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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Fairfield Village / Central Park median real estate price is $91,596, which is less expensive than 90.6% of Michigan neighborhoods and 96.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The average rental price in Fairfield Village / Central Park is currently $1,329, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 78.9% of Michigan neighborhoods.

Fairfield Village / Central Park is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Flint, Michigan.

Fairfield Village / Central Park 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 Fairfield Village / Central Park neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built before 1940.

Fairfield Village / Central Park has a 14.5% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 76.7% 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

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 Flint, the Fairfield Village / Central Park neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

The Fairfield Village / Central Park neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 97.8% of the neighborhoods in the United States. The Fairfield Village / Central Park neighborhood also has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (96.1%) than found in 99.8% 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 30.0% of its residents are divorced. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis found that this divorce rate is higher than in 99.8% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the Fairfield Village / Central Park neighborhood has more Arab ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 7.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Arab ancestry.

Fairfield Village / Central Park is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 7.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Arabic at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.2% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Fairfield Village / Central Park neighborhood in Flint are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 97.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 96.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 99.8% of U.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 Fairfield Village / Central Park neighborhood, 38.9% 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 28.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.6%), and 11.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Fairfield Village / Central Park neighborhood is English, spoken by 90.7% of households. Some people also speak Arabic (7.4%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Fairfield Village / Central Park neighborhood in Flint, MI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (16.3%). There are also a number of people of Polish ancestry (8.0%), and residents who report Arab roots (7.0%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (4.9%), along with some English ancestry residents (3.1%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 Fairfield Village / Central Park neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (44.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (76.5%) 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%) . 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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