About San Francisco, CA (Dogpatch / Central Waterfront) Real Estate Prices and Overview Dogpatch / Central Waterfront median real estate price is $1,528,737, which is more expensive than 83.2% of the neighborhoods in California and 96.6% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. The average rental price in Dogpatch / Central Waterfront is currently $5,556, based on 蘑菇视频's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 94.0% of the neighborhoods in California. Dogpatch / Central Waterfront is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in San Francisco, California. This is a coastal neighborhood (i.e., is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet). Dogpatch / Central Waterfront real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) apartment complexes/high-rise apartments and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Dogpatch / Central Waterfront neighborhood are newer, built in 2000 or more recently. A number of residences were also built before 1940. Dogpatch / Central Waterfront has a 12.9% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 73.4% 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 Notable & Unique: Real Estate Do you like a coastal setting? If so, this neighborhood may be to your liking. The Dogpatch / Central Waterfront neighborhood is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet. Often such coastal places have amenities and recreational activities on the waterfront that are attractive to residents and visitors alike. In addition to being coastal, Dogpatch / Central Waterfront is a very nautical neighborhood, meaning that it is somewhat historic, walkable, densely populated and on the water. This gives the neighborhood a very nautical feel, with some seaside and shipping feel, which some may really enjoy the sights and sounds of. In addition, the Dogpatch / Central Waterfront neighborhood is very unique in that it has one of the highest proportions of one, two, or no bedroom real estate of any neighborhood in America. Most neighborhoods have a mixture of home or apartment sizes from small to large, but here the concentration of studios and other small living spaces is at near-record heights. With 94.0% of the real estate here of this small size, this most assuredly is a notable feature that makes this neighborhood unique, along with just a handful of other neighborhoods in the U.S. that share this characteristic. Furthermore, one of the really unique and interesting things about the look and setting of the Dogpatch / Central Waterfront neighborhood is that it is almost entirely dominated by large apartment buildings, such as apartment complexes or high-rise apartments. 91.7% of the residential real estate here is classified as such. This puts this neighborhood on the map as having a higher proportion of large apartment buildings than 98.4% of all neighborhoods in America. Also of note, homes built from 2000 through today make up a higher proportion of the Dogpatch / Central Waterfront neighborhood's real estate landscape than 96.2% of the neighborhoods in America. When you are driving around this neighborhood, you'll notice right away that it is one of the newest built of any, with the smell of fresh paint, and the look of young landscaping nearly everywhere you look. In fact, 73.9% of the residential real estate here is classified as newer. Notable & Unique: People Wealth makes most things in life easier, and a few things harder. If you are wealthy and enjoy keeping up with the Jones', this neighborhood will interest you. In fact, according to 蘑菇视频's research, the Dogpatch / Central Waterfront neighborhood is wealthier than 99.3% of the neighborhoods in the United States. Residents here are truly in a unique situation even when compared to other Americans, based on the sheer amount of wealth concentrated here. Even in times of economic downturn, residents of this neighborhood, as a group, suffered less and recovered more quickly. This is indeed a stand-out characteristic of this neighborhood. As one would expect in a considerably wealthy neighborhood such as this, Dogpatch / Central Waterfront also has one of the lowest ratings of child poverty in the nation. In addition, do you like to read, write, and learn? Are you curious about the world? If so, this neighborhood may be a good fit for you. 蘑菇视频's research revealed that a full 87.9% of the adults living in the Dogpatch / Central Waterfront neighborhood have earned at least a bachelor's degree. This is a higher rate than 蘑菇视频 found in 99.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. In this way, this neighborhood truly stands out. Also, think about the people you know personally. How many of them would purchase box seats to opening night at the symphony? How many of them regularly attend gallery openings, or are the first to reserve tickets to opening night at the ballet? If they're like most of us, they don't do any of these things. But if you're among an exclusive crowd of wealthy and refined patrons of the arts, then you'll feel right at home in the Dogpatch / Central Waterfront neighborhood: a neighborhood in which more "urban sophisticates" live than 96.4% of neighborhoods across the U.S. Here, your neighbors are defined as having urbane tastes in literature, music, live theatre and the arts. They are wealthy, educated, travel in style, and live a big city lifestyle whether or not they live in or near a big city. In addition to being an excellent choice for urban sophisticates, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for young, single professionals. Notable & Unique: Occupations The Dogpatch / Central Waterfront neighborhood has a higher proportion of its residents employed as executives, managers and professionals than 99.