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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Akron, PA Lancaster, PA (Centerville/Chestnut Ridge), Lancaster, PA (Columbia Ave/Orange St), Lancaster, PA (Eden/Eden Heights), Lancaster, PA (Fruitville/Blossom Hill), Lancaster, PA (Rohrerstown/Wheatland), Lancaster, PA (Roseville/Bloomingdale), Lancaster, PA (Rossmere/Homeland), Lancaster, PA (Woodlawn), Lancaster, PA (Zooks Corner/Witmer), Lititz, PA (Neffsville/Landis Valley)
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $214,028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | high cost relative to PA, medium cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Urban (based on population density) |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Rowhouses & attached homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Small apartment buildings, a few Mobile 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 Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| 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 Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some Mixed ages, some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 7 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Upper middle income (well-above average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic, some East Asian, some Puerto Rican |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some Russian speaking |
School Rating Information
EPHRATA AREA SD School District
4,008 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
7 |
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| Better than: of PA school districts |
67.6% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
86.6% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 16 |
| STATE AVERAGE 15 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| AKRON EL SCH 125 S 11TH ST, AKRON, PA 17501 (717) 859-0400 |
KG-05 |
| CLAY EL SCH 250 CLAY SCHOOL RD, EPHRATA, PA 17522 (717) 721-1100 |
KG-05 |
| EPHRATA MS 957 HAMMON AVE, EPHRATA, PA 17522 (717) 721-1468 |
06-08 |
| EPHRATA SHS 803 OAK BLVD, EPHRATA, PA 17522 (717) 721-1478 |
09-12 |
| FULTON EL SCH 51 EAST FULTON STREET, EPHRATA, PA 17522 (717) 721-1130 |
KG-05 |
| HIGHLAND EL SCH 99 HIGHLAND AVE, EPHRATA, PA 17522 (717) 721-1160 |
KG-05 |
| LINCOLN EL SCH 1301 APPLE ST, EPHRATA, PA 17522 (717) 721-1120 |
01-05 |
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 92.9 | 74.8 |
| BLACK (%) | 1.2 | 16.2 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 3.7 | 6.4 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 22.2 | 31.4 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,149 | $20,637,000 | 43.2 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $505 | $2,024,000 | 4.2 |
| STAFF | $327 | $1,312,000 | 2.7 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $230 | $920,000 | 1.9 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $480 | $1,923,000 | 4.0 |
| OPERATION | $1,045 | $4,189,000 | 8.8 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $316 | $1,266,000 | 2.6 |
| OTHER | $254 | $1,019,000 | 2.1 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $3,157 | $12,653,000 | 26.5 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $3,599 | $14,426,000 | 30.2 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $11,905 | $47,716,000 | 100.0 |
Akron EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Akron WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 21.8 |
| CHILDREN IN Akron LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 5.1 |
Akron Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO PA* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 |  108.02%
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5.68%
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About Akron
Akron is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,046 people and just one neighborhood, Akron is the 436th largest community in Pennsylvania.
Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Akron is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Akron is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Akron who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.57%), sales jobs (9.23%), and teaching (6.12%).
One of the benefits of Akron is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.74 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Akron is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Akron Information and Demographics
The percentage of people in Akron who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 21.88% of adults in Akron have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Akron in 2000 was $19,983, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $79,932 for a family of four.
The people who call Akron home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Akron is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Akron include German, English, Swiss, Italian, Irish, and Scotch-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Akron is English.
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