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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

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

People

Of note is NeighborhoodScout's research finding that the Cheesequake Village / Cheesequake Woods neighborhood has some of the lowest rates of children living in poverty of any neighborhood in the United States. In a nation where approximately 1 in 4 children are living in poverty, the Cheesequake Village / Cheesequake Woods community truly stands out from the rest in this regard.

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

If you love row houses and attached homes, you will probably really like the Cheesequake Village / Cheesequake Woods neighborhood. The ambiance, the charm, of row houses is something special. And in sheer abundance of row houses, this neighborhood truly stands out. The real estate here has a higher proportion of row houses and attached homes than nearly any neighborhood in America. In fact, 40.6% of the residential real estate here is classified as row houses and attached homes.

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

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 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.

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 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

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 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

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 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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