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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Forney, TX Forney, TX, Garland, TX (Barnes Bridge Rd/Bobtown Rd), Mesquite, TX (Galloway Ave/Kearney St), Mesquite, TX (Lawson Rd/Clay Mathis Rd), Mesquite, TX (Main St/Walker St), Mesquite, TX (U.S. Route 80/Belt Line Rd), Rockwall, TX (Heath/McLendon-Chisholm), Sunnyvale, TX, Terrell, TX (Moore Ave/Frances St), Terrell, TX (Moore Ave/U.S. Route 80)
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $189,617 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | medium cost relative to TX, medium cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Small apartment buildings, a few Rowhouses & attached homes |
| 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 Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Urban Sophisticates, Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, 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 Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Hispanic, some Mexican, some Black, some Italian ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
FORNEY ISD School District
5,250 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
7 |
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| Better than: of TX school districts |
68.6% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
7 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
60.2% |
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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| PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN READING |
PROFICIENT IN MATH |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| A E P 600 S BOIS D'ARC ST, FORNEY, TX 75126 (972) 564-4055 |
06-12 |
| BLACKBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2401 CONCORD DR, FORNEY, TX 75126 (972) 564-7008 |
PK-06 |
| CROSBY ELEMENTARY 495 DIAMOND CREEK DR, FORNEY, TX 75126 (M) - |
PK-06 |
| FORNEY H S 800 FM 741 S, FORNEY, TX 75126 (972) 564-3890 |
09-12 |
| FORNEY MIDDLE 811 S BOIS D'ARC, FORNEY, TX 75126 (972) 564-3967 |
07-08 |
| HENDERSON ELEMENTARY 12755 FM 1641, FORNEY, TX 75126 (972) 564-7100 |
KG-06 |
| HIGH SCHOOL #2 600 S BOIS D'ARC ST, FORNEY, TX 75126 (M) - |
PK-12 |
| JOHNSON ELEMENTARY 701 S BOIS D' ARC, FORNEY, TX 75126 (972) 564-3397 |
PK-06 |
| KATHRYN WOLFE CRISWELL ELEMENTARY 401 HWY 740 N, FORNEY, TX 75126 (972) 564-1609 |
PK-06 |
| L E CLAYBON ELEMENTARY 1011 FM 741, FORNEY, TX 75126 (972) 564-7023 |
PK-06 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 71.4 | 36.5 |
| BLACK (%) | 10.5 | 14.7 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 16.2 | 45.3 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 1.1 | 3.1 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 18.9 | 48.2 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $3,962 | $20,800,000 | 30.4 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $387 | $2,030,000 | 3.0 |
| STAFF | $218 | $1,145,000 | 1.7 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $117 | $612,000 | 0.9 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $437 | $2,293,000 | 3.4 |
| OPERATION | $702 | $3,688,000 | 5.4 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $191 | $1,001,000 | 1.5 |
| OTHER | $340 | $1,783,000 | 2.6 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,391 | $12,552,000 | 18.4 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $6,667 | $35,004,000 | 51.2 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $13,020 | $68,356,000 | 100.0 |
Forney EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Forney WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 17.3 |
| CHILDREN IN Forney LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 2.6 |
Forney Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO TX* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 |  156.06%
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8.21%
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About Forney
Forney is a somewhat small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 10,908 people and just one neighborhood, Forney is the 207th largest community in Texas.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Forney is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Forney is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Forney who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.78%), sales jobs (11.62%), and management occupations (8.85%).
Also of interest is that Forney has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One downside of living in Forney, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.64 minutes every day commuting to work.
Forney 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 Forney, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.04% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
Being a small town, Forney does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Forney Information and Demographics
The citizens of Forney are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 17.89% of adults in Forney having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Forney in 2000 was $22,585, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,340 for a family of four.
The people who call Forney home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Forney is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Forney include German, English, Irish, and Scotch-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Forney is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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