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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Larkspur, CO Castle Rock, CO (Highway 83/Highway 86), Castle Rock, CO (Lake Gulch Rd/Quarry Rd), Castle Rock, CO (Orsa/Monte Vista Estates), Castle Rock, CO (Town Center), Colorado Springs, CO (Woodmoor/Gleneagle), Divide, CO, Larkspur, CO, Monument, CO, Sedalia, CO (Roxborough Park/Louviers), Westcreek, CO
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $500,270 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | medium cost relative to CO, medium cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
DETAILS |
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| THE SETTING | Rural (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Rowhouses & attached homes, some Small apartment buildings, a few Complexes/high rise apartments |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some 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 Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), 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: 9 (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 Italian ancestry, some Hispanic, some Mexican |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some French speaking |
School Rating Information
DOUGLAS COUNTY RE 1 School District
48,041 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
10 |
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| Better than: of CO school districts |
94.4% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
82.8% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 18 |
| STATE AVERAGE 17 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN READING |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 1551 PRAIRIE HAWK DRIVE, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80104 (303) 660-4881 |
KG-08 |
| ACRES GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 13524 NORTH ACRES GREEN DRIVE, LITTLETON, CO 80124 (303) 387-7125 |
PK-06 |
| AMERICAN ACADEMY AT CASTLE PINES CHARTER 6800 PARK MEADOWS DRIVE, LONE TREE, CO 80124 (303) 663-1543 |
KG-06 |
| ARROWWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 10345 ARROWWOOD DRIVE, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80130 (303) 387-6875 |
PK-06 |
| BEAR CANYON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 9660 SALFORD LANE, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80126 (303) 387-6475 |
KG-06 |
| BUFFALO RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 7075 NORTH SHOREHAM DRIVE, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80108 (303) 387-5575 |
KG-05 |
| CANTRIL SCHOOL 312 CANTRIL, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80104 (303) 688-3195 |
PK-PK |
| CASTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1103 CANYON DRIVE, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80104 (303) 387-5000 |
KG-06 |
| CASTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL 2575 MEADOWS BOULEVARD, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80109 (303) 387-1300 |
07-08 |
| CHALLENGE TO EXCELLENCE CHARTER SCHOOL 16995 EAST CARLSON DRIVE, PARKER, CO 80134 (303) 841-9816 |
KG-08 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 85.9 | 62.5 |
| BLACK (%) | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 7.2 | 27.1 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 4.3 | 3.3 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 4.3 | 33.1 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,503 | $216,323,000 | 47.9 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $252 | $12,119,000 | 2.7 |
| STAFF | $338 | $16,237,000 | 3.6 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $47 | $2,264,000 | 0.5 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $535 | $25,716,000 | 5.7 |
| OPERATION | $627 | $30,142,000 | 6.7 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $258 | $12,391,000 | 2.7 |
| OTHER | $902 | $43,310,000 | 9.6 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,960 | $142,179,000 | 31.5 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,933 | $92,842,000 | 20.6 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $9,395 | $451,344,000 | 100.0 |
Larkspur EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Larkspur WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 45.6 |
| CHILDREN IN Larkspur LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 2.8 |
Larkspur Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO CO* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 |  201.99%
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10.63%
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6 | 9 |
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About Larkspur
Larkspur is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 4,152 people and just one neighborhood, Larkspur is the 91st largest community in Colorado.
Larkspur is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.76% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Larkspur is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Larkspur who work in management occupations (21.96%), office and administrative support jobs (12.07%), and sales jobs (11.05%).
Also of interest is that Larkspur has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 13.30% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
In Larkspur, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.40 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Larkspur does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Larkspur Information and Demographics
The citizens of Larkspur are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 44.74% of adults in Larkspur have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Larkspur in 2000 was $36,842, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,368 for a family of four. However, Larkspur contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Larkspur home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Larkspur is White, followed by Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Larkspur include German, English, Irish, Scottish, French, Italian, Norwegian, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Larkspur is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German.
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