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Rio Del Mar, CA

Found within zip code: 95003
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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $841,814
  • high cost relative to California
  • high cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$1,898,000+  3%
$1,424,001-$1,898,000  4%
$950,001-$1,424,000  27%
$759,001-$950,000  30%
$570,001-$759,000  23%
$380,001-$570,000  9%
$190,001-$380,000  3%
$95,001-$190,000  1%
$0-$95,000  1%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE very high cost relative to CA, very high cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER
DETAILS
THE SETTING Urban (based on population density), coastal
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Rowhouses & attached homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Small apartment buildings, 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 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, Urban Sophisticates, Walkable


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some College students (people currently attending college)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 10 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Wealthy (among the 15% most wealthy communities in America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Government employees
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Hispanic, some Italian ancestry, some Mexican, some East Asian
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some French speaking

School Rating Information


Rio Del Mar Educational Rating
This town is served by one school district.

PAJARO VALLEY UNIFIED School District




19,329 Students enrolled in District

33 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)
2
Better than:
of CA school
districts
19.2%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best)
1
Better than:
of US school
districts
6.5%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
21
STATE AVERAGE 21

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

38%
50%
35%
48%
40%
52%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH
PROFICIENT IN
READING
PROFICIENT IN
MATH
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT GRADES
ACADEMIC/VOCATIONAL CHARTER INSTITUTE
294 GREEN VALLEY RD., WATSONVILLE, CA 95077
(831) 786-2100
10-12
ALIANZA CHARTER
115 CASSERLY RD., WATSONVILLE, CA 95076
(831) 728-6333
KG-08
AMESTI ELEMENTARY
25 AMESTI RD., WATSONVILLE, CA 95076
(831) 728-6250
KG-05
ANN SOLDO ELEMENTARY
1140 MENASCO DR., WATSONVILLE, CA 95076
(831) 786-1310
KG-05
APTOS HIGH
7301 FREEDOM BLVD., APTOS, CA 95003
(408) 686-6565
09-12
APTOS JUNIOR HIGH
1001 HUNTINGTON DR., APTOS, CA 95003
(831) 688-3234
07-08
BRADLEY ELEMENTARY
321 CORRALITOS RD., WATSONVILLE, CA 95076
(831) 728-6366
KG-06
CALABASAS ELEMENTARY
202 CALABASAS RD., WATSONVILLE, CA 95076
(831) 728-6368
KG-06
CESAR E. CHAVEZ MIDDLE
440 ARTHUR RD., WATSONVILLE, CA 95076
(831) 786-2135
06-08
E. A. HALL MIDDLE
201 BREWINGTON AVE., WATSONVILLE, CA 95076
(831) 728-6270
06-08
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School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 19.8 31.0
BLACK (%) 0.6 8.0
HISPANIC (%) 77.1 48.5
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 2.2 11.7
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.2 0.8
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 63.2 47.6
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $5,522 $106,740,000 49.9
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $506 $9,787,000 4.6
STAFF $1,006 $19,444,000 9.1
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $118 $2,288,000 1.1
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $638 $12,325,000 5.8
OPERATION $798 $15,431,000 7.2
TRANSPORTATION $333 $6,437,000 3.0
OTHER $385 $7,448,000 3.5
TOTAL SUPPORT $3,785 $73,160,000 34.2
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $1,753 $33,875,000 15.8
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $11,060 $213,775,000 100.0
Rio Del Mar EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN Rio Del Mar WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 51.4
CHILDREN IN Rio Del Mar LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 5.2

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Rio Del Mar Appreciation Rates Click for help

PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO CA*
COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 122.16% 6.42% 7 5
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About Rio Del Mar

Rio Del Mar is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 9,133 people and just one neighborhood, Rio Del Mar is the 446th largest community in California.

Rio Del Mar is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.04% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Rio Del Mar is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rio Del Mar who work in sales jobs (15.66%), management occupations (15.37%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.27%).

Of important note, Rio Del Mar is also a town of artists. Rio Del Mar has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Rio Del Mar's character.

Also of interest is that Rio Del Mar has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.65% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Rio Del Mar. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Rio Del Mar.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Rio Del Mar is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Rio Del Mar are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. This is certainly the case with Rio Del Mar, which has a vibrant tourist economy.

In Rio Del Mar, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.36 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Rio Del Mar is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Rio Del Mar, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.86% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Rio Del Mar 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.

Rio Del Mar Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Rio Del Mar is a pretty powerful place. 53.98% of the adults in Rio Del Mar have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Rio Del Mar in 2000 was $39,034, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $156,136 for a family of four. However, Rio Del Mar contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Rio Del Mar home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Rio Del Mar is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rio Del Mar include English, Irish, German, Italian, Scottish, French, Scotch-Irish, and Portuguese.

The most common language spoken in Rio Del Mar is English. Some people also speak Spanish.

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