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Median House Value:

Larchwood, IA

Found within zip codes: 51241, 51240, 51246
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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $128,400
  • medium cost relative to Iowa
  • low cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$1,617,000+  0%
$1,213,001-$1,617,000  2%
$808,001-$1,213,000  0%
$647,001-$808,000  0%
$485,001-$647,000  1%
$323,001-$485,000  4%
$162,001-$323,000  28%
$81,001-$162,000  46%
$0-$81,000  20%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE low cost relative to IA, very low cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER
DETAILS
THE SETTING Remote (based on population density), farms
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, a few Rowhouses & attached homes
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 Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mixed owners & renters
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Quiet


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 3 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Farmers, foresters, or fishers, some Sales & Service workers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Government employees
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking

School Rating Information


Larchwood Educational Rating
This town is served by one school district.

WEST LYON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT School District




738 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)
10
Better than:
of IA school
districts
93.3%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best)
9
Better than:
of US school
districts
86.7%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
13
STATE AVERAGE 14

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

87%
75%
84%
73%
90%
76%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH
PROFICIENT IN
READING
PROFICIENT IN
MATH
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT GRADES
WEST LYON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1787 182ND STREET, INWOOD, IA 51240
(712) 753-4917
PK-06
WEST LYON HIGH SCHOOL
1787 182ND STREET, INWOOD, IA 51240
(712) 753-4917
09-12
WEST LYON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
1787 182ND STREET, INWOOD, IA 51240
(712) 753-4917
07-08
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 98.0 86.6
BLACK (%) 0.6 5.1
HISPANIC (%) 0.7 5.8
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 0.4 1.9
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.3 0.6
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 19.9 31.9
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $5,161 $3,809,000 60.1
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $192 $142,000 2.2
STAFF $65 $48,000 0.8
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $221 $163,000 2.6
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $298 $220,000 3.5
OPERATION $637 $470,000 7.4
TRANSPORTATION $477 $352,000 5.6
OTHER $129 $95,000 1.5
TOTAL SUPPORT $2,019 $1,490,000 23.5
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $1,409 $1,040,000 16.4
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $8,589 $6,339,000 100.0
Larchwood EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN Larchwood WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 12.0
CHILDREN IN Larchwood LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 7.0

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Larchwood Appreciation Rates Click for help

PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO IA*
COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 226.92% 12.43% 10 10
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About Larchwood

Larchwood is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 1,713 people and just one neighborhood, Larchwood is the 229th largest community in Iowa. Much of the housing stock in Larchwood was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Larchwood is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Larchwood is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Larchwood who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.51%), sales jobs (9.12%), and farm management (8.29%).

Another important characteristic of Larchwood is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

A relatively large number of people in Larchwood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.36% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Larchwood is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Larchwood really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Larchwood perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Larchwood spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.01 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

As is often the case in a small town, Larchwood doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Larchwood Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Larchwood is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 13.98% of adults 25 and older in Larchwood have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Larchwood in 2000 was $19,347, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,388 for a family of four.

The people who call Larchwood home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Larchwood is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Larchwood include German, Dutch, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Larchwood is English.

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