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Abbeville, AL (Shorterville/Union)


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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Independence, MO (23rd St / Lee's Summit Rd) Blue Springs, MO (Route 7/Pink Hill Rd), Kansas City, MO (36th St/Gillham Rd), Kansas City, MO (Penn Valley Dr/31st St), Kansas City, MO (Rockhill Rd/Brush Creek Blvd), Kansas City, MO (Rockhurst College/Volker Blvd), Kansas City, MO (Troost Ave/57th St), Kansas City, MO (U.S. Route 56/48th St), Kansas City, MO (Woodson Rd/59th St), Lees Summit, MO (Independence Ave/Woods Chapel Rd), Lees Summit, MO (U.S. Route 40/Cpl M E Webster Mem Pky)

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $137,902 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | high cost relative to MO, low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
DETAILS |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density) |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Rowhouses & attached homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, 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 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 | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Walkable, Quiet, Urban Sophisticates, Artsy/funky |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some 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 Executive, managerial & professional, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Hispanic, some Italian ancestry, some Mexican |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
| SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD* | GRADES |
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| GLENDALE ELEM. 2611 S LEE'S SUMMIT RD, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64055 (816) 521-2830 |
PK-05 |
| HANTHORN SCH. 1511 KINGS HWY, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64055 (816) 521-2760 |
PK-PK |
* 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.
11,489 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
8 |
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| Better than: of MO school districts |
73.4% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
6 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
51.1% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| 15 |
| STATE AVERAGE 14 |
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| PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN READING |
PROFICIENT IN MATH |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 80.4 | 76.6 |
| BLACK (%) | 8.4 | 18.2 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 7.1 | 3.2 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 3.2 | 1.6 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 44.7 | 39.1 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,832 | $55,519,000 | 45.1 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $490 | $5,634,000 | 4.6 |
| STAFF | $641 | $7,365,000 | 6.0 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $140 | $1,606,000 | 1.3 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $502 | $5,763,000 | 4.7 |
| OPERATION | $862 | $9,902,000 | 8.0 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $506 | $5,815,000 | 4.7 |
| OTHER | $96 | $1,105,000 | 0.9 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $3,237 | $37,190,000 | 30.2 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $2,636 | $30,285,000 | 24.6 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $10,705 | $122,994,000 | 100.0 |
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 16.5 |
| CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 8.3 |
Neighborhood Crime Data
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| 23rd St
/ Lee's Summit Rd |
Independence | Missouri |
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| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
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| REPORTED TOTAL | 1 | 50 | 111 | 637 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 0.01 | 0.44 | 0.98 | 5.63 |
| 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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| 23rd St
/ Lee's Summit Rd |
Independence | Missouri |
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| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
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| REPORTED TOTAL | 1,380 | 6,197 | 925 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 12.19 | 54.74 | 8.17 |
| 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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| 23rd St
/ Lee's Summit Rd |
Independence | Missouri |
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Independence, MO Appreciation Rates (city-wide) |
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO MO* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 | 81.65%
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4.29%
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1 | 1 |
| Last 10 Years | 36.18%
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3.61%
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1 | 1 |
| Last 5 Years | 5.87%
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1.17%
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1 | 1 |
| Last 2 Years | -2.58%
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-1.29%
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1 | 3 |
| Last 12 Months | -2.14%
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-2.14%
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1 | 4 |
| Latest Quarter | 0.64%
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2.56%
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4 | 6 |
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