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In fact, 87.5% of the employed people here make a living as an executive, a manager, or other professional. With such a high concentration, this truly shapes the character of this neighborhood, and to a large degree defines what this neighborhood is about. Notable & Unique: Modes of Transportation If your dream is to be able to ride your bike to work each day, look no further than this unique neighborhood. With 7.6% of residents in the Dogpatch / Central Waterfront neighborhood commuting on a bicycle to and from work daily, this neighborhood has more bicycle commuters than 99.3% of all neighborhoods in the U.S., according to 蘑菇视频's exclusive analysis. Also, more people in Dogpatch / Central Waterfront choose to walk to work each day (21.2%) than almost any neighborhood in America. If you are attracted to the idea of being able to walk to work, this neighborhood could be a good choice. Finally, in the Dogpatch / Central Waterfront neighborhood, 10.0% of people ride the train to work each day. This is a very high percentage compared to most places. In fact, 蘑菇视频's analysis reveals that this is a higher level of train ridership than in 95.4% of the neighborhoods in America. Notable & Unique: Car Ownership American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the Dogpatch / Central Waterfront neighborhood buck this trend. 21.7% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than 蘑菇视频 found in 95.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. Notable & Unique: Diversity Did you know that the Dogpatch / Central Waterfront neighborhood has more Asian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 33.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Asian ancestry. Dogpatch / Central Waterfront is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Mon-Khmer, which is the dominant language of Cambodia, at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.3% of the neighborhoods in America. Notable & Unique: Migration / Stability Some neighborhoods have more internal cohesiveness than others. While other neighborhoods feel like a collection of strangers who just happen to live near each other. Sometimes this comes down to not only the personalities of the people in a place, but how long people have been together in that neighborhood. 蘑菇视频's research has revealed some interesting things about the rootedness of people in the Dogpatch / Central Waterfront neighborhood. In the Dogpatch / Central Waterfront neighborhood, a greater proportion of the residents living here today did not live here five years ago than is found in 96.8% of U.S. Neighborhoods. This neighborhood, more than almost any other in America, has new residents from other areas. The Neighbors: Income 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. 蘑菇视频's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood. The neighbors in the Dogpatch / Central Waterfront neighborhood in San Francisco are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. 蘑菇视频's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 99.3% of the neighborhoods in America. 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. The Neighbors: Occupations 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 Dogpatch / Central Waterfront neighborhood, 87.5% 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 8.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions (3.4%), and 3.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations. The Neighbors: Languages The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the Dogpatch / Central Waterfront neighborhood is English, spoken by 66.9% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Chinese, Korean and French. The Neighbors: Ethnicity / Ancestry 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 Dogpatch / Central Waterfront neighborhood in San Francisco, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Asian (33.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.6%), and residents who report German roots (10.5%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (7.2%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (3.8%), among others. In addition, 29.5% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country. Getting to Work How you get to work 鈥� car, bus, train or other means 鈥� 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 Dogpatch / Central Waterfront neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (27.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans. Here most residents (21.2%) hop out the door and walk to work to get to work. In addition, quite a number also drive alone in a private automobile to get to work (18.5%) and 10.0% of residents also take the train for their daily commute. This is a special neighborhood for the number of people who walk to work. Combining exercise, low cost, and reduced pollution, plus the chance to see your neighbors, walking to work is fairly uncommon in America but likely to increase as people try to reduce their dependence on automobiles, and this neighborhood offers that opportunity today.