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Washington, DC (The Palisades / Potomac Heights)

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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Washington, DC (The Palisades / Potomac Heights) Alexandria, VA (Rynex Dr), Alexandria, VA (Washington St/Wolfe St), Bethesda, MD (Bannockburn/Merrimack Park), Bethesda, MD (Westmoreland Hills/Sumner), Bethesda, MD (Woodhaven/Cohasset), 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)

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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $1,493,505
  • high cost relative to District of Columbia
  • high cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$3,569,000+  7%
$2,677,001-$3,569,000  9%
$1,785,001-$2,677,000  19%
$1,428,001-$1,785,000  19%
$1,070,001-$1,428,000  26%
$714,001-$1,070,000  19%
$357,001-$714,000  2%
$179,001-$357,000  0%
$0-$179,000  0%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE very high cost relative to DC, very high cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER		 DETAILS
THE SETTING Suburban (based on population density)
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Rowhouses & attached homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, a few Small apartment buildings
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms), a few Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mostly Owner occupied
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Urban Sophisticates, Walkable, Quiet


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 College students (people currently attending college), some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single)
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 Government employees, some Clerical, assistants & technical support
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Hispanic, some Italian ancestry, some Black, some East Asian, some Arabian
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some French speaking

School Rating Information


Neighborhood Educational Rating

SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD* GRADES
KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5001 DANA PL NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20016
(202) 282-0113 		PK-05

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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 (%) 81.4
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 2.1

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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
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  • in Washington
    1 in 75
  • in District of Columbia
    1 in 71
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13.27
14.04
The Palisades /
Potomac Heights 		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
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  • in Washington
    1 in 21
  • in District of Columbia
    1 in 21
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47.00
45.68
The Palisades /
Potomac Heights 		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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The Palisades /
Potomac Heights 		Washington District of Columbia

Neighborhood Appreciation Rates Click for help
PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 226.86% 11.94% 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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