are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 42.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.2% 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 78.0% of America's neighborhoods.
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 Blaine Hill / Blythedale neighborhood, 38.8% 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 33.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.0%), and 12.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Blaine Hill / Blythedale neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.3% of households. Some people also speak Polish (11.7%).
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 Blaine Hill / Blythedale neighborhood in Elizabeth, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (28.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (18.9%), and residents who report Italian roots (15.4%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (14.0%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (10.0%), among others.
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 Blaine Hill / Blythedale neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (88.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.