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  • Beverly Hills, California

    Beverly Hills, California

    Beverly Hills is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 34,658 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Beverly Hills is the 228th largest community in California.

    Beverly Hills home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Beverly Hills real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

    Beverly Hills is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 95.73% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Beverly Hills is a city of professionals, managers and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Beverly Hills who work in management occupations (19.78%), sales jobs (17.21%) and office and administrative support (8.97%).

    Of important note, Beverly Hills is also a city of artists. Beverly Hills has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Beverly Hills’s character.

    A relatively large number of people in Beverly Hills telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.99% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

    Beverly Hills, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

    Beverly Hills Information and Demographics

    Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Beverly Hills. 58.65% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

    The per capita income in Beverly Hills in 2010 was $75,890, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $303,560 for a family of four. However, Beverly Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

    Beverly Hills is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Beverly Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Beverly Hills residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Beverly Hills include Iranian, Russian, English, German, Polish and Irish.

    In addition, Beverly Hills has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (37.42%).

    The languages spoken by people in Beverly Hills are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Beverly Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Persian, Spanish, French and Hebrew.

    Some of the most expensive Beverly Hills neighborhoods:
    1. N Beverly Dr / Elevado Ave
    2. Loma Vista Dr / Carla Ridge
    3. W Olympic Blvd / S Beverly Dr
    4. W Olympic Blvd / S Canon Dr
    5. S La Cienega Blvd / Wilshire Blvd
    6. City Center
    7. Wilshire Blvd / N La Cienega Blvd

  • Bel Air, California

    Bel Air, California

    Bel Air and Beverly Hills area offer four guard gated communities that include Bel Air Crest, Beverly Park, The Summit, and Mulholland Estates. Your options will range from 2,400 square feet up to 15,000 square feet in Bel Air Crest. Expect to spend between $1.5M and over $7M depending on your lifestyle needs.

    Bel Air median real estate price is $3,689,708, which is more expensive than 99.8% of the neighborhoods in California and 99.9% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

    The average rental price in Bel Air is currently $3,743, based on NeighborhoodScout’s exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 99.7% of the neighborhoods in California.

    Bel Air is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Los Angeles, California.

    Bel Air real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and mobile homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Bel Air neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.

    Vacant apartments or homes are a major fact of life in Bel Air. The current real estate vacancy rate here is 20.5%. This is higher than the rate of vacancies in 85.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This can sometimes be the case in neighborhoods dominated by new construction that is not yet occupied. But often neighborhoods with vacancy rates this high are places that can be plagued by a protracted vacancy problem. If you live here, you may find that a number of buildings in your neighborhood are actually 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 Los Angeles, the Bel Air neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

    NOTABLE & UNIQUE: DIVERSITY

    Did you know that the Bel Air neighborhood has more Iranian and Eastern European ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It’s true! In fact, 9.6% of this neighborhood’s residents have Iranian ancestry and 3.0% have Eastern European ancestry.

    Bel Air is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 9.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Persian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.9% of the neighborhoods in America.

    NOTABLE & UNIQUE: PEOPLE

    Wealth makes most things in life easier, and a few things harder. If you are wealthy and enjoy keeping up with the Jones’, this neighborhood will interest you. In fact, according to NeighborhoodScout’s research, the Bel Air neighborhood is wealthier than 99.6% of the neighborhoods in the United States. Residents here are truly in a unique situation even when compared to other Americans, based on the sheer amount of wealth concentrated here. Even in times of economic downturn, residents of this neighborhood, as a group, suffered less and recovered more quickly. This is indeed a stand-out characteristic of this neighborhood.

    In addition, a majority of the adults in the Bel Air neighborhood are wealthy and educated executives. They own stately homes that tend to maintain high real estate appreciation rates. Their upper-level careers keep them busy, but allow them to live comfortably. If you’re an executive and want to keep similar company, consider settling in this neighborhood, rated as an executive lifestyle “best choice” neighborhood for California by NeighborhoodScout’s analysis, which rated it as better for executive lifestyles than 99.2% of the neighborhoods in California. In addition to being an excellent choice for highly educated executives, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for active retirees, urban sophisticates and families with school-aged children.

