Whats your neighborhood like? (middle-class, real estate, houses)

[CTownNative]

What would you classify as the economic status of most of the people in your neighborhood?

[tahiti]

my answer will be different if I'm comparing it to the rest of the US, or the rest of NJ.

rest of US - Rich and Wealthy
rest of NJ - High Middle

(average household income is around $110K)

[CTownNative]

Both of the nieghborhoods I've lived in have been lower middle class.The neighborhood I lived in in Ohio was lower middle class and poor,the one I live in in Colorado is lower middle class and middle class.

[KellyFG]

for the US we are rich & wealthy, for the rest of Long Island we are lower middle class.

[missymomof3]

I live in a working class neighborhood whatever that is (I am guessing lower middle and upper lower)

[SteelCityRising]

I live in a middle-class housing development that consists largely of brick ranch-styled homes near Scranton, PA. The 35 homes in my subdivision are exclusively occupied by Caucasian families, most of whom have lived in these homes since the community was settled in the early-1970s. The socioeconomic conditions of the neighborhood are varied, but most residents here do not have a formal education beyond high school, debunking the theory that one must possess a college degree to "make it" in life. Here are some examples of couples in my neighborhood:

-Husband: CPA, Wife: Unemployed
-Husband: Scientist, Deceased, Wife: High School Cafeteria Staff
-Husband: High School Teacher and Coach, Wife: Elementary Teacher
-Husband: Unemployed, Disability, Wife: Airport Desk Staff
-Husband: Contractor, Wife: Retail Cashier
-Husband: Office Worker, Wife: Bank Staff
-Husband: Fireworks Outlet Owner, Wife: Unemployed
-Husband: Scientist, Deceased, Wife: Retail Sales, Retired

My own parents are a systems analyst and a retail merchandiser who earn a combined $70,000 or so annually, yet we're being "blown out of the water" by the proliferation of luxury vehicles and "toys" our neighbors are all purchasing as of late. Either there's a secret "money tree" growing here in Scranton that we have yet to be informed of, or our neighbors are in debt up to their eyeballs!

[synchro]

Very hard to quantify / explain.
Normal working people, we just got here before
values became inflated.
No one has the "trappings of wealth".
Older cars, mobiles and modulars.
Located in S/W Colorado canyon country.
Private road access, convenient to paved road.
Each owner has at least 40 acres.
Most of us OWN, Free and Clear.
Most of us have very little if any debt.
Wildlife, views to dream of, fresh air, no crime, Privacy.
I feel very wealthy.
edited to add: Eight properties in the neighborhood.

[Fuzz]

Our neighborhood is quite varied. Our immediate neighbors include a bartender, computer network engineer, construction foreman, housewife, consultant, real estate agent, etc. About a block or two away, there are construction workers, retail salespeople, day laborers, grocery store cashiers, ski instructors, etc. And just up the hill the other way there are houses worth $1.5MM and higher (have no idea what those people do for work).

[SpeedyAZ]

My immediate neighborhood is filled with mostly upper-middle class families and singles. Tons of newer BMW's, Infiniti's, and Lexuses. But the entire community ranges from middle class all the way up to the wealthy living in $5+ million dollar houses.

[bigtallredhead]

Lower middle class/working class on average. Some poor, few upper middle class. Majority white, but many hispanic and some asian. Small, world war II Ara single family homes with front porches (built DURING the war) and large back yards/small front yards. Many of the back yards have fruit trees. The neighborhood has a somewhat of a semi rural feel to it. It is a bit run down in places but mostly just a kind of informal feel to it. Lot's of trees. Many streets have no sidewalks, but people walk down the street anyway. People actualy know most of their neighbors. It's definitely not a stereotypical S.F. bay area type of neighborhood, though it is on the Outskirts of the region.

-I like my neighborhood. Emil.