Northwood, Irvine

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  • Place characteristics 1: located on the southern edge of .....

    Los Angeles
  • Place characteristics 2: about ........ ........ of Newport Beach
    10km east
  • Place characteristics 3: population size
    21,000 spread over 2000 households
  • Place characteristics 4: built on .....
    the former Irvine Ranch
  • Place characteristics 5: to the east are ..........
    the low Santa Ana mountains
  • Housing conditions 1: characterised by ......
    single-family houses on relatively large 'lots
  • Housing conditions 2: most households own their own home and .......
    2/3 of these have lived in Northwood for more than 10 years (91% own a home)
  • Housing conditions 3: average household size
    2.8 persons
  • Housing conditions 4: many of the streets are .........
    lined with trees, mostly eucalyptus, which are a legacy of the windbreaks established when the area was farmland
  • Environmental quality 1: air pollution is .........
    relatively low because it's on the edge of LA
  • Environmental quality 2: streets ......
    lined with trees
  • Environmental quality 3: crime rates .....
    70% lower than national average
  • Environmental quality 4: close to .......
    2 beaches
  • Access to resources 1: the city's largest employer
    University of California
  • Access to resources 2: well established companies e.g ......
    Blizzard Entertainment
  • Access to resources 3: several ....
    TNCs
  • Access to resources 4: lots of opportunities for ......
    start-up companies
  • Income 1: well off- ........
    $86,500/yr compared to national average of $52,250
  • Income 2: ........ jobs
    high paid
  • Income 3: most people have .......
    a degree
  • Health 1: very good .......
    healthcare services
  • Health 2: because air pollution is low, less .......
    respiratory problems for residents
  • Education 1: schools are regularly assessed as being .......
    some of the best achieving in the UK
  • Education 2: ..... high schools
    5
  • Education 3: percentage of residents 25+ with 1st degrees and percentage possessing masters or doctorates
    68.5% of those aged 25+ have first degrees
    20.5% posses masters or doctorates
  • Age/gender/ethnicity/personal mobility 1: proportion of families with school aged children
    1/3
  • Age/gender/ethnicity/personal mobility 2: proportion of residents who are white
    1/2
  • Age/gender/ethnicity/personal mobility 3: 2nd largest group are ......
    Asian, migrants from Vietnam
  • Age/gender/ethnicity/personal mobility 4: high .....
    personal mobility (wages, car ownership)
  • Future 1: often wins .......
    'best place to live
  • Future 2: high levels of ........
    safety
  • Future 3: may experience .......
    urban sprawl due to proximity to LA