Many of the residences in the West Farms neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 19. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. West Farms 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 small apartment buildings. West Farms is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Bronx, New York. Rents here are currently lower in price than 74.3% of New York neighborhoods. The average rental price in West Farms is currently $1,408, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. West Farms median real estate price is $577,284, which is more expensive than 55.6% of the neighborhoods in New York and 81.4% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. If there was not a name available, we named the census tract by the largest street intersection in the census tract (e.g., Worcester, MA (Lincoln St/Plantation St) Then we named each census tract to the local colloquially recognized neighborhood name for that spot (e.g., Boston, MA (Dorchester). Since census tracts are subdivisions of a county, we did a spatial overlay of the census tracts onto city and town boundaries using a geographic information system to properly assign each census tract to its appropriate city or town. In urban areas, they are small, and in rural areas they can cover an entire small town or even a few small towns in very rural areas. Because census tracts are based on population, they vary in size depending on the density of settlement. This is the most fine-grained area for which detailed information is made available from the government, to protect the individual privacy of each of us. Census tracts usually have 4,000 persons, but can range between 1,500 and 8,000 persons. Census Bureau in conjunction with local authorities all across the country to define real neighborhoods that are bounded to contain areas with homogeneous population characteristics (including economic status, lifestyle, and living conditions).
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