Kensington Heights / Heritage Park of East Point median real estate price is $284,920, which is more expensive than 40.3% of the neighborhoods in Georgia and 37.1% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Kensington Heights / Heritage Park of East Point is currently $2,279, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 45.8% of Georgia neighborhoods.
Kensington Heights / Heritage Park of East Point is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in South Fulton, Georgia.
Kensington Heights / Heritage Park of East Point real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Kensington Heights / Heritage Park of East Point neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.
In Kensington Heights / Heritage Park of East Point, the current vacancy rate is 2.2%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 84.9% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Kensington Heights / Heritage Park of East Point is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Of note is NeighborhoodScout's research finding that the Kensington Heights / Heritage Park of East Point neighborhood has some of the lowest rates of children living in poverty of any neighborhood in the United States. In a nation where approximately 1 in 4 children are living in poverty, the Kensington Heights / Heritage Park of East Point community truly stands out from the rest in this regard.
In addition, single parenting is hard. But you don't have to tell the Kensington Heights / Heritage Park of East Point neighborhood about it; they already know. 24.5% of this neighborhood's households are run by single mothers, which is a higher concentration than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.7% of American neighborhoods. Further NeighborhoodScout research showed strong statistical correlations among high rates of children living in single parent households, and neighborhood crime, particularly violent crime, neighborhood poverty, and, importantly, the percentage of low weight births and rates of infant mortality.
Also, kensington Heights / Heritage Park of East Point is ranked among the top 8.2% of neighborhoods for first-time home buyers to consider in the state of Georgia according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Homes here are priced below median housing values in the state, yet maintain moderate appreciation rates compared to other communities. Buying into the Kensington Heights / Heritage Park of East Point neighborhood is not only an accessible option but an investment opportunity for many first-time home buyers.
The government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the Kensington Heights / Heritage Park of East Point neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 13.6% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 96.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the Kensington Heights / Heritage Park of East Point neighborhood has more Jamaican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 13.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Jamaican ancestry.
Kensington Heights / Heritage Park of East Point is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak African languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.2% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Kensington Heights / Heritage Park of East Point neighborhood in South Fulton are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 73.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. 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.
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 Kensington Heights / Heritage Park of East Point neighborhood, 34.3% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 29.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.5%), and 17.5% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the Kensington Heights / Heritage Park of East Point neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.7% of households. Some people also speak African languages (2.0%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the Kensington Heights / Heritage Park of East Point neighborhood in South Fulton, GA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Jamaican (13.3%). There are also a number of people of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (8.2%), and residents who report African roots (2.6%).
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 Kensington Heights / Heritage Park of East Point neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (70.5%) 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 (15.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.