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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Willow Ridge / Brittany Ridge median real estate price is $542,468, which is more expensive than 86.3% of the neighborhoods in Kansas and 63.7% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

The average rental price in Willow Ridge / Brittany Ridge is currently $2,161, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 87.8% of the neighborhoods in Kansas.

Willow Ridge / Brittany Ridge is a rural neighborhood (based on population density) located in Shawnee, Kansas.

Willow Ridge / Brittany Ridge real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and townhomes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Willow Ridge / Brittany Ridge neighborhood are newer, built in 2000 or more recently. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.

In Willow Ridge / Brittany Ridge, the current vacancy rate is 1.3%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 89.6% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Willow Ridge / Brittany Ridge is very tight compared to the demand for property here.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

People

In a nation where 1 out of every 4 children lives in poverty, the Willow Ridge / Brittany Ridge neighborhood stands out as being ranked among the lowest 0.0% of neighborhoods affected by this global issue.

In addition, astoundingly, NeighborhoodScout's research reveals that this single neighborhood has a higher concentration of married couples living here than 98.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Whether they have school-aged children or not, married couples are the rule in the Willow Ridge / Brittany Ridge neighborhood. If you are a married couple, you may find many people here with a similar lifestyle, and perhaps common interests. But if you are single, you might not find many other singles here.

Also, if you are planning to retire in Kansas, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, Willow Ridge / Brittany Ridge 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 Kansas, 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 97.7% of neighborhoods in KS. If a Kansas retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for college students, highly educated executives and families with school-aged children.

Real Estate

If you like the look and ambience of new homes and newly built neighborhoods, you will love the Willow Ridge / Brittany Ridge neighborhood. A whopping 71.5% of the homes and other residential real estate here were built after 1999, which is a higher proportion of new homes then you will find in 95.8% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. Everything here just feels new.

Diversity

Did you know that the Willow Ridge / Brittany Ridge neighborhood has more Scottish and Iranian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 9.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Scottish ancestry and 4.0% have Iranian ancestry.

Willow Ridge / Brittany Ridge is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.7% 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 96.4% of the neighborhoods in America.

Migration / Stability

Do you like to be surrounded by people from all over the country or world, with different perspectives and life experiences? Or do you instead prefer to be in a neighborhood where most residents have lived there for a long time, creating a sense of cohesiveness? NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood stands out among American neighborhoods for the uniqueness of the mobility of its residents. In the Willow Ridge / Brittany Ridge neighborhood, a greater proportion of the residents living here today did not live here five years ago than is found in 95.9% of U.S. Neighborhoods. This neighborhood, more than almost any other in America, has new residents from other areas.

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 Willow Ridge / Brittany Ridge neighborhood in Shawnee are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 83.2% 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.

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 Willow Ridge / Brittany Ridge neighborhood, 65.6% 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 22.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions (9.4%), and 8.4% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Willow Ridge / Brittany Ridge neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.3% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.1%).

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 Willow Ridge / Brittany Ridge neighborhood in Shawnee, KS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (21.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (14.8%), and residents who report Scottish roots (9.4%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (9.4%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (4.8%), among others.

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 Willow Ridge / Brittany Ridge neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (72.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (69.6%) 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.


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