Lynbrook median real estate price is $49,631, which is less expensive than 97.9% of Louisiana neighborhoods and 99.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Lynbrook is currently $1,505, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 61.4% of the neighborhoods in Louisiana.
Lynbrook is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Lynbrook 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 Lynbrook neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.
Lynbrook has a 15.3% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 78.6% 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.
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 Shreveport, the Lynbrook neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
In the Lynbrook neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 40.1% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 99.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Astoundingly, the Lynbrook neighborhood has one of the highest concentrations of divorcees living here than of any neighborhood, a higher concentration than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. This may be because people living here divorce more often than others, or that divorced people move here after they become divorced. If you are divorced, you will be in good company in this particular Shreveport neighborhood.
In addition, neighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 99.1% of the adult residents in the Lynbrook neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 98.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
Also, the Lynbrook neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 98.2% of the neighborhoods in the United States.
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the Lynbrook neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 45.5% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 97.4% of American neighborhoods.
Did you know that the Lynbrook neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.
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 Lynbrook neighborhood in Shreveport are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 98.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 20.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 68.9% 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 Lynbrook neighborhood, 45.5% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer 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 33.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (20.8%), and 2.8% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
The most common language spoken in the Lynbrook neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.0% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (6.0%).
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the Lynbrook neighborhood in Shreveport, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (5.9%). There are also a number of people of Native American ancestry (2.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (2.0%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (1.9%), along with some French ancestry residents (1.3%), 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 Lynbrook neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (66.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (58.4%) 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 (40.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.