Ambridge Heights / Byersdale median real estate price is $169,698, which is less expensive than 81.0% of Pennsylvania neighborhoods and 85.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Ambridge Heights / Byersdale is currently $1,600, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 58.9% of Pennsylvania neighborhoods.
Ambridge Heights / Byersdale is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Ambridge, Pennsylvania.
Ambridge Heights / Byersdale real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Ambridge Heights / Byersdale neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built before 1940.
In Ambridge Heights / Byersdale, the current vacancy rate is 2.4%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 82.8% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Ambridge Heights / Byersdale 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.
Did you know that the Ambridge Heights / Byersdale neighborhood has more Slovak and Croatian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Slovak ancestry and 3.2% have Croatian ancestry.
Ambridge Heights / Byersdale is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 12.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Polish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.8% 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 Ambridge Heights / Byersdale neighborhood in Ambridge are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 43.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With 15.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 62.2% 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 Ambridge Heights / Byersdale neighborhood, 36.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 24.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (22.6%), and 16.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Ambridge Heights / Byersdale neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.4% of households. Some people also speak Polish (12.0%).
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 Ambridge Heights / Byersdale neighborhood in Ambridge, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (27.8%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (16.0%), and residents who report Italian roots (15.0%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (11.1%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (10.4%), among others.
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 Ambridge Heights / Byersdale neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (34.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (80.0%) 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 (9.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.