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West Des Moines, IA (Commerce)

Click for helpFound within zip codes: 50265, 50266

POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR West Des Moines, IA (Commerce) 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 $260,865
  • high cost relative to Iowa
  • high cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$1,567,000+  0%
$1,175,001-$1,567,000  0%
$783,001-$1,175,000  3%
$627,001-$783,000  3%
$470,001-$627,000  6%
$313,001-$470,000  22%
$157,001-$313,000  55%
$78,001-$157,000  7%
$0-$78,000  4%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE very high cost relative to IA, 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 Complexes/high rise apartments, some Rowhouses & attached homes, some Mobile homes, a few Small apartment buildings
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mixed owners & renters
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Urban Sophisticates


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some College students (people currently attending college), some Seniors (people 65 and over)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 10 (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 Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some East Asian, some Italian ancestry, some Asian Indian, some Hispanic, some Black, some Mexican
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some Russian speaking

School Rating Information


Neighborhood Educational Rating

SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD* GRADES
JORDAN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4105 FULLER RD, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50265
(515) 633-5200 		PK-06
VALLEY SOUTHWOODS
625 S 35TH ST, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50265
(515) 633-4500 		07-10
WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
600 39TH ST, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50265
(515) 633-5900 		KG-06
WESTRIDGE ELEMENTARY
5500 E P TRUE PARKWAY, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266
(515) 633-5400 		KG-06

* 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.

This neighborhood is served by one school district.

WEST DES MOINES COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT, IA




8,564 Students enrolled in District

14 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)		 9
Better than:
of IA school
districts		 82.2%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best) 		9
Better than:
of US school
districts		 80.6%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
16
STATE AVERAGE 14

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

85%
75%
83%
73%
86%
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) (%) 83.2 86.6
BLACK (%) 4.7 5.1
HISPANIC (%) 6.4 5.8
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 5.5 1.9
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.2 0.6
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 14.6 31.9
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $4,869 $41,702,000 40.7
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $262 $2,245,000 2.2
STAFF $323 $2,762,000 2.7
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $182 $1,558,000 1.5
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $441 $3,778,000 3.7
OPERATION $897 $7,686,000 7.5
TRANSPORTATION $317 $2,714,000 2.6
OTHER $339 $2,907,000 2.8
TOTAL SUPPORT $2,762 $23,650,000 23.1
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $4,339 $37,157,000 36.2
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $11,970 $102,509,000 100.0
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 57.2
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 3.3

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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
  • in Commerce
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  • in West Des Moines
    1 in 520
  • in Iowa
    1 in 338
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1.92
2.95
Commerce West Des Moines Iowa
West Des Moines, IA violent crimes
Population: 46,300
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL 0 18 8 63
RATE PER 1,000 0.00 0.39 0.17 1.36
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
  • in Commerce
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  • in West Des Moines
    1 in 28
  • in Iowa
    1 in 34
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35.27
28.72
Commerce West Des Moines Iowa
West Des Moines, IA property crimes
Population: 46,300
BURGLARY THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL 270 1,287 64
RATE PER 1,000 5.83 27.80 1.38
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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Commerce West Des Moines Iowa

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PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO IA*		 COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 76.72% 4.03% 1 2
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West Des Moines, IA Appreciation Rates (city-wide)
PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO IA*		 COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 111.05% 5.84% 1 3
Last 10 Years 40.48% 4.04% 1 1
Last 5 Years 13.57% 2.71% 1 2
Last 2 Years 1.16% 0.58% 1 4
Last 12 Months -0.90% -0.90% 1 4
Latest Quarter 0.54% 2.16% 2 5
* 10 is highest

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