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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Star, ID Boise City, ID (Chinden Blvd/Mountain View Dr), Boise City, ID (Edna St/Maple Grove Rd), Boise City, ID (Highlands/Boise Hills Village), Boise City, ID (Hill Rd/Collister Dr), Boise City, ID (Maple Grove Rd/Franklin Rd), Eagle, ID, Garden City, ID (Chinden Blvd/Five Mile Rd), Meridian, ID (Cloverdale), Meridian, ID (Sonna), Star, ID
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $317,971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | high cost relative to ID, medium cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| THE SETTING | Rural (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Small apartment buildings, 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 Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Urban Sophisticates, Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some 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: 8 (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 Hispanic, some Mexican |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
MERIDIAN JOINT DISTRICT School District
30,582 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of ID school districts |
82.4% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
8 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
76.0% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 19 |
| STATE AVERAGE 18 |
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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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| ADA PROF-TECH CENTER 357 E WATERTOWER LN STE D, MERIDIAN, ID 83642 (208) 855-0173 |
09-12 |
| CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6100 PARK MEADOW DRIVE, BOISE, ID 83713 (208) 939-3400 |
PK-05 |
| CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL 12400 WEST MC MILLAN ROAD, BOISE, ID 83713 (208) 939-1404 |
09-12 |
| CENTRAL ACADEMY (ALT) 6075 N LOCUST GROVE ROAD, MERIDIAN, ID 83642 (208) 855-4315 |
09-12 |
| CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1155 N DEER CREEK LANE, MERIDIAN, ID 83642 (208) 893-9740 |
PK-05 |
| CHIEF JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1100 EAST CHATEAU, MERIDIAN, ID 83642 (208) 888-5462 |
PK-05 |
| CHRISTINE DONNELL SCHOOL OF ARTS 7075 SOUTH FIVE MILE ROAD, BOISE, ID 83709 (208) 362-3718 |
KG-06 |
| CROSSROADS MIDDLE SCHOOL 650 N NOLA, MERIDIAN, ID 83642 (208) 888-3567 |
07-08 |
| DESERT SAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 9325 W MOSSYWOOD STREET, BOISE, ID 83709 (M) - |
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| DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2100 E LEIGH FIELD DRIVE, MERIDIAN, ID 83642 (208) 855-4090 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 90.3 | 83.0 |
| BLACK (%) | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 4.6 | 12.8 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 18.4 | 37.8 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $3,281 | $100,343,000 | 48.0 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $382 | $11,678,000 | 5.6 |
| STAFF | $226 | $6,921,000 | 3.3 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $37 | $1,126,000 | 0.5 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $321 | $9,825,000 | 4.7 |
| OPERATION | $462 | $14,127,000 | 6.8 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $282 | $8,626,000 | 4.1 |
| OTHER | $92 | $2,809,000 | 1.3 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $1,802 | $55,112,000 | 26.4 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,747 | $53,424,000 | 25.6 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $6,830 | $208,879,000 | 100.0 |
Star EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Star WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 31.9 |
| CHILDREN IN Star LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 4.7 |
Star Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO ID* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 |  179.62%
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9.45%
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About Star
Star is a very small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 1,815 people and just one neighborhood, Star is the 67th largest community in Idaho.
Unlike some cities , Star isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Star are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Star is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Star who work in office and administrative support jobs (21.25%), sales jobs (8.48%), and teaching (6.85%).
Also of interest is that Star has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Star 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 Star, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.34% 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, Star doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Star Information and Demographics
The education level of Star citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 18.80% of adults in Star have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Star in 2000 was $15,864, which is upper middle income relative to Idaho, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $63,456 for a family of four.
The people who call Star home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Star is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Star include German, English, Irish, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Star is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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