E Potrero Rd / Lake Sherwood Dr median real estate price is $940,921, which is more expensive than 86.0% of the neighborhoods in California and 97.7% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in E Potrero Rd / Lake Sherwood Dr is currently $2,717, based on NeighborhoodScout’s exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 91.2% of the neighborhoods in California.
E Potrero Rd / Lake Sherwood Dr is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Thousand Oaks, California.
E Potrero Rd / Lake Sherwood 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 occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the E Potrero Rd / Lake Sherwood Dr neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.
Real estate vacancies in E Potrero Rd / Lake Sherwood Dr are 5.4%, which is lower than one will find in 73.5% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in E Potrero Rd / Lake Sherwood Dr is above average for the U.S., and may signal some demand for either price increases or new construction of residential product for this neighborhood.
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: DIVERSITY
Did you know that the E Potrero Rd / Lake Sherwood Dr neighborhood has more Greek and Armenian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It’s true! In fact, 3.6% of this neighborhood’s residents have Greek ancestry and 1.6% have Armenian ancestry.
E Potrero Rd / Lake Sherwood Dr is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Hebrew at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
NOTABLE & UNIQUE: MODES OF TRANSPORTATION
A unique way of commuting is simply not to. And in the E Potrero Rd / Lake Sherwood Dr neighborhood, analysis shows that 16.1% of the residents work from home, avoiding a commute altogether. This may not seem like a large number, but it is a higher proportion of people working from home than is found in 98.7% of the neighborhoods in the United States. One thing NeighborhoodScout’s research reveals is that the wealthier and/or more isolated the neighborhood, the greater the proportion of residents who choose to work from home.
NOTABLE & UNIQUE: PEOPLE
If you are planning to retire in California, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, E Potrero Rd / Lake Sherwood Dr 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 California, 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 95.9% of neighborhoods in CA. If a California 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 highly educated executives and families with school-aged children.
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 E Potrero Rd / Lake Sherwood Dr neighborhood in Thousand Oaks 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 92.4% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.4% 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 88.6% 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 E Potrero Rd / Lake Sherwood Dr neighborhood, 58.9% 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 21.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (9.8%), and 8.7% 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 E Potrero Rd / Lake Sherwood Dr neighborhood in Thousand Oaks, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (18.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.4%), and residents who report English roots (9.7%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (5.7%), along with some Asian ancestry residents (5.6%), among others. In addition, 15.9% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
THE NEIGHBORS: LANGUAGES
The most common language spoken in the E Potrero Rd / Lake Sherwood Dr neighborhood is English, spoken by 86.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (4.7%).
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 E Potrero Rd / Lake Sherwood Dr neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (43.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (90.8%) 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 (5.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
