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Peculiar, MO

Found within zip codes: 64078, 64012, 64734

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NEIGHBORHOOD COST

DETAILS

MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE

$195,192

high cost relative to Missouri
medium cost relative to the nation

HOUSE VALUE RANGE

COST
$1,565,000+		0%
$1,172,001-$1,565,000		1%
$782,001-$1,172,000		1%
$626,001-$782,000		1%
$469,001-$626,000		2%
$313,001-$469,000		6%
$156,001-$313,000		58%
$78,001-$156,000		26%
$0-$78,000		5%

	% OF HOMES

RENTAL PRICE

medium cost relative to MO, low cost relative to the nation

NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER	DETAILS

THE SETTING	Suburban (based on population density), farms
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS	mostly Single-family homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Mobile homes, some Rowhouses & attached homes, a few Complexes/high rise apartments
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 Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier)
HOME OWNERSHIP	Mostly Owner occupied
SPECIAL CHARACTER	mostly Quiet, Urban Sophisticates

THE NEIGHBORS	DETAILS

AGE & LIFESTYLE	mostly 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: 6 (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 Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Sales & Service workers
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY	mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic, some Black
LANGUAGES	mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking

School Rating Information

Peculiar Educational Rating

This town is served by three school districts:

MIDWAY R-I
RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
BELTON 124

MIDWAY R-I School District

567 Students enrolled in District

2 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)	9
Better than: of MO school districts	83.0%

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best)	6
Better than: of US school districts	59.7%

Fewer students per classroom means smaller classes and more personal attention to each student. STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
14
STATE AVERAGE 14

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

51%	45%	50%	45%	51%	45%	STATE
51%	45%	50%	45%	51%	45%	DISTRICT
PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH		PROFICIENT IN READING		PROFICIENT IN MATH

SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT	GRADES

MIDWAY ELEM. 5801 E STATE RTE 2, CLEVELAND, MO 64734 (816) 250-2994	KG-06
MIDWAY HIGH 5801 E STATE RTE 2, CLEVELAND, MO 64734 (816) 250-2994	07-12

School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	96.8	76.6
BLACK (%)	1.2	18.2
HISPANIC (%)	1.2	3.2
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	0.7	1.6
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	0.0	0.4

ECONOMIC GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	25.2	39.1

Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$4,866	$2,759,000	43.6
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$337	$191,000	3.0
STAFF	$483	$274,000	4.3
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$448	$254,000	4.0
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$474	$269,000	4.2
OPERATION	$1,071	$607,000	9.6
TRANSPORTATION	$658	$373,000	5.9
OTHER	$0	$0	0.0
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,471	$1,968,000	31.1
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$2,820	$1,599,000	25.3
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$11,157	$6,326,000	100.0

Peculiar EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

ADULTS IN Peculiar WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%)	18.4
CHILDREN IN Peculiar LIVING IN POVERTY (%)	6.0

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RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II School District

5,368 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)	9
Better than: of MO school districts	88.6%

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best)	7
Better than: of US school districts	64.7%

Fewer students per classroom means smaller classes and more personal attention to each student. STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
16
STATE AVERAGE 14

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

52%	45%	52%	45%	52%	45%	STATE
52%	45%	52%	45%	52%	45%	DISTRICT
PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH		PROFICIENT IN READING		PROFICIENT IN MATH

SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT	GRADES

EAGLE GLEN INTERMEDIATE 100 S FOXRIDGE DR, RAYMORE, MO 64083 (816) 331-8087	05-06
PECULIAR ELEM. 201 E 3RD ST, PECULIAR, MO 64078 (816) 779-5131	KG-04
RAYMORE ELEM. 500 S MADISON, RAYMORE, MO 64083 (816) 331-3064	KG-04
RAYMORE-PECULIAR FRESHMEN CTR. 21001 S SCHOOL RD, PECULIAR, MO 64078 (816) 779-3400	09-09
RAYMORE-PECULIAR MIDDLE 20501 S SCHOOL RD, PECULIAR, MO 64078 (816) 779-6865	07-08
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School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	90.0	76.6
BLACK (%)	6.4	18.2
HISPANIC (%)	2.4	3.2
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	0.9	1.6
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	0.3	0.4

ECONOMIC GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	20.3	39.1

Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$3,991	$21,425,000	37.7
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$415	$2,230,000	3.9
STAFF	$490	$2,632,000	4.6
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$526	$2,822,000	5.0
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$262	$1,407,000	2.5
OPERATION	$670	$3,597,000	6.3
TRANSPORTATION	$386	$2,071,000	3.6
OTHER	$11	$60,000	0.1
TOTAL SUPPORT	$2,761	$14,819,000	26.1
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$3,833	$20,576,000	36.2
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,585	$56,820,000	100.0

