Points West / Woodhaven median real estate price is $437,574, which is more expensive than 85.2% of the neighborhoods in North Dakota and 58.2% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Points West / Woodhaven is currently $1,167, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 49.5% of North Dakota neighborhoods.
Points West / Woodhaven is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Fargo, North Dakota.
Points West / Woodhaven real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) apartment complexes/high-rise apartments and single-family homes. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Points West / Woodhaven neighborhood are newer, built in 2000 or more recently. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
Real estate vacancies in Points West / Woodhaven are 5.0%, which is lower than one will find in 66.9% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Points West / Woodhaven is above average for the U.S., and may signal some demand for either price increases or new construction of residential product for this neighborhood.
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 Fargo, the Points West / Woodhaven neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
If you like the look and ambience of new homes and newly built neighborhoods, you will love the Points West / Woodhaven neighborhood. A whopping 83.7% of the homes and other residential real estate here were built after 1999, which is a higher proportion of new homes then you will find in 97.9% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. Everything here just feels new. In fact, the concentration of newer homes here is so great that they completely dominate the landscape. In most neighborhoods, there is a mixture of ages of residential real estate, but here it is almost completely built during one time frame: 2000 through today.
With 2.5% of employed workers living in the Points West / Woodhaven neighborhood active in the military, this neighborhood has the distinction of having a higher proportion of people in the military than 97.1% of American neighborhoods. This is a major shaper of the neighborhood's culture and character.
The Points West / Woodhaven neighborhood stands out within North Dakota for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 7.9% of college-friendly places to live in ND.
Did you know that the Points West / Woodhaven neighborhood has more Norwegian and Sub-Saharan African ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 32.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 15.3% have Sub-Saharan African ancestry.
Points West / Woodhaven is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Vietnamese at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.3% 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 Points West / Woodhaven neighborhood in Fargo are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 43.5% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.5% 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 63.1% of America'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 Points West / Woodhaven neighborhood, 51.4% 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 17.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (16.1%), and 14.9% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Points West / Woodhaven neighborhood is English, spoken by 80.0% of households. Some people also speak Vietnamese (2.3%).
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 Points West / Woodhaven neighborhood in Fargo, ND, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (35.7%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (32.0%), and residents who report Sub-Saharan African roots (15.3%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (8.9%), along with some French ancestry residents (5.3%), among others. In addition, 18.7% 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 Points West / Woodhaven neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (51.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (86.7%) 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 (6.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.