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Abbeville, AL (Shorterville/Union)


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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Meriden, CT (River Rd / Oregon Rd) Bethany, CT, Cheshire, CT (Brooksvale), Cheshire, CT (Richards Corner/Ives Corner), Cheshire, CT (Town Center), Guilford, CT (North Guilford), Middletown, CT (East St/Miner St), Middletown, CT (Long Hill Rd/Randolph Rd), Newington, CT (Berlin Tpke/Deming St), North Haven, CT (Millbrook/Augerville), Rocky Hill, CT (New Britain Ave/Hayes Rd)

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $220,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | very low cost relative to CT, medium cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
DETAILS |
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| THE SETTING | Urban (based on population density) |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Small apartment buildings, 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 Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Walkable, Urban Sophisticates, Artsy/funky |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 5 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Upper middle income (well-above average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Italian ancestry, some Irish ancestry, some Hispanic, some Puerto Rican, some East Asian, some Arabian, some Black |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some French speaking, some Italian speaking |
| SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD* | GRADES |
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| BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SCHOOL 426 WEST MAIN ST., MERIDEN, CT 06450 (203) 235-7997 |
PK-12 |
| H. C. WILCOX TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL 298 OREGON RD., MERIDEN, CT 06450 (203) 238-6260 |
09-12 |
| LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL 164 CENENNIAL AVE., MERIDEN, CT 06450 (203) 238-2381 |
06-09 |
| ORVILLE H. PLATT HIGH SCHOOL 220 COE AVE., MERIDEN, CT 06450 (203) 235-7963 |
09-12 |
* Depending on where you live in this neighborhood, your children may attend these schools or other schools outside the neighborhood. Always check with your local school department to determine which schools your children may attend based on your specific address and your child's grade-level.
8,863 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
1 |
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| Better than: of CT school districts |
5.4% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
2 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
16.3% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| 15 |
| STATE AVERAGE 14 |
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| PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN READING |
PROFICIENT IN MATH |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 44.4 | 67.0 |
| BLACK (%) | 13.4 | 13.7 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 39.9 | 15.4 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 2.1 | 3.6 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 56.6 | 26.6 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $7,811 | $69,227,000 | 57.8 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $918 | $8,134,000 | 6.8 |
| STAFF | $170 | $1,503,000 | 1.2 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $571 | $5,057,000 | 4.2 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $576 | $5,109,000 | 4.3 |
| OPERATION | $1,267 | $11,233,000 | 9.4 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $497 | $4,402,000 | 3.7 |
| OTHER | $167 | $1,482,000 | 1.2 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $4,166 | $36,920,000 | 30.8 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,545 | $13,693,000 | 11.4 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $13,521 | $119,840,000 | 100.0 |
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 21.4 |
| CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 10.1 |
Neighborhood Crime Data
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| River Rd
/ Oregon Rd |
Meriden | Connecticut |
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| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
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| REPORTED TOTAL | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
| RATE PER 1,000 | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
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| REPORTED TOTAL | 16,692 | 93,934 | 417,122 | 862,947 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.32 | 1.41 | 2.91 |
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| River Rd
/ Oregon Rd |
Meriden | Connecticut |
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| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
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| REPORTED TOTAL | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
| RATE PER 1,000 | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
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| REPORTED TOTAL | 2,154,126 | 6,776,807 | 1,235,226 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 7.27 | 22.86 | 4.17 |
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| River Rd
/ Oregon Rd |
Meriden | Connecticut |
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Meriden, CT Appreciation Rates (city-wide) |
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO CT* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 | 52.69%
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2.88%
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2 | 1 |
| Last 10 Years | 86.74%
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8.67%
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3 | 6 |
| Last 5 Years | 30.96%
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6.19%
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2 | 3 |
| Last 2 Years | -3.44%
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-1.72%
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1 | 2 |
| Last 12 Months | -4.26%
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-4.26%
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1 | 2 |
| Latest Quarter | -2.16%
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-8.64%
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1 | 2 |
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