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Opelika, AL (City Center)

Click for helpFound within zip code: 36801

POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Opelika, AL (City Center) Auburn, AL (City Center), Auburn, AL (College St/Shell Toomer Pky), Auburn, AL (College St/University Dr), Auburn, AL (Glenn Ave/University Dr), Auburn, AL (Marvyn/Hopewell), Auburn, AL (Opelika Rd/Gay St), Auburn, AL (Samford Ave/Brookwood Dr), Opelika, AL (2nd Ave/10th St), Opelika, AL (Pepperell), Opelika, AL (Roanoke Junction/Opelika State Technical College)

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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $125,400
  • medium cost relative to Alabama
  • low cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$1,822,000+  0%
$1,367,001-$1,822,000  0%
$911,001-$1,367,000  0%
$729,001-$911,000  0%
$547,001-$729,000  0%
$364,001-$547,000  0%
$182,001-$364,000  24%
$91,001-$182,000  40%
$0-$91,000  36%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE very low cost relative to AL, very 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 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 Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mixed owners & renters
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Artsy/funky, Walkable, Urban Sophisticates


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Mixed ages, some College students (people currently attending college), some Seniors (people 65 and over), 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 Low income (among the 15% lowest income communities in America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Government employees
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly Black, some White (non-Hispanic)
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some French speaking

School Rating Information


Neighborhood Educational Rating

SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD GRADES
There are no schools physically located in this neighborhood.
This neighborhood is served by one school district.

OPELIKA CITY, AL School District




4,178 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)		 5
Better than:
of AL school
districts		 48.1%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best) 		2
Better than:
of US school
districts		 15.0%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
12
STATE AVERAGE 13

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

76%
78%
80%
82%
71%
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) (%) 32.3 59.4
BLACK (%) 64.4 36.0
HISPANIC (%) 1.5 2.8
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 1.6 1.0
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.1 0.8
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 58.8 51.6
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $5,310 $22,186,000 50.6
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $329 $1,373,000 3.1
STAFF $540 $2,255,000 5.1
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $281 $1,173,000 2.7
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $524 $2,188,000 5.0
OPERATION $821 $3,432,000 7.8
TRANSPORTATION $316 $1,320,000 3.0
OTHER $157 $655,000 1.5
TOTAL SUPPORT $2,967 $12,396,000 28.3
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $2,205 $9,212,000 21.0
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $10,482 $43,794,000 100.0
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 13.1
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 53.5

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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 City Center
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  • in Opelika
    1 in 71
  • in Alabama
    1 in 225
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14.11
4.42
City Center Opelika Alabama
Opelika, AL violent crimes
Population: 23,529
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL 2 29 42 259
RATE PER 1,000 0.09 1.23 1.79 11.01
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 City Center
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  • in Opelika
    1 in 14
  • in Alabama
    1 in 25
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72.08
39.89
City Center Opelika Alabama
Opelika, AL property crimes
Population: 23,529
BURGLARY THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL 345 1,315 36
RATE PER 1,000 14.66 55.89 1.53
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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City Center Opelika Alabama

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PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO AL*		 COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 154.97% 8.49% 7 7
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Opelika, AL Appreciation Rates (city-wide)
PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO AL*		 COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 151.38% 8.29% 5 6
Last 10 Years 81.30% 8.13% 6 5
Last 5 Years 43.37% 8.67% 6 6
Last 2 Years 12.09% 6.04% 4 7
Last 12 Months 2.06% 2.06% 2 5
Latest Quarter -1.47% -5.88% 1 3
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