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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Cheesequake Village / Cheesequake Woods median real estate price is $363,871, which is less expensive than 80.6% of New Jersey neighborhoods and 52.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The average rental price in Cheesequake Village / Cheesequake Woods is currently $2,581, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 79.5% of New Jersey neighborhoods.

Cheesequake Village / Cheesequake Woods is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Matawan, New Jersey.

Cheesequake Village / Cheesequake Woods real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) townhomes and single-family homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Cheesequake Village / Cheesequake Woods neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.

Real estate vacancies in Cheesequake Village / Cheesequake Woods are 4.5%, which is lower than one will find in 70.2% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Cheesequake Village / Cheesequake Woods 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.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Matawan, the Cheesequake Village / Cheesequake Woods neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

In a nation where 1 out of every 4 children lives in poverty, the Cheesequake Village / Cheesequake Woods neighborhood stands out as being ranked among the lowest 0.0% of neighborhoods affected by this global issue.

In addition, if you're planning where to retire, the Cheesequake Village / Cheesequake Woods neighborhood in Matawan is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in NJ, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 87.4% of the neighborhoods in New Jersey. If you are considering retiring to New Jersey, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Real Estate

Many people dream of living along a street lined with row houses or other attached homes. Such places do often have an abundance of charm. If you are one of these people, the Cheesequake Village / Cheesequake Woods neighborhood could be your paradise. With 40.6% of the homes and real estate here classified as rowhouses or other attached homes, this neighborhood brims with opportunity to find the right place for you. Only 1.9% of U.S. neighborhoods have more row houses than this neighborhood, making it one of the most interesting things about this special neighborhood.

Diversity

Did you know that the Cheesequake Village / Cheesequake Woods neighborhood has more Italian and Greek ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 25.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Italian ancestry and 3.4% have Greek ancestry.

Cheesequake Village / Cheesequake Woods is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 4.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Russian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.7% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Cheesequake Village / Cheesequake Woods neighborhood in Matawan are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 61.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 0.0% 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 100.0% of America'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 Cheesequake Village / Cheesequake Woods neighborhood, 54.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 15.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (14.9%), and 14.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the Cheesequake Village / Cheesequake Woods neighborhood is English, spoken by 74.4% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India, Spanish, Russian and Italian.

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 Cheesequake Village / Cheesequake Woods neighborhood in Matawan, NJ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Italian (25.4%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (14.8%), and residents who report Asian roots (14.2%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (7.8%), along with some German ancestry residents (6.3%), among others. In addition, 25.2% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

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 Cheesequake Village / Cheesequake Woods neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (26.7% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (64.9%) 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 (6.9%) and 6.1% of residents also ride the bus 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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