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Abbeville, AL (Shorterville/Union)


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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR New Castle, DE (Castle Hills) Greenville, DE, Hockessin, DE (Brandywine Springs/Cedars), North Star, DE, Wilmington, DE (Alapocas/Augustine), Wilmington, DE (Kentmere), Wilmington, DE (Pennsylvania Ave/Rodney St), Wilmington, DE (Welshire/Webster Farm), Wilmington, DE (Windsor Hills/Surrey Park), Wilmington, DE (Woodbine/Talleys Corner), Wilmington, DE (Wooddale/Westover Hills)

| NEIGHBORHOOD COST | DETAILS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $205,400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | high cost relative to DE, high 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 Rowhouses & attached homes, 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) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Walkable, Urban Sophisticates |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Mixed ages |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 1 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Middle income (near average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Sales & Service workers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Black, some Hispanic, some Puerto Rican |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
| SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD* | GRADES |
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| CASTLE HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 502 MOORES LANE, NEW CASTLE, DE 19720 (302) 323-2915 |
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* 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.
10,474 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
4 |
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| Better than: of DE school districts |
36.8% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
4 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
32.6% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| 16 |
| STATE AVERAGE 15 |
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| PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN READING |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | NO DATA | 55.1 |
| BLACK (%) | NO DATA | 32.5 |
| HISPANIC (%) | NO DATA | 9.2 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | NO DATA | 2.8 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | NO DATA | 0.3 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | NO DATA | 36.1 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $6,619 | $69,327,000 | 56.4 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $468 | $4,902,000 | 4.0 |
| STAFF | $195 | $2,039,000 | 1.6 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $102 | $1,066,000 | 0.9 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $624 | $6,532,000 | 5.3 |
| OPERATION | $872 | $9,138,000 | 7.4 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $556 | $5,822,000 | 4.7 |
| OTHER | $674 | $7,061,000 | 5.7 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $3,491 | $36,560,000 | 29.7 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,635 | $17,130,000 | 13.9 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $11,745 | $123,017,000 | 100.0 |
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 7.6 |
| CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 0.7 |
Neighborhood Crime Data
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| Castle Hills | New Castle | Delaware |
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| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
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| REPORTED TOTAL | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 1.61 | 3.22 |
| 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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| Castle Hills | New Castle | Delaware |
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| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
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| REPORTED TOTAL | 28 | 258 | 18 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 5.63 | 51.89 | 3.62 |
| 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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| Castle Hills | New Castle | Delaware |
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New Castle, DE Appreciation Rates (city-wide) |
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO DE* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 | 150.00%
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8.21%
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4 | 6 |
| Last 10 Years | 118.92%
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11.89%
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5 | 8 |
| Last 5 Years | 59.96%
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11.99%
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4 | 9 |
| Last 2 Years | 6.62%
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3.31%
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6 | 5 |
| Last 12 Months | -0.01%
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-0.01%
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5 | 4 |
| Latest Quarter | -0.94%
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-3.76%
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4 | 4 |
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