Fenelon-Hill / Hilltop ivy League median real estate price is $235,757, which is more expensive than 55.3% of the neighborhoods in Iowa and 26.7% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Fenelon-Hill / Hilltop ivy League is currently $1,241, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 50.1% of Iowa neighborhoods.
Fenelon-Hill / Hilltop ivy League is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Dubuque, Iowa.
Fenelon-Hill / Hilltop ivy League real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Fenelon-Hill / Hilltop ivy League neighborhood are relatively historic, built no later than 1939, and in some cases, quite a bit earlier. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.
Home and apartment vacancy rates are 9.6% in Fenelon-Hill / Hilltop ivy League. NeighborhoodScout analysis shows that this rate is lower than 40.1% of the neighborhoods in the nation, approximately near the middle range for vacancies.
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 Dubuque, the Fenelon-Hill / Hilltop ivy League neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The Fenelon-Hill / Hilltop ivy League neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the Fenelon-Hill / Hilltop ivy League neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 59.5% 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 95.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
Fenelon-Hill / Hilltop ivy League is ranked among the top 5.4% of neighborhoods for first-time home buyers to consider in the state of Iowa according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Homes here are priced below median housing values in the state, yet maintain moderate appreciation rates compared to other communities. Buying into the Fenelon-Hill / Hilltop ivy League neighborhood is not only an accessible option but an investment opportunity for many first-time home buyers.
If you find historic homes and neighborhoods attractive, you love the details, the history, and the charm, then you are sure to be interested in this neighborhood. With 71.3% of the residential real estate in the Fenelon-Hill / Hilltop ivy League neighborhood built no later than 1939, and some built considerably earlier, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of historic residences than 98.8% of all neighborhoods in America. In this regard, this neighborhood truly stands out as special.
Did you know that the Fenelon-Hill / Hilltop ivy League neighborhood has more German and Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 37.6% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 23.5% have Irish ancestry.
Fenelon-Hill / Hilltop ivy League is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 3.1% 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 96.0% 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 Fenelon-Hill / Hilltop ivy League neighborhood in Dubuque are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 77.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 1.9% 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 75.5% 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 Fenelon-Hill / Hilltop ivy League neighborhood, 39.9% 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 22.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (19.9%), and 17.5% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Fenelon-Hill / Hilltop ivy League neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.5% of households. Some people also speak Tagalog (the first language of the Philippine region) (3.1%).
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 Fenelon-Hill / Hilltop ivy League neighborhood in Dubuque, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (37.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (23.5%), and residents who report English roots (12.0%), and some of the residents are also of Asian ancestry (6.5%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (3.0%), 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 Fenelon-Hill / Hilltop ivy League neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (59.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (73.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also ride the bus to get to work (6.7%) and 6.4% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors 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.