N 3rd St / Boas St median real estate price is $193,206, which is less expensive than 75.7% of Pennsylvania neighborhoods and 81.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in N 3rd St / Boas St is currently $1,496, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 65.2% of Pennsylvania neighborhoods.
N 3rd St / Boas St is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
N 3rd St / Boas 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 townhomes. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the N 3rd St / Boas St neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
In N 3rd St / Boas St, the current vacancy rate is 2.4%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 82.8% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in N 3rd St / Boas St is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
The N 3rd St / Boas St neighborhood has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (83.9%) than found in 99.5% 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, one of the most interesting things about the N 3rd St / Boas St neighborhood is that it has a greater concentration of residents who live alone than most all neighborhoods in America. With 66.1% of the households here made up of people living alone, NeighborhoodScout's research reveals that this is a larger proportion of people living alone than in 99.5% of the neighborhoods in America.
In the N 3rd St / Boas St neighborhood, walking to work is a real option for many. In fact, NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research reveals walking to and from work is the chosen way to commute for 20.8% of residents here. This is a higher proportion of walking commuters than we found in 98.3% of American neighborhoods. Get ready to put on your walking shoes if you move here!
The N 3rd St / Boas St neighborhood is very unique in that it has one of the highest proportions of one, two, or no bedroom real estate of any neighborhood in America. Most neighborhoods have a mixture of home or apartment sizes from small to large, but here the concentration of studios and other small living spaces is at near-record heights. With 84.5% of the real estate here of this small size, this most assuredly is a notable feature that makes this neighborhood unique, along with just a handful of other neighborhoods in the U.S. that share this characteristic.
Did you know that the N 3rd St / Boas St neighborhood has more Dominican and Puerto Rican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 8.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Dominican ancestry and 14.3% have Puerto Rican ancestry.
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 N 3rd St / Boas St neighborhood in Harrisburg are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 91.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 83.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 99.5% 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 N 3rd St / Boas St neighborhood, 60.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 16.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.9%), and 12.3% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
The most common language spoken in the N 3rd St / Boas St neighborhood is English, spoken by 79.2% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (16.2%).
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 N 3rd St / Boas St neighborhood in Harrisburg, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Puerto Rican (14.3%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (10.8%), and residents who report Dominican roots (8.3%), and some of the residents are also of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (8.2%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (6.9%), among others. In addition, 14.7% 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 N 3rd St / Boas St neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (39.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (57.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (20.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.