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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Decatur, IL (Millikin U / U.S. Route 36) Decatur, IL (Center St/Elizabeth St), Decatur, IL (Country Club Rd/Airport Rd), Decatur, IL (Forsyth), Decatur, IL (Franklin Street Rd/South Shores Dr), Decatur, IL (Lincoln Park Dr/Crea St), Decatur, IL (Millikin U/U.S. Route 36), Decatur, IL (Route 121/U.S. Route 51 (Bus)), Decatur, IL (U.S. Route 36/Sunnyside Rd), Decatur, IL (U.S. Route 51 (Bus)/Ash Ave), Decatur, IL (U.S. Route 51 (Bus)/Franklin Street Rd)

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $102,859 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | low cost relative to IL, low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Urban (based on population density) |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Small apartment buildings, a few Complexes/high rise apartments |
| 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 Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Walkable, Artsy/funky, Urban Sophisticates |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly College students (people currently attending college), some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 9 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Middle income (near average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Sales & Service workers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Black, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some French speaking |
| SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD* | GRADES |
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| DENNIS ELEM SCHOOL 1499 W MAIN ST, DECATUR, IL 62522 (217) 424-3236 |
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* 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.
9,822 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
2 |
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| Better than: of IL school districts |
11.8% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
2 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
12.0% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| 21 |
| STATE AVERAGE 16 |
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PROFICIENT IN READING |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 48.2 | 56.4 |
| BLACK (%) | 43.8 | 20.6 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 1.8 | 19.0 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 64.0 | 37.2 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $3,313 | $32,539,000 | 38.1 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $246 | $2,413,000 | 2.8 |
| STAFF | $626 | $6,150,000 | 7.2 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $230 | $2,259,000 | 2.6 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $552 | $5,426,000 | 6.4 |
| OPERATION | $925 | $9,082,000 | 10.6 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $548 | $5,380,000 | 6.3 |
| OTHER | $357 | $3,509,000 | 4.1 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $3,484 | $34,219,000 | 40.1 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,897 | $18,633,000 | 21.8 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $8,694 | $85,391,000 | 100.0 |
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 35.1 |
| CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 18.1 |
Neighborhood Crime Data
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| Millikin U
/ U.S. Route 36 |
Decatur | Illinois |
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| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
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| REPORTED TOTAL | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
| RATE PER 1,000 | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
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| REPORTED TOTAL | 16,692 | 93,934 | 417,122 | 862,947 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.32 | 1.41 | 2.91 |
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| Millikin U
/ U.S. Route 36 |
Decatur | Illinois |
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| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
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| REPORTED TOTAL | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
| RATE PER 1,000 | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
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| REPORTED TOTAL | 2,154,126 | 6,776,807 | 1,235,226 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 7.27 | 22.86 | 4.17 |
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| Millikin U
/ U.S. Route 36 |
Decatur | Illinois |
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Decatur, IL Appreciation Rates (city-wide) |
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO IL* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 | 98.19%
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5.16%
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1 | 2 |
| Last 10 Years | 42.70%
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4.27%
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2 | 2 |
| Last 5 Years | 18.05%
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3.61%
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2 | 3 |
| Last 2 Years | 4.01%
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2.00%
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5 | 5 |
| Last 12 Months | 1.13%
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1.13%
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6 | 6 |
| Latest Quarter | 0.71%
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2.84%
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8 | 6 |
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