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Big Bay
Powell
About the neighborhood
Big Bay offers a peaceful and quiet setting, making it ideal for residents seeking tranquility. The neighborhood features a variety of housing options, including single detached homes and row houses, with sizes ranging from lofts to spacious four-bedroom dwellings. The community benefits from easy access to primary schools nearby. Parking availability is plentiful, supporting convenient car access throughout the area. Although bicycling infrastructure is limited due to slopes and terrain, the overall environment remains calm and undisturbed by city noise. Big Bay showcases architectural charm with many homes built before 1960, adding character and a sense of history to the neighborhood.
Highlights
This area is great forQuiet
This area is great forCar friendly
This area is great forElementary Schools
Characteristics
Transportation
Driving is an excellent transportation option in Big Bay. It is straightforward to park. A majority of the houses for sale in this community are located in areas that are not very suitable for pedestrians because many daily needs are very inconvenient to carry out without a vehicle. The bicycle is a rather limited mode of transportation in Big Bay since the cycling infrastructure is quite bad, and there are a good number of slopes for cyclists to brave.
Services
It is very rarely an option for house buyers in Big Bay to buy groceries without needing a car. There are also a few choices for those who care about restaurants within a short distance. Concerning education, property buyers will find that wherever their home is located in Big Bay, primary schools are nearby. In contrast, neither high schools nor secondary schools are easy to reach without a vehicle.
Character
Big Bay offers a calm ambience. Big Bay is very quiet, as there are usually low levels of noise from traffic.
Car friendly9.2
Excellent access to freeways and/or major arteries, with almost no chance of parking problems
Cycling friendly2.4
Not very suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling
Pedestrian friendly1.0
Other transportation modes are needed to reach day-to-day needs
Restaurants2.6
Some restaurants within a short drive
Groceries0.4
Few or no groceries within a short drive
Shopping1.4
Few or no shops within a short drive
Cafes0.0
Few or no cafés within a short drive
Quiet10.0
Virtually no sources of noise nearby
Nightlife1.8
Few or no bars within a short drive
Vibrant0.4
Calm atmosphere at all hours
Neighborhood Demographics
Median Household Income
- Median Per Capita Income
- $23,898
- Median Household Income
- $60,147
Housing Type
- 95.9% SINGLE DETACHED
- 0.0% SEMI DETACHED
- 0.0% MULTIPLEX (2-4 UNITS)
- 0.0% APARTMENT (5-19 UNITS)
- 0.0% APARTMENT (20+ UNITS)
- 4.1% MOBILE
- Single detached
- 95.9%
- Semi detached
- 0.0%
- Multiplex (2-4 units)
- 0.0%
- Apartment (5-19 units)
- 0.0%
- Apartment (20+ units)
- 0.0%
- Mobile
- 4.1%
Population Age
- Median Age
- 53.5%
- 0 to 4
- 1.9%
- 5 to 9
- 7.5%
- 10 to 14
- 4.4%
- 15 to 19
- 0.0%
- 20 to 24
- 6.9%
- 25 to 29
- 9.4%
- 30 to 34
- 0.0%
- 35 to 39
- 9.1%
- 40 to 44
- 0.6%
- 45 to 49
- 4.4%
- 50 to 54
- 14.7%
- 55 to 59
- 2.2%
- 60 to 64
- 12.5%
- 65 to 69
- 8.8%
- 70 to 74
- 16.9%
- 75 to 79
- 0.0%
- 80 to 84
- 0.0%
- 85 and over
- 0.6%
Education Level
- 1.2% DID NOT GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL
- 24.1% HIGH SCHOOL
- 16.2% SOME COLLEGE, NO DEGREE
- 16.6% DEGREE, CERTIFICATE, OR DIPLOMA BELOW BACHELOR'S DEGREE
- 34.4% BACHELOR'S DEGREE
- 5.9% MASTER'S DEGREE
- 0.0% PROFESSIONAL DEGREE
- 1.6% PHD
- Did not graduate high school
- 1.2%
- High School
- 24.1%
- Some college, no degree
- 16.2%
- Degree, certificate, or diploma below bachelor's degree
- 16.6%
- Bachelor's degree
- 34.4%
- Master's degree
- 5.9%
- Professional degree
- 0.0%
- PhD
- 1.6%
Commute Mode
- 32.0% FOOT
- 0.0% BIKE
- 0.0% TRANSIT
- 68.0% DRIVE
- 0.0% OTHER
- Foot
- 32.0%
- Bike
- 0.0%
- Transit
- 0.0%
- Drive
- 68.0%
- Other
- 0.0%
- None
- 0.0%
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