    Also, if knowledge is power, then imagine the cumulative power of one neighborhood where many of the adults have earned an advanced degree, such as a Masters, law degree, medical degree, or even a Ph.D. This is certainly the case in the Bel Air neighborhood, where 39.2% have earned an advanced degree. Compare that to the average neighborhood in America, where just 8.4% of adults have completed a post-graduate degree, and you can see why this neighborhood is a stand out. In fact, this neighborhood has a higher rate of adults with an advanced degree than 98.2% of the neighborhoods in America.

    NOTABLE & UNIQUE: OCCUPATIONS

    Executives, managers and professionals make up 74.9% of the workforce in the Bel Air neighborhood which, according to NeighborhoodScout’s exclusive analysis, is a higher proportion of such high-level people than is found in 99.2% of the neighborhoods in America. For this reason, this neighborhood really stands out as unique.

    NOTABLE & UNIQUE: MODES OF TRANSPORTATION

    While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the Bel Air neighborhood stands out by having 94.7% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.6% of all American neighborhoods.

    Also, in the Bel Air neighborhood, many people’s commute means walking from the bedroom to the home office. NeighborhoodScout’s analysis found that 12.9% of residents worked from home. This may not seem like a large number, but Scout’s research shows that this is a higher percentage of people working from home than 97.1% of the neighborhoods in America. Often people who work from home are engaged in the creative or technological economy, such as is found in areas around Boston, and in Silicon Valley. Other times, people may be engaged in other businesses like trading stocks from home, or running a small beauty salon.

    NOTABLE & UNIQUE: CAR OWNERSHIP

    We Americans love our cars. Not only are they a necessity for most Americans due to the shape of our neighborhoods and the distances between where we live, work, shop, and go to school, but we also fancy them. As a result, most households in America have one, two, or three cars. But NeighborhoodScout’s exclusive analysis shows that the Bel Air neighborhood has a highly unusual pattern of car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout’s Analysis reveals that 38.5% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 96.0% of the neighborhoods in the nation.

    NOTABLE & UNIQUE: REAL ESTATE

    In addition, one way that the Bel Air neighborhood really stands out, is that it has more large 4, 5, or additional bedroom homes and real estate than 96.5% of the neighborhoods in America. When you walk or drive around this neighborhood, you’ll instantly notice the size of the homes here which definitely makes a strong visual statement.

    Furthermore, this Bel Air neighborhood has earned the amazing distinction of having one of the highest rates of detached, single-family homes of any neighborhood in the U.S. With 97.1% of the residential real estate here made up of free-standing single-family homes, there is a greater proportion of single-family homes here than in 95.9% of all neighborhoods in America.

    THE NEIGHBORS: INCOME

    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 Bel Air neighborhood in Los Angeles are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout’s exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 99.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 10.6% 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 62.7% of America’s neighborhoods.

    THE NEIGHBORS: OCCUPATIONS

    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 Bel Air neighborhood, 74.9% 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 17.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (4.9%), and 2.5% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.

    THE NEIGHBORS: ETHNICITY / ANCESTRY

    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 Bel Air neighborhood in Los Angeles, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (9.8%). There are also a number of people of Irania ancestry (9.6%), and residents who report Italian roots (5.0%), and some of the residents are also of Russian ancestry (4.4%), along with some English ancestry residents (4.3%), among others. In addition, 18.3% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

    THE NEIGHBORS: LANGUAGES

    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 Bel Air neighborhood is English, spoken by 75.2% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Persian and French.

    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 Bel Air neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

    Here most residents (94.7%) 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.

  • Hollywood, California

    Hollywood, California

    We hope these brief descriptions inspire you to explore these 7 neighborhoods within Hollywood.

