Meadowbrook at Belair / Chapel Forge at Belair median real estate price is $503,914, which is more expensive than 57.6% of the neighborhoods in Maryland and 66.8% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Meadowbrook at Belair / Chapel Forge at Belair is currently $3,253, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 78.8% of the neighborhoods in Maryland.
Meadowbrook at Belair / Chapel Forge at Belair is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Bowie, Maryland.
Meadowbrook at Belair / Chapel Forge at Belair real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and townhomes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Meadowbrook at Belair / Chapel Forge at Belair neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
In Meadowbrook at Belair / Chapel Forge at Belair, the current vacancy rate is 1.0%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 91.4% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Meadowbrook at Belair / Chapel Forge at Belair is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Most neighborhoods have a mixture of ages of homes in them, from new to old, but this neighborhood stands out due to its concentration of residential real estate built in one time frame: from 1940 through 1969, generally considered older, well-established homes. This was a busy time in America for home construction. After the end of World War II, as GIs came home, bought newly built homes on the edges of cities with the help of the GI Bill, and began their families. This housing era generally coincides with the 'Baby Boom' generation (1945 - 1964), and many baby boomers grew up in homes built in this era. But what is so interesting about the Meadowbrook at Belair / Chapel Forge at Belair neighborhood, is that an incredible 93.3% of the homes here were built in this era. So when you walk its streets or drive through, this neighborhood has a look and feel that harkens to that era in American life, a very important slice of Americana.
The government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the Meadowbrook at Belair / Chapel Forge at Belair neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 21.4% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 99.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the Meadowbrook at Belair / Chapel Forge at Belair neighborhood has more Jamaican and Czechoslovakian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Jamaican ancestry and 0.5% have Czechoslovakian 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 Meadowbrook at Belair / Chapel Forge at Belair neighborhood in Bowie are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 87.1% of the neighborhoods in America. With 10.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 50.6% 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 Meadowbrook at Belair / Chapel Forge at Belair neighborhood, 52.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions, with 21.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.4%), and 17.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Meadowbrook at Belair / Chapel Forge at Belair neighborhood is English, spoken by 84.6% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (5.9%).
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 Meadowbrook at Belair / Chapel Forge at Belair neighborhood in Bowie, MD, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (12.2%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (8.9%), and residents who report Asian roots (7.1%), and some of the residents are also of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (6.8%), along with some English ancestry residents (4.8%), among others. In addition, 11.2% 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 Meadowbrook at Belair / Chapel Forge at Belair neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (29.9% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (65.1%) 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 (7.1%) and 6.4% of residents also take the train 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.