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Washington, DC (L St / Capitol St)

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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Washington, DC (L St / Capitol St) Alexandria, VA (Rynex Dr), Alexandria, VA (Washington St/Wolfe St), Bethesda, MD (Bannockburn/Merrimack Park), Bethesda, MD (Westmoreland Hills/Sumner), Chevy Chase Village, MD, Washington, DC (14th St/Maine Ave), Washington, DC (Georgetown), Washington, DC (K St/Francis Scott Key Brg), Washington, DC (Rock Crk and Potomac Pky/Massachusetts Ave), Washington, DC (Washington Cir/K St)

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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $452,665
  • medium cost relative to District of Columbia
  • high cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$3,569,000+  0%
$2,677,001-$3,569,000  0%
$1,785,001-$2,677,000  0%
$1,428,001-$1,785,000  0%
$1,070,001-$1,428,000  0%
$714,001-$1,070,000  0%
$357,001-$714,000  54%
$179,001-$357,000  46%
$0-$179,000  0%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE very low cost relative to DC, very low cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER		 DETAILS
THE SETTING Suburban (based on population density)
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Complexes/high rise apartments, some Rowhouses & attached homes, a few Small apartment buildings
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Small dwellings (1, 2 or no 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 Mostly Renters
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Artsy/funky, Walkable


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some College students (people currently attending college), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 1 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Low income (among the 15% lowest income communities in America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Government employees
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly Black, some White (non-Hispanic), some Hispanic
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking

School Rating Information


Neighborhood Educational Rating

SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD* GRADES
EAGLE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL PCS
770 M STREET, SE, WASHINGTON, DC 20003
(202) 544-2646 		PK-KG
KIPP DC/KEY ACADEMY
770 M STREET, SE, WASHINGTON, DC 20003
(202) 543-6595 		05-08
VAN NESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1150 5TH ST SE, WASHINGTON, DC 20003
(202) 724-4698 		PK-PK
WASHINGTON MATH/SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY PCS
770 M ST., SE, WASHINGTON, DC 20003
(202) 488-1996 		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.

This neighborhood is served by one school district.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUB SCHLS, DC School District




59,616 Students enrolled in District

178 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)		 10
Better than:
of DC school
districts		 100.0%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best) 		1
Better than:
of US school
districts		 6.4%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
data not available
STATE AVERAGE 14

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

33%
33%
36%
36%
30%
30%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH		 PROFICIENT IN
READING		 PROFICIENT IN
MATH
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 5.4 4.5
BLACK (%) 82.9 83.3
HISPANIC (%) 9.9 10.6
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 1.7 1.4
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.1 0.1
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 61.0 53.4
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $8,030 $478,688,000 44.2
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $917 $54,667,000 5.0
STAFF $1,169 $69,705,000 6.4
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $323 $19,272,000 1.8
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $863 $51,475,000 4.8
OPERATION $2,078 $123,886,000 11.4
TRANSPORTATION $1,227 $73,125,000 6.8
OTHER $701 $41,803,000 3.9
TOTAL SUPPORT $7,279 $433,933,000 40.1
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $2,839 $169,266,000 15.6
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $18,148 $1081,887,000 100.0
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 5.8
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 77.1

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VIOLENT PROPERTY TOTAL
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annual crimes per 1,000 residents
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  • Violent Crime Comparison per 1,000 residents

  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 4.7
  • MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
  • in L St / Capitol St
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  • in Washington
    1 in 75
  • in District of Columbia
    1 in 71
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13.27
14.04
L St /
Capitol St 		Washington District of Columbia
Washington, DC violent crimes
Population: 572,059
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL 198 223 3,202 3,968
RATE PER 1,000 0.35 0.39 5.60 6.94
United States violent crimes
Population: 296,410,404
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL 16,692 93,934 417,122 862,947
RATE PER 1,000 0.06 0.32 1.41 2.91

  • Property Crime Rate Comparison per 1,000 residents

  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 34.3
  • MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
  • in L St / Capitol St
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  • in Washington
    1 in 21
  • in District of Columbia
    1 in 21
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47.00
45.68
L St /
Capitol St 		Washington District of Columbia
Washington, DC property crimes
Population: 572,059
BURGLARY THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL 3,944 14,529 8,415
RATE PER 1,000 6.89 25.40 14.71
United States property crimes
Population: 296,410,404
BURGLARY THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL 2,154,126 6,776,807 1,235,226
RATE PER 1,000 7.27 22.86 4.17

  • Crimes Per Square Mile

  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 49.6
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503
720
L St /
Capitol St 		Washington District of Columbia

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PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 399.81% 21.04% 10
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Washington, DC Appreciation Rates (city-wide)
PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 236.70% 12.45% 10
Last 10 Years 199.10% 19.91% 10
Last 5 Years 54.35% 10.87% 9
Last 2 Years -3.03% -1.51% 3
Last 12 Months -2.90% -2.90% 3
Latest Quarter -0.12% -0.48% 3
* 10 is highest

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