    1. Norma Triangle – Legend has it that silent movie star Norma Talmadge had a film studio in what is now the best known and most historic of WeHo’s neighborhoods. The homes were said to have originally been dressing rooms for the stars, after whom she named the streets.
    2. West Hollywood West – Hidden away on the side streets north of Beverly Boulevard, south of Melrose Avenue between Doheny and La Cienega, meet the Mayberry of West Hollywood.
    3. Tri-West – Close to West Hollywood Park and the library, residents say the best part of living in Tri-West is the proximity to shops and restaurants. “Tri-West is in the center of all of West Hollywood’s main events such as the Halloween Carnaval, Gay Pride Parade and AIDS Walk,” said resident Larry Block.
    4. West Hollywood North – Is “a microcosm of the entire city,” said its neighborhood association vice president Lynn Hoopingarner.
    5. West Hollywood Heights – It’s the place to live for the best view in the city. WeHo’s smallest neighborhood sits north of the Sunset Strip, and formed in 2007 to fight off the Centrum Sunset project.
    6. Center City – Home to one-fifth of WeHo’s population, Center City boasts some of the largest, most historic apartment buildings in the city, and some of its most beautiful architecture.Nichols Canyon Rd / Astral Dr median real estate price is $1,116,163, which is more expensive than 92.7% of the neighborhoods in California and 99.0% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
    7. East Side – With a large Russian population, the Eastside has a different feel than other parts of the city. Life moves at a slower pace, and family plays a much more significant role. The average rental price in Nichols Canyon Rd / Astral Dr is currently $1,973, based on Neighborhood Scout’s exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 73.9% of the neighborhoods in California.

    Hollywood Hills neighborhoods offer:

    1. Beachwood Canyon – Is located in the northern section of the Hollywood Hills. It is nestled along Beachwood Drive from the Hollywood sign to Franklin Avenue. The area was formerly known as “Hollywoodland”, and the iconic Hollywood sign use to bear this name as well.Nichols Canyon Rd / Astral Dr is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Los Angeles, California.
    2. Franklyn Village – This quaint little hipster ‘hood between Hollywood, the 101 and the Hollywood Hills, is an oddity in L.A.—a compact, walkable neighborhood. The eastern border is N. Wilton Place, the southern border is Hollywood Blvd. from N. Wilton Place to the 101 Freeway, the western border is the 101 Freeway from Hollywood Blvd. to the Vine Street entrance, and the northern/western border is Franklin Avenue starting from the Vine Street entrance of the 101 Freeway and moving eastward to Cheremoya, then north on Cheremoya until the street ends. Then the northern border continues along Foothill Drive from Cheremoya moving eastward to N. Wilton Place.
    3. Hollywood Heights – Is a neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, California, bounded by Highland Avenue, Franklin Avenue, the Hollywood Bowl, and Outpost Drive. Hollywood Heights is a short drive from the hustle and bustle of Hollywood, yet it remains a secluded retreat away from the chaos of city life. Full of historic homes and cultural landmarks, those who call Hollywood Heights home are a lucky few.
    4. Hollywood Dell – The generally accepted borders of “the Dell” are east of Cahuenga, north of Franklin, west of Argyle and south of the Hollywood Reservoir. It is fully encompassed by zip code 90068. The neighborhood was established in the early 1920’s, and today is a mix of profesionals artists, families and even some famous faces. (The Dell has been home to The Rolling Stones, Minnie Driver, Marilyn Manson, Goldie Hawn, Eva Longoria Parker and Audrina Patridge.) With only about 1,000 residences, it’s easy to feel at home in this cozy community.
    5. Outpost Estates – Outpost Estates is located directly east of Runyon Canyon Park and centered around Outpost Drive. It was developed by Charles E. Toberman, and was one of the original 1920s Hollywood luxury residential neighborhoods in the heart of Old Hollywood. Most of the original houses have been preserved, and Lower Outpost looks much like it did in the 1920s. The name “Outpost” came from an early building in the neighborhood. General Harrison Grey Otis, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, acquired the estate from Don Tomás through legal wrangling associated with California’s scession to the United States. Near Casa Don Tomás, Otis built a clubhouse on the property for entertaining which he called The Outpost.

