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Decatur, AL (Moulton Heights / Oakworth)

Click for helpFound within zip code: 35601

POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Decatur, AL (Moulton Heights / Oakworth) Decatur, AL (Austinville), Decatur, AL (Basham/Wolftown), Decatur, AL (Cedar Lake/Flint City), Decatur, AL (City Center), Decatur, AL (Fairview), Decatur, AL (Pennylane/Stratford Rd), Decatur, AL (Rolling Hills/Hickory Hills), Hartselle, AL (U.S. Route 31/Ausley Bend Rd), Hartselle, AL (Valley View/Clemons Crossroad), Madison, AL (Mooresville)

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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $95,000
  • low cost relative to Alabama
  • low cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$1,586,000+  0%
$1,190,001-$1,586,000  0%
$793,001-$1,190,000  0%
$635,001-$793,000  0%
$476,001-$635,000  0%
$317,001-$476,000  0%
$159,001-$317,000  4%
$79,001-$159,000  70%
$0-$79,000  26%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE medium cost relative to AL, low cost relative to the nation


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


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 2 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Middle income (near average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Government employees
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Black, some Irish ancestry, some East Asian, some Italian ancestry
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking

School Rating Information


Neighborhood Educational Rating

SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD* GRADES
WEST DECATUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
708 MEMORIAL DR SW, DECATUR, AL 35601
(256) 552-3027 		PK-05

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This neighborhood is served by two school districts.

DECATUR CITY, AL School District




8,977 Students enrolled in District

19 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)		 6
Better than:
of AL school
districts		 58.9%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best) 		2
Better than:
of US school
districts		 18.7%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
13
STATE AVERAGE 13

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

78%
78%
81%
82%
75%
74%
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) (%) 52.8 59.4
BLACK (%) 33.7 36.0
HISPANIC (%) 12.1 2.8
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 0.9 1.0
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.2 0.8
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 51.6 51.6
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $5,252 $47,144,000 47.2
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $403 $3,617,000 3.6
STAFF $458 $4,110,000 4.1
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $138 $1,238,000 1.2
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $540 $4,847,000 4.8
OPERATION $998 $8,955,000 9.0
TRANSPORTATION $174 $1,563,000 1.6
OTHER $90 $811,000 0.8
TOTAL SUPPORT $2,801 $25,141,000 25.2
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $3,068 $27,538,000 27.6
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $11,120 $99,823,000 100.0
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 5.2
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 30.8

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MORGAN COUNTY, AL School District




7,792 Students enrolled in District

19 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)		 7
Better than:
of AL school
districts		 62.8%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best) 		3
Better than:
of US school
districts		 21.3%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
13
STATE AVERAGE 13

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

79%
78%
84%
82%
74%
74%
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) (%) 93.7 59.4
BLACK (%) 2.7 36.0
HISPANIC (%) 2.7 2.8
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 0.3 1.0
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.5 0.8
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 41.8 51.6
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $4,656 $36,276,000 51.9
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $487 $3,796,000 5.4
STAFF $420 $3,270,000 4.7
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $146 $1,140,000 1.6
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $465 $3,620,000 5.2
OPERATION $763 $5,949,000 8.5
TRANSPORTATION $448 $3,491,000 5.0
OTHER $72 $562,000 0.8
TOTAL SUPPORT $2,801 $21,828,000 31.2
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $1,517 $11,817,000 16.9
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $8,973 $69,921,000 100.0
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 5.2
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 30.8

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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 Moulton Heights / Oakworth
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  • in Decatur
    1 in 202
  • in Alabama
    1 in 225
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4.95
4.42
Moulton Heights /
Oakworth 		Decatur Alabama
Decatur, AL violent crimes
Population: 53,953
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL 1 20 137 109
RATE PER 1,000 0.02 0.37 2.54 2.02
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
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  • in Decatur
    1 in 14
  • in Alabama
    1 in 25
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72.67
39.89
Moulton Heights /
Oakworth 		Decatur Alabama
Decatur, AL property crimes
Population: 53,953
BURGLARY THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL 710 3,026 185
RATE PER 1,000 13.16 56.09 3.43
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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9
Moulton Heights /
Oakworth 		Decatur Alabama

Neighborhood Appreciation Rates Click for help
PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO AL*		 COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 63.65% 3.48% 1 1
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Decatur, AL Appreciation Rates (city-wide)
PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO AL*		 COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 86.71% 4.75% 1 1
Last 10 Years 46.44% 4.64% 1 1
Last 5 Years 24.71% 4.94% 1 2
Last 2 Years 13.47% 6.73% 6 8
Last 12 Months 6.37% 6.37% 8 9
Latest Quarter 2.27% 9.08% 9 10