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Des Moines, IA (Douglas Ave / 38th St)

Click for helpFound within zip code: 50310

POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Des Moines, IA (Douglas Ave / 38th St) Clive, IA, Des Moines, IA (42nd St/Foster Dr), Des Moines, IA (Grand Ave/Tonawanda Dr), Des Moines, IA (Harwood Dr/Woodland Ave), Des Moines, IA (Millman), Urbandale, IA (Rider), West Des Moines, IA (19th St/Pleasant St), West Des Moines, IA (Commerce), West Des Moines, IA (Vine St/Ashworth Rd), West Des Moines, IA (Westown Pky/50th St)

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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $154,200
  • high cost relative to Iowa
  • medium cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$1,576,000+  0%
$1,182,001-$1,576,000  0%
$788,001-$1,182,000  0%
$630,001-$788,000  0%
$473,001-$630,000  0%
$315,001-$473,000  2%
$158,001-$315,000  44%
$79,001-$158,000  52%
$0-$79,000  2%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE high cost relative to IA, low cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER		 DETAILS
THE SETTING Urban (based on population density)
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Small apartment buildings, some Rowhouses & attached homes, a few Mobile 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, Quiet


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 9 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Upper middle income (well-above average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Sales & Service workers, some Government employees, some Manufacturing & Laborers
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Arabian, some East Asian, some Mexican, some Black, some Hispanic, some Asian Indian
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking

School Rating Information


Neighborhood Educational Rating

SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD GRADES
There are no schools physically located in this neighborhood.
This neighborhood is served by one school district.

DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT, IA




32,068 Students enrolled in District

72 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)		 1
Better than:
of IA school
districts		 1.4%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best) 		2
Better than:
of US school
districts		 17.8%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
14
STATE AVERAGE 14

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

62%
75%
60%
73%
65%
76%
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) (%) 62.9 86.6
BLACK (%) 17.1 5.1
HISPANIC (%) 14.8 5.8
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 4.6 1.9
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.6 0.6
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 48.1 31.9
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $5,612 $179,965,000 52.9
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $518 $16,611,000 4.9
STAFF $212 $6,797,000 2.0
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $122 $3,924,000 1.2
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $570 $18,266,000 5.4
OPERATION $921 $29,523,000 8.7
TRANSPORTATION $273 $8,742,000 2.6
OTHER $223 $7,158,000 2.1
TOTAL SUPPORT $2,838 $91,021,000 26.7
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $2,162 $69,333,000 20.4
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $10,612 $340,319,000 100.0
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 41.3
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 1.4

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Neighborhood Crime Data Click for help


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 Douglas Ave / 38th St
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  • in Des Moines
    1 in 184
  • in Iowa
    1 in 338
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5.45
2.95
Douglas Ave /
38th St 		Des Moines Iowa
Des Moines, IA violent crimes
Population: 198,688
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL 8 51 311 712
RATE PER 1,000 0.04 0.26 1.57 3.58
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
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  • in Des Moines
    1 in 16
  • in Iowa
    1 in 34
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61.32
28.72
Douglas Ave /
38th St 		Des Moines Iowa
Des Moines, IA property crimes
Population: 198,688
BURGLARY THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL 1,923 9,154 1,064
RATE PER 1,000 9.68 46.07 5.36
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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Douglas Ave /
38th St 		Des Moines Iowa

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PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO IA*		 COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 128.14% 7.02% 3 5
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Des Moines, IA Appreciation Rates (city-wide)
PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO IA*		 COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 130.51% 7.15% 2 4
Last 10 Years 55.79% 5.57% 3 2
Last 5 Years 23.34% 4.66% 2 2
Last 2 Years 5.32% 2.66% 1 4
Last 12 Months 1.25% 1.25% 1 5
Latest Quarter -0.95% -3.80% 1 4
* 10 is highest

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