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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Windsor Heights, IA 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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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $188,538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | very high cost relative to IA, high cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| THE SETTING | Urban (based on population density) |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Rowhouses & attached homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, a few Mobile homes |
| 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 Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Urban Sophisticates, Walkable, Quiet, Artsy/funky |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Mixed ages, 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 Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some East Asian, some Hispanic |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some French speaking |
School Rating Information
WEST DES MOINES COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT School District
8,564 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of IA school districts |
82.2% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
80.6% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 16 |
| STATE AVERAGE 14 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN READING |
PROFICIENT IN MATH |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| CLIVE SCHOOL 1020 8TH ST, DES MOINES, IA 50322 (515) 633-5800 |
KG-06 |
| CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 8355 FRANKLIN, CLIVE, IA 50325 (515) 633-5700 |
KG-06 |
| CROSSROADS PARK GRADE SCHOOL 1050 50TH ST, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266 (515) 633-5600 |
KG-06 |
| FAIR MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 807 23RD ST, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50265 (515) 226-2808 |
KG-06 |
| HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY 713 8TH ST, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50265 (515) 633-6200 |
KG-06 |
| INDIAN HILLS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 9401 INDIAN HILLS DR, CLIVE, IA 50325 (515) 633-4700 |
07-08 |
| JORDAN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 4105 FULLER RD, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50265 (515) 633-5200 |
PK-06 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| 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 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| 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 |
Windsor Heights EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Windsor Heights WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 42.0 |
| CHILDREN IN Windsor Heights LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 7.0 |
Windsor Heights Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO IA* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 |  113.28%
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5.96%
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About Windsor Heights
Windsor Heights is a very small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 4,761 people and just one neighborhood, Windsor Heights is the 83rd largest community in Iowa.
Windsor Heights is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.87% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Windsor Heights is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Windsor Heights who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.72%), sales jobs (14.07%), and management occupations (9.98%).
Also of interest is that Windsor Heights has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
In addition, Windsor Heights is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.
One of the benefits of Windsor Heights is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.39 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Windsor Heights is a small city, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Windsor Heights, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.32% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
As is often the case in a small city, Windsor Heights doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Windsor Heights Information and Demographics
The citizens of Windsor Heights are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 43.32% of adults in Windsor Heights have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Windsor Heights in 2000 was $29,966, which is wealthy relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $119,864 for a family of four.
The people who call Windsor Heights home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Windsor Heights is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Windsor Heights include German, Irish, English, Italian, Norwegian, Danish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Windsor Heights is English.
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