About Washington, NC (Batts Crossroads / Latham) Real Estate Prices and Overview Batts Crossroads / Latham median real estate price is $254,456, which is more expensive than 34.5% of the neighborhoods in North Carolina and 29.7% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. The average rental price in Batts Crossroads / Latham is currently $1,523, based on 蘑菇视频's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 62.4% of North Carolina neighborhoods. Batts Crossroads / Latham is a remote neighborhood (based on population density) located in Washington, North Carolina. Batts Crossroads / Latham real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and mobile homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Batts Crossroads / Latham 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. Vacant apartments or homes are a major fact of life in Batts Crossroads / Latham. The current real estate vacancy rate here is 20.2%. This is higher than the rate of vacancies in 88.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This can sometimes be the case in neighborhoods dominated by new construction that is not yet occupied. But often neighborhoods with vacancy rates this high are places that can be plagued by a protracted vacancy problem. If you live here, you may find that a number of buildings in your neighborhood are actually empty. Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics Notable & Unique: Real Estate The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 96.5% of all neighborhoods in America, with 34.2% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire. In addition, unpopulated, and rural, the Batts Crossroads / Latham neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to 蘑菇视频's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 90.7% of the neighborhoods in America. Notable & Unique: Occupations More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the Batts Crossroads / Latham neighborhood than in 95.8% 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. 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 Batts Crossroads / Latham neighborhood. More residents of the Batts Crossroads / Latham neighborhood live here today that also were living in this same neighborhood five years ago than is found in 97.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. This neighborhood is really made up of people who know each other, don't move often, and have lived here in this very neighborhood for quite a while. Notable & Unique: Diversity Did you know that the Batts Crossroads / Latham neighborhood has more Russian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Russian ancestry. 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 Batts Crossroads / Latham neighborhood in Washington are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. 蘑菇视频's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 75.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 29.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 81.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. The Neighbors: Occupations 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 Batts Crossroads / Latham neighborhood, 42.4% 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 23.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.8%), and 13.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations. The Neighbors: Languages The most common language spoken in the Batts Crossroads / Latham neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.2% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.0%). 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 Batts Crossroads / Latham neighborhood in Washington, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (12.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (7.8%), and residents who report German roots (6.1%), and some of the residents are also of Russian ancestry (3.3%), along with some Sub-Saharan African ancestry residents (2.2%), among others. 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 Batts Crossroads / Latham neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America. Here most residents (84.9%) 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 (6.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.