    Nichols Canyon Rd / Astral Dr 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 single-family homes. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Nichols Canyon Rd / Astral Dr neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.

    Nichols Canyon Rd / Astral Dr has a 14.9% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 73.5% of American neighborhoods). Most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This could either signal that there is 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 Los Angeles, the Nichols Canyon Rd / Astral Dr neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

    NOTABLE & UNIQUE: DIVERSITY

    Did you know that the Nichols Canyon Rd / Astral Dr neighborhood has more Eastern European and Lithuanian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It’s true! In fact, 5.7% of this neighborhood’s residents have Eastern European ancestry and 2.2% have Lithuanian ancestry.

    Nichols Canyon Rd / Astral Dr is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 7.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak French at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.7% of the neighborhoods in America.

    NOTABLE & UNIQUE: PEOPLE

    Nichols Canyon Rd / Astral Dr has the amazing distinction of housing more same sex couples living together than 98.9% of neighborhoods in the U.S. If you are seeking such a neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout’s analysis shows that this is one place that you should consider.

    THE NEIGHBORS: INCOME

    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 Nichols Canyon Rd / Astral Dr neighborhood in Los Angeles are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout’s exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 78.1% of the neighborhoods in America. With 23.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 62.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.

    THE NEIGHBORS: OCCUPATIONS

    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 Nichols Canyon Rd / Astral Dr neighborhood, 59.1% 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 26.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (10.8%), and 3.2% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.

    THE NEIGHBORS: 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 Nichols Canyon Rd / Astral Dr neighborhood in Los Angeles, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (7.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (5.9%), and residents who report Eastern European roots (5.7%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (5.4%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (5.3%), among others. In addition, 27.0% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

    THE NEIGHBORS: LANGUAGES

    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 Nichols Canyon Rd / Astral Dr neighborhood is English, spoken by 67.4% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, French, Greek and Russian.

    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 Nichols Canyon Rd / Astral Dr neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (39.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

    Here most residents (76.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also ride the bus to get to work (6.1%) and 5.4% 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.

  • Malibu, California

    Malibu, California

    Malibu is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 12,861 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Malibu is the 382nd largest community in California.

    Malibu home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Malibu real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

    Malibu is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 95.64% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Malibu is a city of professionals, managers and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Malibu who work in management occupations (20.05%), art, media, and design (13.22%) and sales jobs (12.43%).

    Of important note, Malibu is also a city of artists. Malibu has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Malibu’s character.

    Also of interest is that Malibu has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

    One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 24.16% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
    One of the nice things about Malibu is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

    One downside of living in Malibu, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.04 minutes every day commuting to work.

    Malibu Information and Demographics

    If knowledge is power, Malibu is a pretty powerful place. 61.25% of the adults in Malibu have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

    The per capita income in Malibu in 2010 was $99,276, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $397,104 for a family of four. However, Malibu contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
    Malibu is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Malibu home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Malibu residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Malibu include English, German, Irish, Italian, European and Russian.

    Foreign born people are also an important part of Malibu’s cultural character, accounting for 16.33% of the city’s population.

    The most common language spoken in Malibu is English. Some people also speak Spanish.

    Most Expensive Malibu Neighborhoods:
    1. Malibu Beach
    2. Pacific Coast Hwy / Encinal Canyon Rd
    3. Las Flores / Topanga Beach
    4. City Center
    5. Malibu Bowl / Pepperdine U

  • Santa Monica, California

    Santa Monica, California

    Santa Monica is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 93,220 people and 19 constituent neighborhoods, Santa Monica is the 80th largest community in California.

    Santa Monica home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Santa Monica real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

    Santa Monica is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 95.18% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Santa Monica is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Santa Monica who work in management occupations (16.74%), art, media, and design (12.84%), and sales jobs (10.46%).

    Of important note, Santa Monica is also a city of artists. Santa Monica has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Santa Monica’s character.

