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Wilmington, NC (City Center)

Click for helpFound within zip code: 28401

POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Wilmington, NC (City Center) Wilmington, NC (17th St/Delaney Ave), Wilmington, NC (Carolina Beach Rd/George Anderson Dr), Wilmington, NC (Front St/2nd St), Wilmington, NC (Greenville Loop Rd/Oleander Dr), Wilmington, NC (Masonboro), Wilmington, NC (Ogden/Bayshore), Wilmington, NC (Oleander Dr/Live Oak Pky), Wilmington, NC (U of North Carolina at Wilmington/College Rd), Wilmington, NC (Windemere), Wrightsville Beach, NC

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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $133,487
  • medium cost relative to North Carolina
  • low cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$2,104,000+  0%
$1,579,001-$2,104,000  0%
$1,052,001-$1,579,000  0%
$842,001-$1,052,000  0%
$631,001-$842,000  0%
$420,001-$631,000  0%
$210,001-$420,000  3%
$105,001-$210,000  63%
$0-$105,000  34%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE medium cost relative to NC, low cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER		 DETAILS
THE SETTING Urban (based on population density)
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, a few Rowhouses & attached homes
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), some Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 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 Walkable, Artsy/funky


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some College students (people currently attending college)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 2 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Low income (among the 15% lowest income communities in America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Clerical, assistants & technical support
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly Black, some White (non-Hispanic), some Hispanic, some Mexican, some Irish ancestry
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some French speaking

School Rating Information


Neighborhood Educational Rating

SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD GRADES
There are no schools physically located in this neighborhood.
This neighborhood is served by one school district.

NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS, NC School District




24,112 Students enrolled in District

35 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)		 8
Better than:
of NC school
districts		 74.8%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best) 		6
Better than:
of US school
districts		 54.6%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
15
STATE AVERAGE 15

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

79%
75%
87%
84%
71%
66%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH		 PROFICIENT IN
READING		 PROFICIENT IN
MATH
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 64.2 56.6
BLACK (%) 29.7 31.5
HISPANIC (%) 4.3 8.4
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 1.4 2.1
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.4 1.4
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 38.5 42.6
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $4,550 $109,703,000 54.3
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $646 $15,577,000 7.7
STAFF $273 $6,590,000 3.3
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $58 $1,406,000 0.7
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $501 $12,071,000 6.0
OPERATION $764 $18,415,000 9.1
TRANSPORTATION $292 $7,051,000 3.5
OTHER $375 $9,049,000 4.5
TOTAL SUPPORT $2,910 $70,159,000 34.7
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $923 $22,262,000 11.0
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $8,383 $202,124,000 100.0
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 7.5
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 52.9

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VIOLENT PROPERTY TOTAL
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annual crimes per 1,000 residents
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  • Violent Crime Comparison per 1,000 residents

  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 4.7
  • MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
  • in City Center
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  • in Wilmington
    1 in 87
  • in North Carolina
    1 in 198
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11.48
5.05
City Center Wilmington North Carolina
Wilmington, NC violent crimes
Population: 75,542
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL 9 64 266 528
RATE PER 1,000 0.12 0.85 3.52 6.99
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 City Center
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  • in Wilmington
    1 in 10
  • in North Carolina
    1 in 22
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96.49
43.96
City Center Wilmington North Carolina
Wilmington, NC property crimes
Population: 75,542
BURGLARY THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL 1,940 4,811 516
RATE PER 1,000 25.68 63.69 6.83
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
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City Center Wilmington North Carolina

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PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO NC*		 COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 251.67% 13.24% 10 10
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Wilmington, NC Appreciation Rates (city-wide)
PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO NC*		 COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 275.08% 14.47% 10 10
Last 10 Years 123.21% 12.32% 10 10
Last 5 Years 73.51% 14.70% 10 10
Last 2 Years 6.03% 3.01% 4 6
Last 12 Months 0.54% 0.54% 2 5
Latest Quarter 1.36% 5.44% 8 8
* 10 is highest

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