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Mare Island Real Estate Prices and Overview
Mare Island / California State University Maritime Academy median real estate price is $627,392, which is more expensive than 42.7% of the neighborhoods in California and 73.0% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Mare Island / California State University Maritime Academy is currently $3,533, based on NeighborhoodScout’s exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 63.8% of the neighborhoods in California.
Mare Island / California State University Maritime Academy is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Vallejo, California. This is a coastal neighborhood (i.e., is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet).
Mare Island / California State University Maritime Academy real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes 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 Mare Island / California State University Maritime Academy neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.
Mare Island / California State University Maritime Academy has a 11.2% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 65.0% of American neighborhoods). Most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This could either signal that there is a weak demand for real estate in the neighborhood or that large amount of new housing has been built and not yet occupied. Either way, if you live here, you may find many of the homes or apartments are empty.
NOTABLE & UNIQUE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS
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 Vallejo, the Mare Island / California State University Maritime Academy neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Real Estate
Do you like a coastal setting? If so, this neighborhood may be to your liking. The Mare Island / California State University Maritime Academy neighborhood is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet. Often such coastal places have amenities and recreational activities on the waterfront that are attractive to residents and visitors alike. In addition to being coastal, Mare Island / California State University Maritime Academy is a very nautical neighborhood, meaning that it is somewhat historic, walkable, densely populated and on the water. This gives the neighborhood a very nautical feel, with some seaside and shipping feel, which some may really enjoy the sights and sounds of.
Modes of Transportation
If you like to ride a ferry to work, this neighborhood may be for you. NeighborhoodScout’s research revealed that 2.4% of the Mare Island / California State University Maritime Academy neighborhood’s commuters ride a ferry to and from work each day, which is more than we found in 99.6% of America’s neighborhoods.
Also, our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the Mare Island / California State University Maritime Academy (22.1%) than in 95.2% of the neighborhoods in America.
People
An extraordinary 12.8% of the residents of the Mare Island / California State University Maritime Academy neighborhood are currently enrolled in college. This is such a large part of life in this neighborhood that the neighborhood changes a great deal with the change of semesters and is far quieter during the summer when many students are away.
Diversity
Did you know that the Mare Island / California State University Maritime Academy neighborhood has more Belgian and Russian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It’s true! In fact, 1.2% of this neighborhood’s residents have Belgian ancestry and 3.9% have Russian ancestry.
Mare Island / California State University Maritime Academy is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 6.9% 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 98.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
The neighbors in the Mare Island / California State University Maritime Academy neighborhood in Vallejo are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout’s exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 77.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 3.7% 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 69.4% of America’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 Mare Island / California State University Maritime Academy neighborhood, 33.5% 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 25.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (24.3%), and 16.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
Languages
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 Mare Island / California State University Maritime Academy neighborhood is English, spoken by 64.9% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Tagalog (the first language of the Philippine region), Vietnamese and Chinese.
Ethnicity / Ancestry
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 Mare Island / California State University Maritime Academy neighborhood in Vallejo, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (19.6%). There are also a number of people of Asian ancestry (15.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.3%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (8.0%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (5.7%), among others. In addition, 21.9% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
GETTING TO WORK
Here most residents (56.8%) 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 (22.1%) and 6.0% of residents also ride the bus 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.
This information was found on neighborhoodscout.com