    Also of interest is that Santa Monica has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

    One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.80% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

    Santa Monica is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

    Like elsewhere in America, most people in Santa Monica use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Santa Monica‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

    Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Santa Monica. 65.27% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

    The per capita income in Santa Monica in 2010 was $59,704, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $238,816 for a family of four. However, Santa Monica contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

    Santa Monica is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Santa Monica home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Santa Monica residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Santa Monica also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.38% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Santa Monica include Irish, English, Russian, and Italian.

    In addition, Santa Monica has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (23.29%).

    The most common language spoken in Santa Monica is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.

     

  • Brentwood, California

    Brentwood, California

    Brentwood median real estate price is $3,116,532, which is more expensive than 99.5% of the neighborhoods in California and 99.9% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

    The average rental price in Brentwood is currently $2,778, based on NeighborhoodScout’s exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 86.1% of the neighborhoods in California.

    Brentwood is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Los Angeles, California.

    Brentwood real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Brentwood neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built before 1940.

    Home and apartment vacancy rates are 10.4% in Brentwood. NeighborhoodScout analysis shows that this rate is lower than 42.8% of the neighborhoods in the nation, approximately near the middle range for vacancies.

    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 Los Angeles, the Brentwood neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

    Notable & Unique: People

    Wealth makes most things in life easier, and a few things harder. If you are wealthy and enjoy keeping up with the Jones’, this neighborhood will interest you. In fact, according to NeighborhoodScout’s research, the Brentwood neighborhood is wealthier than 99.8% of the neighborhoods in the United States. Residents here are truly in a unique situation even when compared to other Americans, based on the sheer amount of wealth concentrated here. Even in times of economic downturn, residents of this neighborhood, as a group, suffered less and recovered more quickly. This is indeed a stand-out characteristic of this neighborhood. As one would expect in a considerably wealthy neighborhood such as this, Brentwood also has one of the lowest ratings of child poverty in the nation.

    In addition, if you’re a regular supporter of the arts and enjoy outings to the theatre, weekend boutique-ing, or even a finely aged wine with dinner, than you’re in good company with the people of the Brentwood neighborhood. This neighborhood is uniquely immersed with more “urban sophisticates” than 99.7% of neighborhoods across the country. The people here truly stand out as a class among their own. They are an exclusive community characterized by refined tastes, cultural inclinations, and the means to live well. Urban sophisticates live a big city lifestyle, whether or not they live in or near a big city. They are educated executives or managers by week, and serial patrons of the arts by weekend. If this lifestyle pertains to you, than you’ll certainly feel right at home in the Brentwood neighborhood. In addition to being an excellent choice for urban sophisticates, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for highly educated executives, active retirees and families with school-aged children.

    Also, do you like to read, write, and learn? Are you curious about the world? If so, this neighborhood may be a good fit for you. NeighborhoodScout’s research revealed that a full 84.2% of the adults living in the Brentwood neighborhood have earned at least a bachelor’s degree. This is a higher rate than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. In this way, this neighborhood truly stands out.

    Notable & Unique: Diversity

    Did you know that the Brentwood neighborhood has more Iranian and Eastern European ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It’s true! In fact, 9.2% of this neighborhood’s residents have Iranian ancestry and 5.2% have Eastern European ancestry.

    Brentwood is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 9.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Persian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.9% of the neighborhoods in America.

    Notable & Unique: Occupations

    Executives, managers and professionals make up 78.1% of the workforce in the Brentwood neighborhood which, according to NeighborhoodScout’s exclusive analysis, is a higher proportion of such high-level people than is found in 99.5% of the neighborhoods in America. For this reason, this neighborhood really stands out as unique.

    Furthermore, with 1.7% of employed workers living in the Brentwood neighborhood active in the military, this neighborhood has the distinction of having a higher proportion of people in the military than 96.8% of American neighborhoods. This is a major shaper of the neighborhood’s culture and character.

