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Blackburn
Elmwood
About the neighborhood
Blackburn presents a tranquil environment with low traffic noise, enhancing overall calmness throughout the area. The neighborhood primarily features single detached homes, showcasing architectural styles from the mid-20th century alongside more recent designs from the 1990s. Approximately 80% of residents take pride in home ownership, contributing to a stable community character. Convenient parking options make vehicular transportation efficient and accessible. While hills add charm to the landscape, they also shape a distinctive neighborhood experience. With a selection of two and three bedroom homes, this area offers comfortable living spaces set within a peaceful and pleasant setting.
Highlights
This area is great forCar friendly
This area is great forQuiet
This area is great forCycling friendly
Characteristics
Transportation
Blackburn is a very good part of the Kansas City metropolitan area for getting around by car. It is very convenient to find a place to park. Blackburn is not very conducive to biking since cyclists are faced with quite a few hills, and the cycling network is not very extensive. Most homes for sale in this city are located in places that are also not very suitable for pedestrians because very few daily errands can be run without a vehicle.
Services
There are no high schools and no primary schools in this part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. With respect to food, a car is almost always needed in Blackburn to access the closest supermarket.
Character
People who prefer a calm atmosphere will enjoy Blackburn. Blackburn is very quiet overall, as there isn't a lot of street noise or city clamor.
Car friendly8.8
Excellent access to freeways and/or major arteries, with a very low chance of parking problems
Cycling friendly2.2
Not very suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling
Pedestrian friendly1.2
Other transportation modes are needed to reach day-to-day needs
Restaurants0.2
Few or no restaurants within a short drive
Groceries0.2
Few or no groceries within a short drive
Shopping1.6
Few or no shops within a short drive
Cafes0.0
Few or no cafés within a short drive
Quiet8.0
Very few sources of noise nearby
Nightlife0.4
Few or no bars within a short drive
Vibrant0.4
Calm atmosphere at all hours
Neighborhood Demographics
Median Household Income
- Median Per Capita Income
- $42,279
- Median Household Income
- $64,240
Housing Type
- 85.5% SINGLE DETACHED
- 0.0% SEMI DETACHED
- 3.6% MULTIPLEX (2-4 UNITS)
- 0.0% APARTMENT (5-19 UNITS)
- 0.0% APARTMENT (20+ UNITS)
- 10.9% MOBILE
- Single detached
- 85.5%
- Semi detached
- 0.0%
- Multiplex (2-4 units)
- 3.6%
- Apartment (5-19 units)
- 0.0%
- Apartment (20+ units)
- 0.0%
- Mobile
- 10.9%
Population Age
- Median Age
- 44.3%
- 0 to 4
- 2.7%
- 5 to 9
- 7.1%
- 10 to 14
- 9.7%
- 15 to 19
- 6.2%
- 20 to 24
- 4.4%
- 25 to 29
- 2.7%
- 30 to 34
- 4.4%
- 35 to 39
- 3.5%
- 40 to 44
- 3.5%
- 45 to 49
- 4.4%
- 50 to 54
- 5.3%
- 55 to 59
- 9.7%
- 60 to 64
- 6.2%
- 65 to 69
- 2.7%
- 70 to 74
- 2.7%
- 75 to 79
- 6.2%
- 80 to 84
- 1.8%
- 85 and over
- 2.7%
Education Level
- 6.6% DID NOT GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL
- 35.5% HIGH SCHOOL
- 18.4% SOME COLLEGE, NO DEGREE
- 10.5% DEGREE, CERTIFICATE, OR DIPLOMA BELOW BACHELOR'S DEGREE
- 18.4% BACHELOR'S DEGREE
- 5.3% MASTER'S DEGREE
- 0.0% PROFESSIONAL DEGREE
- 2.6% PHD
- Did not graduate high school
- 6.6%
- High School
- 35.5%
- Some college, no degree
- 18.4%
- Degree, certificate, or diploma below bachelor's degree
- 10.5%
- Bachelor's degree
- 18.4%
- Master's degree
- 5.3%
- Professional degree
- 0.0%
- PhD
- 2.6%
Commute Mode
- 3.8% FOOT
- 0.0% BIKE
- 0.0% TRANSIT
- 82.7% DRIVE
- 0.0% OTHER
- Foot
- 3.8%
- Bike
- 0.0%
- Transit
- 0.0%
- Drive
- 82.7%
- Other
- 0.0%
- None
- 13.5%
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