Peculiar EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

ADULTS IN Peculiar WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%)	18.4
CHILDREN IN Peculiar LIVING IN POVERTY (%)	6.0

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BELTON 124 School District

4,746 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)	4
Better than: of MO school districts	33.8%

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best)	3
Better than: of US school districts	28.5%

Fewer students per classroom means smaller classes and more personal attention to each student. STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
15
STATE AVERAGE 14

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

40%	45%	41%	45%	39%	45%	STATE
40%	45%	41%	45%	39%	45%	DISTRICT
PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH		PROFICIENT IN READING		PROFICIENT IN MATH

SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT	GRADES

BELTON HIGH 107 W PIRATE PKWY, BELTON, MO 64012 (816) 348-1036	10-12
BELTON HIGH - FRESHMAN CTR. 801 W NORTH AVE, BELTON, MO 64012 (816) 348-1726	09-09
BELTON-OZANAM SOUTHLAND COOP. 113A W WALNUT, BELTON, MO 64012 (816) 348-1065	KG-12
CAMBRIDGE ELEM. 109 W CAMBRIDGE, BELTON, MO 64012 (816) 348-1008	KG-04
GLADDEN ELEM. 405 WESTOVER RD, BELTON, MO 64012 (816) 348-1015	KG-04
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School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	82.9	76.6
BLACK (%)	8.0	18.2
HISPANIC (%)	7.5	3.2
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	0.9	1.6
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	0.7	0.4

ECONOMIC GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	32.6	39.1

Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$4,403	$20,895,000	42.5
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$371	$1,762,000	3.6
STAFF	$593	$2,814,000	5.7
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$308	$1,460,000	3.0
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$244	$1,156,000	2.4
OPERATION	$713	$3,382,000	6.9
TRANSPORTATION	$378	$1,795,000	3.6
OTHER	$103	$491,000	1.0
TOTAL SUPPORT	$2,710	$12,860,000	26.2
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$3,237	$15,363,000	31.3
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,349	$49,118,000	100.0

Peculiar EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

ADULTS IN Peculiar WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%)	18.4
CHILDREN IN Peculiar LIVING IN POVERTY (%)	6.0

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Peculiar Crime Data

VIOLENT	PROPERTY	TOTAL

annual crimes per 1,000 residents

Violent Crime Comparison per 1,000 residents

NATIONAL MEDIAN
4.7

MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
in Peculiar
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1 in 183

		Peculiar	Missouri
			5.45

Peculiar violent crimes

Population: 7,106
	MURDER	RAPE	ROBBERY	ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA
RATE PER 1,000	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA

United States violent crimes

Population: 296,410,404
	MURDER	RAPE	ROBBERY	ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL	16,692	93,934	417,122	862,947
RATE PER 1,000	0.06	0.32	1.41	2.91

Property Crime Rate Comparison per 1,000 residents

NATIONAL MEDIAN
34.3

MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
in Peculiar
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1 in 24

		Peculiar	Missouri
			40.71

Peculiar property crimes

Population: 7,106
	BURGLARY	THEFT	MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA
RATE PER 1,000	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA

United States property crimes

Population: 296,410,404
	BURGLARY	THEFT	MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL	2,154,126	6,776,807	1,235,226
RATE PER 1,000	7.27	22.86	4.17

Crimes Per Square Mile

NATIONAL MEDIAN
49.6

		Peculiar	Missouri
			30

Peculiar Appreciation Rates

PERIOD	TOTAL APPRECIATION	AVG. ANNUAL RATE	COMPARED TO MO*	COMPARED TO AMERICA*
Since 1990	118.43%	6.23%	5	5
Last 10 Years
Last 5 Years
Last 2 Years
Last 12 Months
Latest Quarter
			* 10 is highest

About Peculiar

Peculiar is a somewhat small town located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 7,106 people and just one neighborhood, Peculiar is the 114th largest community in Missouri.

Unlike some towns , Peculiar isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Peculiar are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Peculiar is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Peculiar who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.47%), management occupations (8.00%), and sales jobs (7.89%).

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Also of interest is that Peculiar has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One downside of living in Peculiar is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Peculiar, the average commute to work is 32.24 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Peculiar is a small town, 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 Peculiar, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.27% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Peculiar is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Peculiar Information and Demographics

The citizens of Peculiar are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 18.36% of adults in Peculiar having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

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The per capita income in Peculiar in 2000 was $20,996, which is wealthy relative to Missouri, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $83,984 for a family of four.

The people who call Peculiar home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Peculiar is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Peculiar include German, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Peculiar is English.

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