    Notable & Unique: Modes of Transportation

    In the Brentwood neighborhood, many people’s commute means walking from the bedroom to the home office. NeighborhoodScout’s analysis found that 19.0% of residents worked from home. This may not seem like a large number, but Scout’s research shows that this is a higher percentage of people working from home than 99.3% of the neighborhoods in America. Often people who work from home are engaged in the creative or technological economy, such as is found in areas around Boston, and in Silicon Valley. Other times, people may be engaged in other businesses like trading stocks from home, or running a small beauty salon.

    The Neighbors: Income

    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 Brentwood neighborhood in Los Angeles are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout’s exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 99.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% 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 100.0% of America’s neighborhoods.

    The Neighbors: Occupations

    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 Brentwood neighborhood, 78.1% 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 13.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (6.4%).

    The Neighbors: 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 Brentwood neighborhood in Los Angeles, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (11.2%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (10.6%), and residents who report Irania roots (9.2%), and some of the residents are also of Russian ancestry (8.9%), along with some English ancestry residents (7.0%), among others. In addition, 18.2% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

    The Neighbors: Languages

    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 Brentwood neighborhood is English, spoken by 75.0% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Persian, Spanish and Italian.

    Getting to Work

    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 Brentwood neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

    Here most residents (81.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also ride the bus to get to work (6.9%) and 5.3% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors 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.

  • Pacific Palisades, California

    Pacific Palisades, California

    Pacific Coast Hwy / Entrada Dr median real estate price is $4,355,292, which is more expensive than 99.8% of the neighborhoods in California and 100.0% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

    The average rental price in Pacific Coast Hwy / Entrada Dr is currently $2,711, based on NeighborhoodScout’s exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 84.8% of the neighborhoods in California.

    Pacific Coast Hwy / Entrada Dr is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Los Angeles, California. This is a coastal neighborhood (i.e., is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet).

    Pacific Coast Hwy / Entrada Dr real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Pacific Coast Hwy / Entrada Dr neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.

    Pacific Coast Hwy / Entrada Dr has a 11.7% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 63.1% of American neighborhoods). A relatively large percentage of housing here is seasonally occupied (7.1%), which can occur in some markets dominated by colleges or vacation homes. If you live here year round, you will find many of the homes or apartments are empty for all or a portion of the year.

    Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

    When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout’s exclusive exploration and analysis.

    Notable & Unique: Real Estate

    Pacific Coast Hwy / Entrada Dr 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, Pacific Coast Hwy / Entrada Dr 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.

    Notable & Unique: People

    If you come to know the people here, you will recognize that you’re in the company of one of the wealthiest communities in the nation. In fact, a mere 0.2% of America’s neighborhoods are wealthier than the Pacific Coast Hwy / Entrada Dr neighborhood. Real estate here is exceedingly well-maintained, and similarly, tends to maintain its value over time. The cars driven are mostly luxury brands like Mercedes, Audi, BMW, and Lexus. If the public schools aren’t up to snuff, the residents of this neighborhood preferentially send their children to private preparatory schools. Vacation to Disney? Yes, but equally popular are summers in Europe. As one would expect in a considerably wealthy neighborhood such as this, Pacific Coast Hwy / Entrada Dr also has one of the lowest ratings of child poverty in the nation.

    In addition, think about the people you know personally. How many of them would purchase box seats to opening night at the symphony? How many of them regularly attend gallery openings, or are the first to reserve tickets to opening night at the ballet? If they’re like most of us, they don’t do any of these things. But if you’re among an exclusive crowd of wealthy and refined patrons of the arts, then you’ll feel right at home in the Pacific Coast Hwy / Entrada Dr neighborhood: a neighborhood in which more “urban sophisticates” live than 99.5% of neighborhoods across the U.S. Here, your neighbors are defined as having urbane tastes in literature, music, live theatre and the arts. They are wealthy, educated, travel in style, and live a big city lifestyle whether or not they live in or near a big city. In addition to being an excellent choice for urban sophisticates, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for highly educated executives, active retirees and families with school-aged children.

