Homestead Terrace / Countrywood median real estate price is $1,755,145, which is more expensive than 86.3% of the neighborhoods in California and 97.2% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Homestead Terrace / Countrywood is currently $4,083, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 74.9% of the neighborhoods in California.
Homestead Terrace / Countrywood is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Sunnyvale, California.
Homestead Terrace / Countrywood 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 renter occupied. Many of the residences in the Homestead Terrace / Countrywood neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.
Real estate vacancies in Homestead Terrace / Countrywood are 5.6%, which is lower than one will find in 62.6% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Homestead Terrace / Countrywood 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.
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 Sunnyvale, the Homestead Terrace / Countrywood neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
The Homestead Terrace / Countrywood neighborhood is very densely populated compared to most U.S. neighborhoods. In fact, with 31,016 persons per square mile in the neighborhood, it is more packed with people than 97.1% of the nation's neighborhoods.
In addition, 85.8% of the real estate in the Homestead Terrace / Countrywood neighborhood is occupied by renters, which is nearly the highest rate of renter occupancy of any neighborhood in America.
Furthermore, 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 Homestead Terrace / Countrywood 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, 30.9% of the real estate here are small 2, 3, or 4 unit apartment buildings, which is a higher proportion than found in 95.0% of America's neighborhoods.
Whether by choice, divorce, or unplanned pregnancy, single moms may have the toughest job in the book. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that the Homestead Terrace / Countrywood neighborhood has more single mother households than 95.1% 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.
Did you know that the Homestead Terrace / Countrywood neighborhood has more Asian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 56.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Asian ancestry.
Homestead Terrace / Countrywood is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 19.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Chinese at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.2% of the neighborhoods in America.
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. NeighborhoodScout's research has revealed some interesting things about the rootedness of people in the Homestead Terrace / Countrywood neighborhood. What is interesting to note, is that the Homestead Terrace / Countrywood neighborhood has a greater percentage of residents born in another country (49.2%) than are found in 97.4% 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 Homestead Terrace / Countrywood neighborhood in Sunnyvale are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 83.1% of the neighborhoods in America. With 10.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 51.3% 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 Homestead Terrace / Countrywood neighborhood, 57.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 15.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (14.7%), and 12.6% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
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 Homestead Terrace / Countrywood neighborhood is English, spoken by 26.4% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Chinese, Langs. of India and Korean.
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 Homestead Terrace / Countrywood neighborhood in Sunnyvale, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Asian (56.4%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (22.4%), and residents who report German roots (3.7%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (2.8%), along with some Sub-Saharan African ancestry residents (2.0%), among others. In addition, 49.2% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in Homestead Terrace / Countrywood neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (47.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (78.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.