Ridgecrest Southeast median real estate price is $221,061, which is less expensive than 97.9% of California neighborhoods and 76.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Ridgecrest Southeast is currently $1,408, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 98.4% of California neighborhoods.
Ridgecrest Southeast is a rural neighborhood (based on population density) located in Ridgecrest, California.
Ridgecrest Southeast real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Ridgecrest Southeast neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.
Ridgecrest Southeast has a 14.5% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 77.8% 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.
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 Ridgecrest, the Ridgecrest Southeast neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
The Ridgecrest Southeast neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 99.9% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.
Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Residents of the Ridgecrest Southeast neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 65.7% 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 97.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
An extraordinary 13.8% of the residents of the Ridgecrest Southeast neighborhood are currently enrolled in college. This is such a large part of life in this neighborhood that the neighborhood changes a great deal with the change of semesters and is far quieter during the summer when many students are away.
In addition, if you are planning to retire in California, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, Ridgecrest Southeast may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in California, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 95.2% of neighborhoods in CA. If a California retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.
Did you know that the Ridgecrest Southeast neighborhood has more English and Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 25.4% of this neighborhood's residents have English ancestry and 22.4% have Irish ancestry.
Ridgecrest Southeast is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Ridgecrest Southeast neighborhood in Ridgecrest are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 42.3% of the neighborhoods in America. With 21.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 71.5% 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 Ridgecrest Southeast neighborhood, 36.2% of the working population is employed in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 34.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (30.4%), and 19.6% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Ridgecrest Southeast neighborhood is English, spoken by 90.7% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (9.2%).
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 Ridgecrest Southeast neighborhood in Ridgecrest, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (25.4%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (22.4%), and residents who report Mexican roots (16.4%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (11.5%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (10.1%), 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 Ridgecrest Southeast neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (65.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (72.6%) 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 (9.6%) and 9.5% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work 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.