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Palmer, AK (Butte / Lazy Mountain)

Click for helpFound within zip code: 99645

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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $238,500
  • medium cost relative to Alaska
  • medium cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$2,010,000+  1%
$1,507,001-$2,010,000  0%
$1,005,001-$1,507,000  1%
$804,001-$1,005,000  0%
$603,001-$804,000  2%
$402,001-$603,000  7%
$201,001-$402,000  50%
$100,001-$201,000  24%
$0-$100,000  16%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE medium cost relative to AK, high cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER		 DETAILS
THE SETTING Remote (based on population density), farms, coastal
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, a few Rowhouses & attached homes
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), some Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mixed owners & renters
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Nautical, Quiet


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 6 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Upper middle income (well-above average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Government employees, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Farmers, foresters, or fishers
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Black, some Hispanic, some East Asian, some Mexican
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some French speaking

School Rating Information


Neighborhood Educational Rating

SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD* GRADES
BUTTE ELEMENTARY
4006 S. BUTTE ROAD, PALMER, AK 99645
(907) 745-4871 		PK-05
GLACIER VIEW SCHOOL
MILE 104 GLENN HIGHWAY, PALMER, AK 99645
(907) 745-5122 		KG-12
HORIZON CHARTER
PO BOX 3927, PALMER, AK 99645
(907) 745-4675 		N-N
SNOWSHOE ELEMENTARY
2001 W. FAIRVIEW LOOP, PALMER, AK 99645
(907) 376-9500 		PK-06

* Depending on where you live in this neighborhood, your children may attend these schools or other schools outside the neighborhood. Always check with your local school department to determine which schools your children may attend based on your specific address and your child's grade-level.

This neighborhood is served by one school district.

MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH SCHS, AK School District




15,506 Students enrolled in District

39 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)		 7
Better than:
of AK school
districts		 66.0%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best) 		5
Better than:
of US school
districts		 41.7%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
18
STATE AVERAGE 17

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

79%
77%
83%
83%
75%
72%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH		 PROFICIENT IN
READING		 PROFICIENT IN
MATH
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 82.9 57.6
BLACK (%) 1.2 4.6
HISPANIC (%) 2.3 4.2
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 1.6 6.9
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 12.0 26.6
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 31.8 31.4
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $5,733 $88,893,000 47.0
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $852 $13,209,000 7.0
STAFF $375 $5,820,000 3.1
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $78 $1,203,000 0.6
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $693 $10,741,000 5.7
OPERATION $1,066 $16,533,000 8.7
TRANSPORTATION $594 $9,214,000 4.9
OTHER $448 $6,948,000 3.7
TOTAL SUPPORT $4,106 $63,668,000 33.7
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $2,349 $36,426,000 19.3
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $12,188 $188,987,000 100.0
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 18.8
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 15.4

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Neighborhood Crime Data Click for help


VIOLENT PROPERTY TOTAL
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annual crimes per 1,000 residents
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  • Violent Crime Comparison per 1,000 residents

  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 4.7
  • MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
  • in Butte / Lazy Mountain
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  • in Palmer
    1 in 74
  • in Alaska
    1 in 149
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13.54
6.69
Butte /
Lazy Mountain 		Palmer Alaska
Palmer, AK violent crimes
Population: 4,578
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL 0 1 3 58
RATE PER 1,000 0.00 0.22 0.66 12.67
United States violent crimes
Population: 296,410,404
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL 16,692 93,934 417,122 862,947
RATE PER 1,000 0.06 0.32 1.41 2.91

  • Property Crime Rate Comparison per 1,000 residents

  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 34.3
  • MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
  • in Butte / Lazy Mountain
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  • in Palmer
    1 in 19
  • in Alaska
    1 in 26
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53.08
38.24
Butte /
Lazy Mountain 		Palmer Alaska
Palmer, AK property crimes
Population: 4,578
BURGLARY THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL 21 205 14
RATE PER 1,000 4.59 44.78 3.06
United States property crimes
Population: 296,410,404
BURGLARY THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL 2,154,126 6,776,807 1,235,226
RATE PER 1,000 7.27 22.86 4.17

  • Crimes Per Square Mile

  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 49.6
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Butte /
Lazy Mountain 		Palmer Alaska

Neighborhood Appreciation Rates Click for help
PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO AK*		 COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 203.80% 11.16% 9 9
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Palmer, AK Appreciation Rates (city-wide)
PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO AK*		 COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 234.05% 12.82% 9 10
Last 10 Years 100.01% 10.00% 9 7
Last 5 Years 56.47% 11.29% 8 8
Last 2 Years 8.24% 4.12% 8 5
Last 12 Months 0.92% 0.92% 8 4
Latest Quarter 0.32% 1.28% 8 7
* 10 is highest

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