Northwest Stanwood / East Stanwood median real estate price is $641,510, which is more expensive than 54.6% of the neighborhoods in Washington and 77.1% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Northwest Stanwood / East Stanwood is currently $2,591, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 51.4% of Washington neighborhoods.
Northwest Stanwood / East Stanwood is a rural neighborhood (based on population density) located in Stanwood, Washington. This is a coastal neighborhood (i.e., is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet).
Northwest Stanwood / East Stanwood real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Northwest Stanwood / East Stanwood neighborhood are newer, built in 2000 or more recently. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
In Northwest Stanwood / East Stanwood, the current vacancy rate is 1.9%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 86.8% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Northwest Stanwood / East Stanwood is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
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 Stanwood, the Northwest Stanwood / East Stanwood neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Northwest Stanwood / East Stanwood is a neighborhood that is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet. Many times, such places have amenities that bring locals and visitors to the waterfront for recreational activities or to check out the scenery. In some densely populated areas that are less financially well-off, the neighborhood waterfront can be relatively industrial and less open to recreation. In addition to being coastal, Northwest Stanwood / East Stanwood is a very nautical neighborhood, meaning that it is somewhat historic, walkable, densely populated and on the water. This gives the neighborhood a very nautical feel, with some seaside and shipping feel, which some may really enjoy the sights and sounds of.
If you like to ride a ferry to work, this neighborhood may be for you. NeighborhoodScout's research revealed that 0.6% of the Northwest Stanwood / East Stanwood neighborhood's commuters ride a ferry to and from work each day, which is more than we found in 98.6% of America's neighborhoods.
Did you know that the Northwest Stanwood / East Stanwood neighborhood has more Swedish and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 8.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Swedish ancestry and 7.4% have Norwegian ancestry.
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 Northwest Stanwood / East Stanwood neighborhood in Stanwood are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 66.4% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 2.0% 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 75.3% 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 Northwest Stanwood / East Stanwood neighborhood, 37.6% 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 31.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.4%), and 11.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Northwest Stanwood / East Stanwood neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.9% of households.
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 Northwest Stanwood / East Stanwood neighborhood in Stanwood, WA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (16.3%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (12.1%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.9%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (8.1%), along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (7.4%), among others.
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 Northwest Stanwood / East Stanwood neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (26.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (82.6%) 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 (6.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.