Wausau Southwest median real estate price is $144,134, which is less expensive than 92.9% of Wisconsin neighborhoods and 88.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Wausau Southwest is currently $1,624, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 69.3% of the neighborhoods in Wisconsin.
Wausau Southwest is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Wausau, Wisconsin.
Wausau Southwest 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 Wausau Southwest neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
In Wausau Southwest, the current vacancy rate is 0.0%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 100.0% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Wausau Southwest 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 Wausau, the Wausau Southwest neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
With a real estate vacancy rate of only 0.0%, the Wausau Southwest neighborhood has a lower vacancy rate than 100.0% of U.S. neighborhoods, a very elite group. Such a low vacancy rate may indicate very strong real estate demand in the neighborhood combined with some impediments to increasing supply, such as zoning or existing density of development, among other potential reasons.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The Wausau Southwest neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the Wausau Southwest neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 58.0% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
Did you know that the Wausau Southwest neighborhood has more German and Polish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 45.2% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 14.2% have Polish ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the Wausau Southwest neighborhood in Wausau are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 66.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 15.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 60.0% 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 Wausau Southwest neighborhood, 36.8% 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 26.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (21.7%), and 14.5% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the Wausau Southwest neighborhood is English, spoken by 80.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (5.0%).
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 Wausau Southwest neighborhood in Wausau, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (45.2%). There are also a number of people of Asian ancestry (16.1%), and residents who report Polish roots (14.2%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (7.8%), along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (4.9%), among others. In addition, 11.0% 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 Wausau Southwest neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (58.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (77.6%) 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 (9.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.