Herzog Kuntze / Alifini median real estate price is $345,215, which is more expensive than 62.2% of the neighborhoods in Illinois and 47.3% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Herzog Kuntze / Alifini is currently $1,967, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 48.8% of Illinois neighborhoods.
Herzog Kuntze / Alifini is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Des Plaines, Illinois.
Herzog Kuntze / Alifini real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Herzog Kuntze / Alifini neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
In Herzog Kuntze / Alifini, the current vacancy rate is 2.9%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 81.0% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Herzog Kuntze / Alifini 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 Des Plaines, the Herzog Kuntze / Alifini neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the Herzog Kuntze / Alifini neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 12.7% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Illinois. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools.
Did you know that the Herzog Kuntze / Alifini neighborhood has more Romanian and Yugoslav ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Romanian ancestry and 3.2% have Yugoslav ancestry.
Herzog Kuntze / Alifini is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 8.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Langs. of India at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.0% 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 Herzog Kuntze / Alifini neighborhood in Des Plaines are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 70.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 4.8% 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 65.5% 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 Herzog Kuntze / Alifini neighborhood, 31.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional 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 25.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (25.4%), and 17.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
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 Herzog Kuntze / Alifini neighborhood is English, spoken by 43.6% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Langs. of India, Polish and Tagalog (the first language of the Philippine region).
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 Herzog Kuntze / Alifini neighborhood in Des Plaines, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Polish (20.6%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (15.3%), and residents who report Mexican roots (11.2%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (9.4%), along with some Asian ancestry residents (9.3%), among others. In addition, 31.4% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 Herzog Kuntze / Alifini neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (45.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (79.4%) 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.