67th St / Durham Ave median real estate price is $758,722, which is more expensive than 65.3% of the neighborhoods in New Jersey and 79.5% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in 67th St / Durham Ave is currently $2,886, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 63.0% of New Jersey neighborhoods.
67th St / Durham Ave is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in North Bergen, New Jersey.
67th St / Durham Ave real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) small apartment buildings 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 67th St / Durham Ave 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 67th St / Durham Ave are 5.4%, which is lower than one will find in 62.7% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in 67th St / Durham Ave 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 North Bergen, the 67th St / Durham Ave neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Corner bodegas, stores on the first floor and apartments above, former grand Victorian residences converted into apartments, three-deckers built shoulder-to-shoulder, duplexes. Such building types define the real estate of neighborhoods dominated by small 2, 3, and 4 unit apartment buildings. Many are in older core neighborhoods of Eastern and Midwestern cities, or historic town centers in their hinterlands. If you wax romantic about the look and feel of such neighborhoods, with fresh pizza, falafel and an independent florist at the corner, then you might find the 67th St / Durham Ave neighborhood worth a close look. This neighborhood is an absolutely outstanding example of the dominance of small 2, 3, and 4 unit apartment buildings compared to neighborhoods across the nation, as they make up a substantial portion of this neighborhood's real estate stock. In fact, no less than 50.2% of the real estate here is made up of such dwellings, which is higher than 98.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
In addition, the 67th St / Durham Ave neighborhood is very densely populated compared to most U.S. neighborhoods. In fact, with 35,366 persons per square mile in the neighborhood, it is more packed with people than 97.5% of the nation's neighborhoods.
More people ride the bus in this neighborhood each day to get to work than 97.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the 67th St / Durham Ave neighborhood has more Cuban and South American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 15.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Cuban ancestry and 18.0% have South American ancestry.
67th St / Durham Ave is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 4.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Tagalog, which is the first language of the Philippine region, at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.7% of the neighborhoods in America.
Do you like to be surrounded by people from all over the country or world, with different perspectives and life experiences? Or do you instead prefer to be in a neighborhood where most residents have lived there for a long time, creating a sense of cohesiveness? NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood stands out among American neighborhoods for the uniqueness of the mobility of its residents. What is interesting to note, is that the 67th St / Durham Ave neighborhood has a greater percentage of residents born in another country (46.2%) than are found in 96.4% 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 67th St / Durham Ave neighborhood in North Bergen are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 67.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 39.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 89.0% of U.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 67th St / Durham Ave neighborhood, 34.7% 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 31.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (25.1%), and 9.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
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 67th St / Durham Ave neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 59.6% of households. Other important languages spoken here include English, Tagalog (the first language of the Philippine region), Arabic and Langs. of India.
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 67th St / Durham Ave neighborhood in North Bergen, NJ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as South American (18.0%). There are also a number of people of Cuban ancestry (15.2%), and residents who report Puerto Rican roots (12.3%), and some of the residents are also of Asian ancestry (11.6%), along with some Dominican ancestry residents (5.5%), among others. In addition, 46.2% 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 67th St / Durham Ave neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (33.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (59.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also ride the bus to get to work (15.0%) and 13.3% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors 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.