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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Elkins, AR Elkins, AR, Fayetteville, AR (City Center), Fayetteville, AR (College Ave/Appleby Rd), Fayetteville, AR (Crossover Rd/Huntsville Rd), Fayetteville, AR (Crossover Rd/Mission Blvd), Fayetteville, AR (Goshen), Fayetteville, AR (Gregg Ave/Sycamore St), Fayetteville, AR (Wedington Dr/Garland Ave), Springdale, AR (Johnson), Springdale, AR (Thompson St/College Ave)
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $185,236 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | very high cost relative to AR, medium cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Rowhouses & attached homes, a few Complexes/high rise apartments |
| 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 Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Urban Sophisticates, Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 8 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Upper middle income (well-above average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Hispanic, some Mexican, some Italian ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT School District
8,343 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
10 |
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| Better than: of AR school districts |
94.0% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
8 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
74.3% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 16 |
| STATE AVERAGE 14 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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PROFICIENT IN READING |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| ASBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1500 N. SANG AVE., FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72701 (479) 444-3080 |
KG-05 |
| BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3050 OLD MISSOURI, FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72703 (479) 444-3081 |
KG-05 |
| FAYETTEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL EAST 1001 W. STONE, FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72701 (479) 444-3050 |
09-12 |
| HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 300 S. RAY, FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72701 (479) 444-3085 |
KG-05 |
| HOLCOMB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2900 N. SALEM ROAD, FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72704 (479) 527-3610 |
KG-05 |
| HOLT MIDDLE SCHOOL 2365 N. RUPPLE RD., FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72704 (479) 527-3670 |
06-07 |
| JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 612 S. COLLEGE, FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72702 (479) 444-3087 |
KG-05 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 76.3 | 68.2 |
| BLACK (%) | 9.5 | 23.0 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 9.5 | 6.8 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 3.6 | 1.4 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 33.4 | 52.9 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,031 | $41,976,000 | 47.3 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $314 | $2,617,000 | 2.9 |
| STAFF | $683 | $5,695,000 | 6.4 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $120 | $1,003,000 | 1.1 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $425 | $3,544,000 | 4.0 |
| OPERATION | $791 | $6,597,000 | 7.4 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $237 | $1,980,000 | 2.2 |
| OTHER | $134 | $1,118,000 | 1.2 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,703 | $22,554,000 | 25.4 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $2,902 | $24,210,000 | 27.3 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $10,636 | $88,740,000 | 100.0 |
Elkins EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Elkins WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 33.8 |
| CHILDREN IN Elkins LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 8.3 |
Elkins Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO AR* |
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| Since 1990 |  220.04%
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11.58%
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About Elkins
Elkins is a very small town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 4,565 people and just one neighborhood, Elkins is the 79th largest community in Arkansas.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Elkins is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.1% of the Elkins workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Elkins is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elkins who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.20%), sales jobs (9.99%), and food service (5.74%).
One downside of living in Elkins, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.91 minutes every day commuting to work.
Elkins is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Elkins isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.24% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
Elkins is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Elkins Information and Demographics
The percentage of people in Elkins with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 10.30% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Elkins in 2000 was $13,772, which is lower middle income relative to Arkansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $55,088 for a family of four.
The people who call Elkins home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Elkins is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Elkins include German, Irish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Elkins is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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