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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Laurel Grove Railroad Area / Kayton Frazier Area median real estate price is $356,063, which is more expensive than 56.2% of the neighborhoods in Georgia and 49.1% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

The average rental price in Laurel Grove Railroad Area / Kayton Frazier Area is currently $1,493, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 78.3% of Georgia neighborhoods.

Laurel Grove Railroad Area / Kayton Frazier Area is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Savannah, Georgia.

Laurel Grove Railroad Area / Kayton Frazier Area 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 renter occupied. Many of the residences in the Laurel Grove Railroad Area / Kayton Frazier Area neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.

Vacant apartments or homes are a major fact of life in Laurel Grove Railroad Area / Kayton Frazier Area. The current real estate vacancy rate here is 19.3%. This is higher than the rate of vacancies in 85.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This can sometimes be the case in neighborhoods dominated by new construction that is not yet occupied. But often neighborhoods with vacancy rates this high are places that can be plagued by a protracted vacancy problem. If you live here, you may find that a number of buildings in your neighborhood are actually empty.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

People

Whether by choice, divorce, or unplanned pregnancy, single moms may have the toughest job in the book. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that the Laurel Grove Railroad Area / Kayton Frazier Area neighborhood has more single mother households than 99.9% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. Often high concentrations of single mother homes can be a strong indicator of family and social issues such as poverty, high rates of school dropouts, crime, and other societal problems.

In addition, the Laurel Grove Railroad Area / Kayton Frazier Area neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 99.5% of the neighborhoods in the United States. The Laurel Grove Railroad Area / Kayton Frazier Area neighborhood also has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (84.8%) than found in 99.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Children living in poverty is one of the challenges facing America, and the world, and in this neighborhood in particular, the problem can be considered acute.

Real Estate

Three-deckers, duplexes, old Victorian homes cut up into apartments. Independent stores on the corner selling pizza. These are some of the hallmarks of neighborhoods with lots of small 2, 3, and 4 unit apartment buildings. The Laurel Grove Railroad Area / Kayton Frazier Area neighborhood really stands out in this regard, however, as it is dominated by such small apartment buildings more than nearly any other neighborhood in America. This is a stunning visual and lifestyle example of this type of neighborhood. In fact, 66.2% of the real estate here are small 2, 3, or 4 unit apartment buildings, which is a higher proportion than found in 99.6% of America's neighborhoods.

In addition, 91.9% of the real estate in the Laurel Grove Railroad Area / Kayton Frazier Area neighborhood is occupied by renters, which is nearly the highest rate of renter occupancy of any neighborhood in America.

Occupations

From major sales accounts to fast-food workers, sales and service employees are often the backbone of the local economy. In the Laurel Grove Railroad Area / Kayton Frazier Area neighborhood, they truly stand out. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis identifies this neighborhood as having a higher percentage of sales and service workers than 99.5% of all American neighborhoods.

Modes of Transportation

Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the Laurel Grove Railroad Area / Kayton Frazier Area (31.5%) than in 99.1% of the neighborhoods in America.

Also, more people in Laurel Grove Railroad Area / Kayton Frazier Area choose to walk to work each day (18.9%) than almost any neighborhood in America. If you are attracted to the idea of being able to walk to work, this neighborhood could be a good choice.

Car Ownership

We Americans love our cars. Not only are they a necessity for most Americans due to the shape of our neighborhoods and the distances between where we live, work, shop, and go to school, but we also fancy them. As a result, most households in America have one, two, or three cars. But NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis shows that the Laurel Grove Railroad Area / Kayton Frazier Area neighborhood has a highly unusual pattern of car ownership. 20.5% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the Laurel Grove Railroad Area / Kayton Frazier Area neighborhood has more African and Sub-Saharan African ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 22.3% of this neighborhood's residents have African ancestry and 25.4% have Sub-Saharan African ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 Laurel Grove Railroad Area / Kayton Frazier Area neighborhood in Savannah are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 99.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 84.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 99.6% 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 Laurel Grove Railroad Area / Kayton Frazier Area neighborhood, 51.4% 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 manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 18.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (15.7%), and 14.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Laurel Grove Railroad Area / Kayton Frazier Area neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.2% of households.

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 Laurel Grove Railroad Area / Kayton Frazier Area neighborhood in Savannah, GA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Sub-Saharan African (25.4%). There are also a number of people of African ancestry (22.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (1.3%), and some of the residents are also of Puerto Rican ancestry (1.1%).

Getting to Work

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 Laurel Grove Railroad Area / Kayton Frazier Area neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (44.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (37.2%) 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 (31.5%) and 18.9% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work 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.


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