Maryvale Terrace median real estate price is $290,516, which is less expensive than 78.5% of Arizona neighborhoods and 63.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Maryvale Terrace is currently $2,412, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 47.8% of Arizona neighborhoods.
Maryvale Terrace is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Phoenix, Arizona.
Maryvale Terrace 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 Maryvale Terrace neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
Real estate vacancies in Maryvale Terrace are 4.5%, which is lower than one will find in 68.5% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Maryvale Terrace is above average for the U.S., and may signal some demand for either price increases or new construction of residential product for this neighborhood.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Whether by choice, divorce, or unplanned pregnancy, single moms may have the toughest job in the book. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that the Maryvale Terrace neighborhood has more single mother households than 99.4% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. Often high concentrations of single mother homes can be a strong indicator of family and social issues such as poverty, high rates of school dropouts, crime, and other societal problems.
In addition, neighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 98.0% of the adult residents in the Maryvale Terrace neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 98.7% of the neighborhoods in America.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the Maryvale Terrace neighborhood than in 97.1% 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.
In the Maryvale Terrace neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 24.2% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 96.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the Maryvale Terrace neighborhood has more Mexican and Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 78.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry and 2.2% have Native American ancestry.
Maryvale Terrace is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 63.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 96.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Maryvale Terrace neighborhood in Phoenix are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 90.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 47.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 93.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Maryvale Terrace neighborhood, 44.5% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 25.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (14.9%), and 14.7% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Maryvale Terrace neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 63.0% of households. Some people also speak English (36.2%).
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 Maryvale Terrace neighborhood in Phoenix, AZ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (78.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (2.5%), and residents who report English roots (2.4%), and some of the residents are also of Native American ancestry (2.2%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (2.0%), among others. In addition, 25.3% 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 Maryvale Terrace neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (65.5%) 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 (24.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.