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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Braeburn Valley Dr / Nairn St median real estate price is $423,773, which is more expensive than 74.7% of the neighborhoods in Texas and 58.2% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

The average rental price in Braeburn Valley Dr / Nairn St is currently $1,169, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 93.4% of Texas neighborhoods.

Braeburn Valley Dr / Nairn St is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Houston, Texas.

Braeburn Valley Dr / Nairn St 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 small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the Braeburn Valley Dr / Nairn St neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.

Braeburn Valley Dr / Nairn St has a 11.5% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 67.7% of American neighborhoods). Most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This could either signal that there is a weak demand for real estate in the neighborhood or that large amount of new housing has been built and not yet occupied. Either way, if you live here, you may find many of the homes or apartments are empty.

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.

Occupations

NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the Braeburn Valley Dr / Nairn St neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 58.2% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 99.8% of American neighborhoods.

People

Whether by choice, divorce, or unplanned pregnancy, single moms may have the toughest job in the book. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that the Braeburn Valley Dr / Nairn St neighborhood has more single mother households than 97.9% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. Often high concentrations of single mother homes can be a strong indicator of family and social issues such as poverty, high rates of school dropouts, crime, and other societal problems.

In addition, one of the unique characteristics of the Braeburn Valley Dr / Nairn St neighborhood revealed by analysis is that the per capita income of residents here is lower than that found in 95.4% of the neighborhoods in America.

Real Estate

One of the really unique and interesting things about the look and setting of the Braeburn Valley Dr / Nairn St neighborhood is that it is almost entirely dominated by large apartment buildings, such as apartment complexes or high-rise apartments. 82.9% of the residential real estate here is classified as such. This puts this neighborhood on the map as having a higher proportion of large apartment buildings than 97.1% of all neighborhoods in America.

In addition, 90.4% of the real estate in the Braeburn Valley Dr / Nairn St neighborhood is occupied by renters, which is nearly the highest rate of renter occupancy of any neighborhood in America.

Modes of Transportation

Our research revealed that more commuters here take the bus to work (13.7% ride the bus) than 96.8% of all American neighborhoods. If you like the idea of leaving your car and home and hopping the bus to work, this might be a good neighborhood for you to consider.

Also, our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the Braeburn Valley Dr / Nairn St (22.1%) than in 95.1% of the neighborhoods in America.

Migration / Stability

Do you like to be surrounded by people from all over the country or world, with different perspectives and life experiences? Or do you instead prefer to be in a neighborhood where most residents have lived there for a long time, creating a sense of cohesiveness? NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood stands out among American neighborhoods for the uniqueness of the mobility of its residents. What is interesting to note, is that the Braeburn Valley Dr / Nairn St neighborhood has a greater percentage of residents born in another country (59.3%) than are found in 99.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Significantly, 76.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 98.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

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 Braeburn Valley Dr / Nairn St neighborhood in Houston are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 95.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 39.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 88.6% of U.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 Braeburn Valley Dr / Nairn St neighborhood, 58.2% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer 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 35.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (6.0%).

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Braeburn Valley Dr / Nairn St neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 76.8% of households. Some people also speak English (19.7%).

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 Braeburn Valley Dr / Nairn St neighborhood in Houston, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (31.0%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (2.9%), and residents who report German roots (2.4%), and some of the residents are also of South American ancestry (2.2%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (2.1%), among others. In addition, 59.3% 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 Braeburn Valley Dr / Nairn St neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (48.2% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (59.7%) 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 (22.1%) and 13.7% 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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