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Abbeville, AL (Shorterville/Union)


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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR New Bedford, MA (Rodney French Blvd / Brock Ave) Dartmouth, MA (Apponagansett/Great Neck), Dartmouth, MA (Smith Mills), Fall River, MA (Steep Brook/Fighting Rock Corner), Freetown, MA, Marion, MA, Mattapoisett, MA, New Bedford, MA (Allen St/Rockdale Ave), Rochester, MA, West Tisbury - Chilmark Area, MA, Westport, MA

| NEIGHBORHOOD COST | DETAILS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $259,077 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | low cost relative to MA, high cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
DETAILS |
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| THE SETTING | Urban (based on population density), coastal |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Rowhouses & attached homes, 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 Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Nautical, Walkable, Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Seniors (people 65 and over), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 5 (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 Manufacturing & Laborers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Portuguese speaking, some Spanish speaking, some French speaking |
| SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD* | GRADES |
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| ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL 119 FREDERICK STREET, NEW BEDFORD, MA 02744 (508) 997-4511 |
06-08 |
| WILLIAM H TAYLOR 620 BROCK AVENUE, NEW BEDFORD, MA 02744 (508) 997-4511 |
KG-05 |
* 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.
13,441 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
1 |
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| Better than: of MA school districts |
1.8% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
3 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
24.4% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| 14 |
| STATE AVERAGE 13 |
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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) (%) | 53.7 | 73.5 |
| BLACK (%) | 12.7 | 8.4 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 25.6 | 13.1 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | NO DATA | 4.7 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 66.6 | 28.2 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $7,802 | $104,863,000 | 59.1 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $1,178 | $15,838,000 | 8.9 |
| STAFF | $887 | $11,918,000 | 6.7 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $103 | $1,384,000 | 0.8 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $536 | $7,206,000 | 4.1 |
| OPERATION | $1,137 | $15,285,000 | 8.6 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $627 | $8,425,000 | 4.7 |
| OTHER | $167 | $2,244,000 | 1.3 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $4,635 | $62,300,000 | 35.1 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $761 | $10,229,000 | 5.8 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $13,198 | $177,392,000 | 100.0 |
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 15.4 |
| CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 4.9 |
Neighborhood Crime Data
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| Rodney French Blvd
/ Brock Ave |
New Bedford | Massachusetts |
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| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
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| REPORTED TOTAL | 5 | 54 | 250 | 670 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 0.05 | 0.58 | 2.67 | 7.15 |
| 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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| Rodney French Blvd
/ Brock Ave |
New Bedford | Massachusetts |
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| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
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| REPORTED TOTAL | 898 | 1,889 | 451 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 9.58 | 20.15 | 4.81 |
| 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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| Rodney French Blvd
/ Brock Ave |
New Bedford | Massachusetts |
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New Bedford, MA Appreciation Rates (city-wide) |
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO MA* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 | 85.43%
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4.49%
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4 | 1 |
| Last 10 Years | 95.13%
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9.51%
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8 | 7 |
| Last 5 Years | 6.98%
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1.39%
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6 | 1 |
| Last 2 Years | -12.13%
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-6.06%
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1 | 1 |
| Last 12 Months | -7.76%
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-7.76%
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1 | 1 |
| Latest Quarter | 0.01%
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0.04%
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8 | 4 |
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