London Court / Queens Villa median real estate price is $382,200, which is more expensive than 68.1% of the neighborhoods in Texas and 52.2% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in London Court / Queens Villa is currently $1,956, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 61.6% of the neighborhoods in Texas.
London Court / Queens Villa is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in McAllen, Texas.
London Court / Queens Villa real estate 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 occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the London Court / Queens Villa 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.
London Court / Queens Villa has a 15.9% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 79.9% 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.
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 McAllen, the London Court / Queens Villa neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Most neighborhoods are composed of a mixture of ages of homes, but the London Court / Queens Villa stands out as rather unique in having nearly all of its residential real estate built in one time period, namely between 1970 and 1999, generally considered to be established, but not old housing. What you'll sense when you look around or drive the streets of this neighborhood is that many of the residences look the same because of this similarity of age. In fact, 82.3% of the residential real estate here was built in this one time period.
The London Court / Queens Villa neighborhood is considered a solid choice for executive lifestyles. NeighborhoodScout's analysis ranks it as better than 90.0% of Texas 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 college students.
Did you know that the London Court / Queens Villa neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 61.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
London Court / Queens Villa is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 62.5% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 96.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 London Court / Queens Villa neighborhood in McAllen are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 75.6% of the neighborhoods in America. With 11.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 53.0% of U.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 London Court / Queens Villa neighborhood, 52.5% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional 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 21.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (15.3%), and 10.7% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the London Court / Queens Villa neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 62.5% of households. Some people also speak English (33.8%).
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 London Court / Queens Villa neighborhood in McAllen, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (61.5%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (8.2%), and residents who report Puerto Rican roots (5.3%), and some of the residents are also of Spanish ancestry (4.7%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (4.6%), among others. In addition, 16.7% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 London Court / Queens Villa neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (44.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (65.8%) 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 (21.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.