About Utica, NY (West Utica) Real Estate Prices and Overview West Utica median real estate price is $118,690, which is less expensive than 95.4% of New York neighborhoods and 92.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods. The average rental price in West Utica is currently $1,789, based on 蘑菇视频's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 76.5% of New York neighborhoods. West Utica is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Utica, New York. West Utica real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) small apartment buildings and single-family homes. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the West Utica neighborhood are relatively historic, built no later than 1939, and in some cases, quite a bit earlier. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969. West Utica has a 13.4% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 74.9% 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. Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics Notable & Unique: Real Estate Three-deckers, duplexes, old Victorian homes cut up into apartments. Independent stores on the corner selling pizza. These are some of the hallmarks of neighborhoods with lots of small 2, 3, and 4 unit apartment buildings. The West Utica neighborhood really stands out in this regard, however, as it is dominated by such small apartment buildings more than nearly any other neighborhood in America. This is a stunning visual and lifestyle example of this type of neighborhood. In fact, 58.6% of the real estate here are small 2, 3, or 4 unit apartment buildings, which is a higher proportion than found in 99.2% of America's neighborhoods. In addition, even if you drive or take transit to your place of employment, many people enjoy being able to walk in their neighborhood. What many people don't realize is that most of America's premier vacation locations are also very walkable. The West Utica neighborhood is among the top 5% of American neighborhoods in terms of walkability. Furthermore, do you watch 'This Old House' on Public Television? Do you love the idea of fixing up a Colonial or Victorian era home, complete with the charm of yesteryear? Do you like to stroll or drive streets lined with gracious older residences? If you found yourself nodding yes to any of these questions, you are going to be interested in this unique neighborhood. The West Utica neighborhood stands out on a national scale for the sheer concentration of historic residences it contains: 64.2% of the residential real estate here was built from 1939 or earlier, some much earlier. This is a greater concentration of historic homes than 97.6% of the neighborhoods in the United States. Notable & Unique: Occupations There are more people living in the West Utica neighborhood employed as sales and service workers (55.5%) than almost any neighborhood in the country. From fast-food service workers to major sales accounts, sales and service workers make up the largest proportion of our national employment picture. But despite that size and importance nationally, this neighborhood still stands out as unique due to the dominance of people living here who work in such occupations. Notable & Unique: Modes of Transportation Our research revealed that more commuters here take the bus to work (13.7% ride the bus) than 97.1% of all American neighborhoods. If you like the idea of leaving your car and home and hopping the bus to work, this might be a good neighborhood for you to consider. Notable & Unique: People The West Utica neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 96.6% of the neighborhoods in the United States. Notable & Unique: Diversity Did you know that the West Utica neighborhood has more Arab and Puerto Rican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 12.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Arab ancestry and 9.9% have Puerto Rican ancestry. West Utica is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 11.1% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Arabic at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.7% 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 West Utica neighborhood. In the West Utica neighborhood, a greater proportion of the residents living here today did not live here five years ago than is found in 95.3% of U.S. Neighborhoods. This neighborhood, more than almost any other in America, has new residents from other areas. The Neighbors: Income 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 West Utica neighborhood in Utica are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. 蘑菇视频's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 96.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 37.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 87.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. The Neighbors: Occupations 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 West Utica neighborhood, 44.5% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 25.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (17.6%), and 12.9% in manufacturing and laborer 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 West Utica neighborhood is English, spoken by 65.7% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic. 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 West Utica neighborhood in Utica, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Arab (12.1%). There are also a number of people of Puerto Rican ancestry (9.9%), and residents who report Italian roots (7.3%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (7.1%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (6.0%), among others. In addition, 19.7% 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 West Utica neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (44.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America. Here most residents (49.7%) 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 (17.4%) and 13.7% of residents also ride the bus for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.