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Abbeville, AL (Shorterville/Union)


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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Independence, MO (U.S. Route 40 / 43rd St) Kansas City, MO (College of Saint Teresa/Brookside Blvd), Kansas City, MO (Rockhill Rd/Meyer Blvd), Kansas City, MO (Rockhurst College/Volker Blvd), Kansas City, MO (U.S. Route 56/48th St), Kansas City, MO (U.S. Route 56/Ward Pky), Kansas City, MO (Ward Pky/61st Ter), Kansas City, MO (Ward Pky/68th Ter), Mission, KS (Westwood/Westwood Hills), Prairie Village, KS (Mission Hills), Prairie Village, KS (State Line Rd/71st St)

| NEIGHBORHOOD COST | DETAILS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $126,748 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | very high cost relative to MO, medium cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
DETAILS |
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| THE SETTING | Urban (based on population density) |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Mobile homes, some Small apartment buildings, a few Rowhouses & attached 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 | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet, Walkable, 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 Manufacturing & Laborers, some Sales & Service workers |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Black, some Hispanic, some Mexican, some Italian ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some Russian speaking |
| SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD | GRADES |
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| There are no schools physically located in this neighborhood. | |
8,886 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
4 |
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| Better than: of MO school districts |
34.0% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
3 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
28.9% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| 15 |
| STATE AVERAGE 14 |
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| STATE | ||||||
| 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) (%) | 53.0 | 76.6 |
| BLACK (%) | 39.6 | 18.2 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 5.4 | 3.2 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 38.3 | 39.1 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,072 | $45,069,000 | 52.9 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $335 | $2,978,000 | 3.5 |
| STAFF | $411 | $3,651,000 | 4.3 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $212 | $1,886,000 | 2.2 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $510 | $4,529,000 | 5.3 |
| OPERATION | $806 | $7,158,000 | 8.4 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $267 | $2,370,000 | 2.8 |
| OTHER | $354 | $3,144,000 | 3.7 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,894 | $25,716,000 | 30.2 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,626 | $14,451,000 | 17.0 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $9,592 | $85,236,000 | 100.0 |
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 16.2 |
| CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 2.1 |
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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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| STATE | ||||||
| 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 (%) | 16.2 |
| CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 2.1 |
Neighborhood Crime Data
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| U.S. Route 40
/ 43rd St |
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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| U.S. Route 40
/ 43rd St |
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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| U.S. Route 40
/ 43rd St |
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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