    Also, some neighborhoods have residents that are more educated than others. But in this neighborhood there is a dramatic difference. NeighborhoodScout’s exclusive analysis reveals that 45.6% of the adults here have earned a Masters degree, medical degree, Ph.D. or law degree. This is a higher rate of people with a graduate degree than is found in 99.1% of U.S. neighborhoods, where the average American neighborhood has 8.4% of its adults with a graduate degree. If you are highly educated, you may have much in common with many of your neighbors here.

    Finally, priests and therapists would like to think they know the secrets to a truly successful marriage, but according to NeighborhoodScout’s research, the folks of the Pacific Coast Hwy / Entrada Dr neighborhood may actually hold the key. 65.5% of its residents are married, which is a higher percentage than is found in 95.4% of the neighborhoods in America.

    Notable & Unique: Occupations

    The Pacific Coast Hwy / Entrada Dr neighborhood has a higher proportion of its residents employed as executives, managers and professionals than 99.9% of the neighborhoods in American. In fact, 84.7% of the employed people here make a living as an executive, a manager, or other professional. With such a high concentration, this truly shapes the character of this neighborhood, and to a large degree defines what this neighborhood is about.

    Notable & Unique: Diversity

    Did you know that the Pacific Coast Hwy / Entrada Dr neighborhood has more Russian and Armenian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It’s true! In fact, 15.1% of this neighborhood’s residents have Russian ancestry and 4.0% have Armenian ancestry.

    Pacific Coast Hwy / Entrada Dr is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Persian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.1% of the neighborhoods in America.

    Notable & Unique: Modes of Transportation

    In the Pacific Coast Hwy / Entrada Dr neighborhood, many people’s commute means walking from the bedroom to the home office. NeighborhoodScout’s analysis found that 19.1% of residents worked from home. This may not seem like a large number, but Scout’s research shows that this is a higher percentage of people working from home than 99.4% of the neighborhoods in America. Often people who work from home are engaged in the creative or technological economy, such as is found in areas around Boston, and in Silicon Valley. Other times, people may be engaged in other businesses like trading stocks from home, or running a small beauty salon.

    The Neighbors: Income

    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 Pacific Coast Hwy / Entrada Dr neighborhood in Los Angeles are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout’s exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 99.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% 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 100.0% of America’s neighborhoods.

    The Neighbors: Occupations

    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 Pacific Coast Hwy / Entrada Dr neighborhood, 84.7% 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 11.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (2.6%).

    The Neighbors: Ethnicity / Ancestry

    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 Pacific Coast Hwy / Entrada Dr neighborhood in Los Angeles, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (15.2%). There are also a number of people of Russian ancestry (15.1%), and residents who report English roots (14.7%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (8.8%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (8.5%), among others. In addition, 15.2% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

    The Neighbors: Languages

    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 Pacific Coast Hwy / Entrada Dr neighborhood is English, spoken by 84.0% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Persian and French.

    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 Pacific Coast Hwy / Entrada Dr neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (37.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

    Here most residents (89.8%) 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 (5.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.

  • Manhattan Beach, California

    Manhattan Beach, California

    Manhattan Beach is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 35,818 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Manhattan Beach is the 222nd largest community in California.

    Manhattan Beach home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Manhattan Beach real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

    Manhattan Beach is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 95.14% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Manhattan Beach is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Manhattan Beach who work in management occupations (22.58%), sales jobs (13.70%), and business and financial occupations (9.71%).

    Of important note, Manhattan Beach is also a city of artists. Manhattan Beach has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Manhattan Beach’s character.

    Also of interest is that Manhattan Beach has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

    One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.36% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

    In addition, Manhattan Beach is home to many people who could be described as “urban sophisticates”. Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

    Because of many things, Manhattan Beach is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Manhattan Beach a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Manhattan Beach has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Manhattan Beach’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

    One of the nice things about Manhattan Beach is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

    One downside of living in Manhattan Beach is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Manhattan Beach, the average commute to work is 30.39 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

    Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Manhattan Beach. 73.55% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

    The per capita income in Manhattan Beach in 2010 was $83,419, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $333,676 for a family of four.

    Manhattan Beach is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Manhattan Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Manhattan Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Manhattan Beach include Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.

    The most common language spoken in Manhattan Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.

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