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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Maxwell, IA Altoona, IA, Ames, IA (Gilbert), Ankeny, IA (City Center), Ankeny, IA (Crocker/Oralabor), Ankeny, IA (Delaware Ave/102nd Ave), Ankeny, IA (Faith Baptist Bible College/Irvinedale Dr), Bondurant, IA, Cambridge, IA, Maxwell, IA, Polk City, IA
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $210,988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | medium cost relative to IA, very low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Urban Sophisticates, Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| 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) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 7 (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 Manufacturing & Laborers, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Farmers, foresters, or fishers, some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some French speaking |
School Rating Information
- ANKENY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT
- COLLINS-MAXWELL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BONDURANT-FARRAR COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NORTH POLK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT
ANKENY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT School District
6,977 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
10 |
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| Better than: of IA school districts |
90.6% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
85.4% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 17 |
| STATE AVERAGE 14 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| ANKENY HIGH SCHOOL 1302 N ANKENY BLVD, ANKENY, IA 50021 (515) 965-9630 |
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| CROCKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2910 SW APPLEWOOD ST, ANKENY, IA 50021 (515) 965-9710 |
KG-05 |
| EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 710 SE 3RD, ANKENY, IA 50021 (515) 965-9660 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 94.6 | 86.6 |
| BLACK (%) | 1.4 | 5.1 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 2.1 | 5.8 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 8.4 | 31.9 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,343 | $30,301,000 | 50.4 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $224 | $1,563,000 | 2.6 |
| STAFF | $365 | $2,545,000 | 4.2 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $117 | $817,000 | 1.4 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $406 | $2,835,000 | 4.7 |
| OPERATION | $590 | $4,116,000 | 6.8 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $223 | $1,556,000 | 2.6 |
| OTHER | $177 | $1,234,000 | 2.0 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,102 | $14,666,000 | 24.4 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $2,162 | $15,087,000 | 25.1 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $8,607 | $60,054,000 | 100.0 |
Maxwell EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Maxwell WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 25.2 |
| CHILDREN IN Maxwell LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 5.0 |
Maxwell Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO IA* |
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| Since 1990 |  183.00%
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About Maxwell
Maxwell is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 2,033 people and just one neighborhood, Maxwell is the 199th largest community in Iowa. Much of the housing stock in Maxwell 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, Maxwell is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Maxwell is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Maxwell who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.91%), sales jobs (12.92%), and management occupations (7.23%).
Because of many things, Maxwell is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Maxwell a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Maxwell has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Maxwell's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
Being a small town, Maxwell does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Maxwell Information and Demographics
The citizens of Maxwell are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 12.02% of adults in Maxwell have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Maxwell in 2000 was $21,073, which is wealthy relative to Iowa, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $84,292 for a family of four.
The people who call Maxwell home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Maxwell is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Maxwell include German, English, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Maxwell is English.
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