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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Penrose, CO Canon City, CO (Ca¦on City/Brookside), Canon City, CO (East Canon), Canon City, CO (U.S. Route 50/Main St), Colorado Springs, CO (Duffield/Rock Creek Pprk), Florence, CO, Fountain, CO (Fort Carson), Penrose, CO, Pueblo, CO (Beulah Valley), Pueblo, CO (Hobson/Swallows), Pueblo, CO (Pueblo West)
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $233,958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | medium cost relative to CO, medium cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| THE SETTING | Remote (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 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 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: 4 (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 Executive, managerial & professional, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Hispanic, some Italian ancestry, some Mexican |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
CANON CITY RE-1 School District
4,020 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
5 |
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| Better than: of CO school districts |
47.8% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
7 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
62.0% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| STATE AVERAGE 17 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| CANON CITY HIGH SCHOOL 1313 COLLEGE, CANON CITY, CO 81212 (719) 276-5870 |
09-12 |
| CANON CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL 1215 MAIN STEEET, CANON CITY, CO 81212 (719) 276-5740 |
07-08 |
| GARDEN PARK HIGH SCHOOL 201 NORTH SIXTH STREET, CANON CITY, CO 81212 (719) 276-6150 |
09-12 |
| HARRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 485 NORTH COTTONWOOD, CANON CITY, CO 81212 (719) 276-5970 |
KG-06 |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 420 MYRTLE AVENUE, CANON CITY, CO 81212 (719) 276-5830 |
KG-06 |
| MADISON EXPLORATORY SCHOOL 202 EAST DOUGLAS, CANON CITY, CO 81212 (719) 276-6140 |
01-06 |
| MC KINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1240 MC KINLEY, CANON CITY, CO 81212 (719) 276-6010 |
KG-06 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 88.8 | 62.5 |
| BLACK (%) | 0.9 | 6.0 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 7.9 | 27.1 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 39.9 | 33.1 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,139 | $16,640,000 | 32.6 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $294 | $1,183,000 | 2.3 |
| STAFF | $250 | $1,005,000 | 2.0 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $91 | $364,000 | 0.7 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $421 | $1,693,000 | 3.3 |
| OPERATION | $731 | $2,938,000 | 5.8 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $137 | $551,000 | 1.1 |
| OTHER | $788 | $3,169,000 | 6.2 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,712 | $10,903,000 | 21.4 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,834 | $23,454,000 | 46.0 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $12,686 | $50,997,000 | 100.0 |
Penrose EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Penrose WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 12.4 |
| CHILDREN IN Penrose LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 20.1 |
Penrose Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO CO* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 |  247.68%
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About Penrose
Penrose is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 4,103 people and just one neighborhood, Penrose is the 92nd largest community in Colorado.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Penrose is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.8% of the Penrose workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Penrose is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Penrose who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.58%), management occupations (7.50%), and sales jobs (7.39%).
One downside of living in Penrose, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.16 minutes every day commuting to work.
Penrose 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 Penrose, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.16% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
Penrose 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.
Penrose Information and Demographics
In terms of college education, the citizens of Penrose rank slightly lower than the national average. 12.03% of adults 25 and older in Penrose have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Penrose in 2000 was $15,481, which is lower middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $61,924 for a family of four.
The people who call Penrose home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Penrose is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Penrose include German, English, Irish, Italian, French, and Scotch-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Penrose is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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