Las Americas / Cuatro Vientos Norte median real estate price is $172,595, which is less expensive than 77.1% of Texas neighborhoods and 83.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Las Americas / Cuatro Vientos Norte is currently $2,525, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 84.0% of the neighborhoods in Texas.
Las Americas / Cuatro Vientos Norte is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Laredo, Texas.
Las Americas / Cuatro Vientos Norte real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and mobile homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Las Americas / Cuatro Vientos Norte neighborhood are newer, built in 2000 or more recently. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
In Las Americas / Cuatro Vientos Norte, the current vacancy rate is 0.5%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 93.0% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Las Americas / Cuatro Vientos Norte is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
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 Laredo, the Las Americas / Cuatro Vientos Norte neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
One of the really interesting characteristics about the Las Americas / Cuatro Vientos Norte neighborhood is that, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research, it is an excellent choice in which to reside for college students. Due to its popularity among college students who already choose to live here, its walkability, and its above average safety from crime, the neighborhood is ideal for prospective or already-enrolled college students. Between semesters and during school breaks, you'll notice that the excitement here fluctuates with the college seasons. Despite the excitement however, parents of college-age children can rest easy knowing that this neighborhood has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 0.9% of college-friendly places to live in the state of Texas. In addition to being an excellent choice for college students, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children.
If you like the look and ambience of new homes and newly built neighborhoods, you will love the Las Americas / Cuatro Vientos Norte neighborhood. A whopping 79.4% of the homes and other residential real estate here were built after 1999, which is a higher proportion of new homes then you will find in 97.3% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. Everything here just feels new.
Most American households own a car or other vehicle. Many own two cars or perhaps three. In the United States, it is useful to have an automobile not only for commuting, but also for shopping and getting to other services one needs. But NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that households in the Las Americas / Cuatro Vientos Norte neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 37.4% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 97.2% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the Las Americas / Cuatro Vientos Norte neighborhood than in 95.7% 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.
Did you know that the Las Americas / Cuatro Vientos Norte neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 86.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
Las Americas / Cuatro Vientos Norte is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 84.5% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 99.1% 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 Las Americas / Cuatro Vientos Norte neighborhood in Laredo are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 55.4% of the neighborhoods in America. With 36.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 87.1% 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 Las Americas / Cuatro Vientos Norte neighborhood, 42.6% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 25.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (20.2%), and 10.5% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the Las Americas / Cuatro Vientos Norte neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 84.5% of households. Some people also speak English (15.5%).
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 Las Americas / Cuatro Vientos Norte neighborhood in Laredo, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (86.3%). In addition, 13.8% 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 Las Americas / Cuatro Vientos Norte neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (87.7%) 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.