Median real estate price in the City Center of Tucumcari is $82,563, which is less expensive than 93.4% of New Mexico neighborhoods and 96.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Tucumcari City Center is currently $1,381, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 61.9% of New Mexico neighborhoods.
Tucumcari City Center is a rural neighborhood (based on population density) located in Tucumcari, New Mexico.
Real estate in the City Center of Tucumcari, NM is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and mobile homes. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the City Center neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
Vacant apartments or homes are a major fact of life in Tucumcari City Center. The current real estate vacancy rate here is 22.2%. This is higher than the rate of vacancies in 89.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This can sometimes be the case in neighborhoods dominated by new construction that is not yet occupied. But often neighborhoods with vacancy rates this high are places that can be plagued by a protracted vacancy problem. If you live here, you may find that a number of buildings in your neighborhood are actually empty.
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.
Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Residents of the Tucumcari City Center neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 83.5% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the Tucumcari City Center neighborhood stands out by having 91.7% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.9% of all American neighborhoods.
The Tucumcari City Center neighborhood has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (63.3%) than found in 97.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Children living in poverty is one of the challenges facing America, and the world, and in this neighborhood in particular, the problem can be considered acute.
In addition, divorcees may find friendship and understanding in this neighborhood, as 20.8% of its residents are divorced. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis found that this divorce rate is higher than in 96.5% 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 City Center neighborhood in Tucumcari are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 87.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 63.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 97.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the Tucumcari City Center neighborhood, 39.3% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 27.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (19.4%), and 12.6% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the Tucumcari City Center neighborhood is English, spoken by 72.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (27.7%).
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 City Center neighborhood in Tucumcari, NM, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (30.8%). There are also a number of people of Spanish ancestry (11.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (6.6%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (5.9%), along with some English ancestry residents (4.5%), 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 Tucumcari City Center neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (83.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (91.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.