Alum Creek
District 1
About the neighborhood
Alum Creek offers a tranquil and serene environment with calm streets that create a peaceful atmosphere throughout the community. Housing predominantly features single detached homes, with a broad range of sizes available, including an abundance of three-bedroom options that suit varied preferences. The neighborhood was largely developed around 1981, giving it a well-established charm and appeal. Residents benefit from plentiful parking opportunities and a street layout optimized for car travel. This area provides a quiet setting that encourages relaxation and privacy, making it an ideal choice for individuals seeking a low-key residential neighborhood with convenient car accessibility.
Highlights
This area is great forCar friendly
This area is great forQuiet
This area is great forRestaurants
Characteristics
Transportation
Alum Creek is particularly car friendly. The city block layout is well suited for getting around by car, and it is straightforward to come across a place to park. Alum Creek is not very convenient for pedestrians as running day-to-day errands is inconvenient without a vehicle. This part of the Charleston metropolitan area is also not very cycling-friendly as cyclists are faced with quite a few hills, and the bicycling network is not very well-developed.
Services
In all but a very small number of cases, a car is required to buy groceries. There are a few options for those who value restaurants within a short distance. With respect to education, there are only a very small number of primary schools in this community and consequently they can be a very long trip away. In addition, Alum Creek does not have any high schools.
Character
Alum Creek offers a slower-paced environment. Alum Creek is very quiet, as the streets are usually very tranquil.
Car friendly10.0
Excellent access to freeways and/or major arteries, with almost no chance of parking problems
Cycling friendly2.0
Unsuitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling
Pedestrian friendly1.2
Other transportation modes are needed to reach day-to-day needs
Restaurants3.0
Some restaurants within a short drive
Groceries0.6
Few or no groceries within a short drive
Shopping1.4
Few or no shops within a short drive
Cafes1.0
Few or no cafés within a short drive
Quiet8.6
Very few sources of noise nearby
Nightlife1.0
Few or no bars within a short drive
Vibrant0.4
Calm atmosphere at all hours
Neighborhood Demographics
Median Household Income
- Median Per Capita Income
- $32,814
- Median Household Income
- $56,642
Housing Type
- 85.0% SINGLE DETACHED
- 0.0% SEMI DETACHED
- 0.0% MULTIPLEX (2-4 UNITS)
- 0.0% APARTMENT (5-19 UNITS)
- 0.0% APARTMENT (20+ UNITS)
- 15.0% MOBILE
- Single detached
- 85.0%
- Semi detached
- 0.0%
- Multiplex (2-4 units)
- 0.0%
- Apartment (5-19 units)
- 0.0%
- Apartment (20+ units)
- 0.0%
- Mobile
- 15.0%
Population Age
- Median Age
- 57.4%
- 0 to 4
- 0.0%
- 5 to 9
- 3.9%
- 10 to 14
- 1.8%
- 15 to 19
- 0.0%
- 20 to 24
- 4.9%
- 25 to 29
- 0.0%
- 30 to 34
- 5.1%
- 35 to 39
- 8.0%
- 40 to 44
- 9.7%
- 45 to 49
- 6.4%
- 50 to 54
- 7.5%
- 55 to 59
- 10.9%
- 60 to 64
- 12.4%
- 65 to 69
- 2.8%
- 70 to 74
- 7.8%
- 75 to 79
- 9.5%
- 80 to 84
- 3.4%
- 85 and over
- 5.9%
Education Level
- 9.0% DID NOT GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL
- 42.4% HIGH SCHOOL
- 30.6% SOME COLLEGE, NO DEGREE
- 9.9% DEGREE, CERTIFICATE, OR DIPLOMA BELOW BACHELOR'S DEGREE
- 6.6% BACHELOR'S DEGREE
- 1.5% MASTER'S DEGREE
- 0.0% PROFESSIONAL DEGREE
- 0.0% PHD
- Did not graduate high school
- 9.0%
- High School
- 42.4%
- Some college, no degree
- 30.6%
- Degree, certificate, or diploma below bachelor's degree
- 9.9%
- Bachelor's degree
- 6.6%
- Master's degree
- 1.5%
- Professional degree
- 0.0%
- PhD
- 0.0%
Commute Mode
- 0.0% FOOT
- 0.0% BIKE
- 0.0% TRANSIT
- 100.0% DRIVE
- 0.0% OTHER
- Foot
- 0.0%
- Bike
- 0.0%
- Transit
- 0.0%
- Drive
- 100.0%
- Other
- 0.0%
- None
- 0.0%
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