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Lakewood, WA (Monta Vista)

Found within zip code: 98499

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Lakewood, WA (Monta Vista)

NEIGHBORHOOD COST

DETAILS

MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE

$334,100

medium cost relative to Washington
high cost relative to the nation

HOUSE VALUE RANGE

COST
$2,265,000+		0%
$1,699,001-$2,265,000		0%
$1,133,001-$1,699,000		0%
$906,001-$1,133,000		0%
$680,001-$906,000		5%
$453,001-$680,000		19%
$227,001-$453,000		53%
$113,001-$227,000		16%
$0-$113,000		7%

	% OF HOMES

RENTAL PRICE

medium cost relative to WA, high cost relative to the nation

NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER	DETAILS

THE SETTING	Suburban (based on population density)
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS	mostly Complexes/high rise apartments, some Single-family homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Rowhouses & attached homes, a few Mobile homes
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS	mostly Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), some Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 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 Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier)
HOME OWNERSHIP	Mostly Renters
SPECIAL CHARACTER	mostly Artsy/funky, Walkable

THE NEIGHBORS	DETAILS

AGE & LIFESTYLE	mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), 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 Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Government employees, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Executive, managerial & professional
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY	mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Black, some East Asian, some Hispanic, some Italian ancestry, some Mexican, some Arabian, some Puerto Rican
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 two school districts.

TACOMA SCH DIST 10, WA School District

31,820 Students enrolled in District

65 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)	2
Better than: of WA school districts	18.5%

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best)	3
Better than: of US school districts	27.7%

Fewer students per classroom means smaller classes and more personal attention to each student. STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
19
STATE AVERAGE 16

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

50%	61%	64%	72%	37%	49%	STATE
50%	61%	64%	72%	37%	49%	DISTRICT
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) (%)	50.4	70.4
BLACK (%)	23.2	5.7
HISPANIC (%)	11.4	12.9
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	13.2	7.9
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	1.9	2.7

ECONOMIC GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	51.2	36.1

Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,025	$159,880,000	43.3
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$615	$19,557,000	5.3
STAFF	$475	$15,118,000	4.1
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$52	$1,661,000	0.4
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$537	$17,093,000	4.6
OPERATION	$749	$23,829,000	6.5
TRANSPORTATION	$279	$8,874,000	2.4
OTHER	$343	$10,921,000	3.0
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,050	$97,053,000	26.3
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$3,525	$112,169,000	30.4
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$11,600	$369,102,000	100.0

NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%)	20.6
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%)	10.6

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CLOVER PARK SCHOOL DIST 400, WA School District

13,042 Students enrolled in District

33 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)	2
Better than: of WA school districts	19.4%

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best)	4
Better than: of US school districts	30.0%

Fewer students per classroom means smaller classes and more personal attention to each student. STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
20
STATE AVERAGE 16

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

51%	61%	64%	72%	38%	49%	STATE
51%	61%	64%	72%	38%	49%	DISTRICT
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) (%)	50.6	70.4
BLACK (%)	21.8	5.7
HISPANIC (%)	15.6	12.9
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	9.4	7.9
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	1.9	2.7

ECONOMIC GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	57.1	36.1

Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$4,606	$60,067,000	55.9
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$583	$7,607,000	7.1
STAFF	$373	$4,863,000	4.5
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$95	$1,235,000	1.2
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$507	$6,617,000	6.2
OPERATION	$833	$10,868,000	10.1
TRANSPORTATION	$322	$4,198,000	3.9
OTHER	$345	$4,494,000	4.2
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,058	$39,882,000	37.1
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$580	$7,564,000	7.0
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$8,244	$107,513,000	100.0

NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%)	20.6
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%)	10.6

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Neighborhood 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 Monta Vista
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in Lakewood
1 in 115
in Washington
1 in 289

	Monta Vista	Lakewood	Washington
		8.66	3.46

Lakewood, WA violent crimes

Population: 58,317
	MURDER	RAPE	ROBBERY	ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL	3	47	137	318
RATE PER 1,000	0.05	0.81	2.35	5.45

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 Monta Vista
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in Lakewood
1 in 14
in Washington
1 in 20

	Monta Vista	Lakewood	Washington
		69.81	48.93

Lakewood, WA property crimes

Population: 58,317
	BURGLARY	THEFT	MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL	943	2,568	525
RATE PER 1,000	16.17	44.04	9.00

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

	Monta Vista	Lakewood	Washington
		246	84

Neighborhood Appreciation Rates

PERIOD	TOTAL APPRECIATION	AVG. ANNUAL RATE	COMPARED TO WA*	COMPARED TO AMERICA*
Since 1990	258.31%	14.15%	7	10
Last 10 Years
Last 5 Years
Last 2 Years
Last 12 Months
Latest Quarter
			* 10 is highest

Lakewood, WA Appreciation Rates (city-wide)

PERIOD	TOTAL APPRECIATION	AVG. ANNUAL RATE	COMPARED TO WA*	COMPARED TO AMERICA*
Since 1990	234.81%	12.86%	4	10
Last 10 Years	115.32%	11.53%	4	8
Last 5 Years	64.92%	12.98%	3	9
Last 2 Years	8.19%	4.09%	2	5
Last 12 Months	-0.94%	-0.94%	2	3
Latest Quarter	-1.58%	-6.32%	1	3
			* 10 is highest

Lakewood, WA (Monta Vista)

Lakewood, WA (Monta Vista)

School Rating Information

TACOMA SCH DIST 10, WA School District

Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

CLOVER PARK SCHOOL DIST 400, WA School District

Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

Neighborhood Crime Data

violent crime comparison per 1,000 residents

property crime rate comparison per 1,000 residents

crimes per square mile

Neighborhood Appreciation Rates

Lakewood, WA Appreciation Rates (city-wide)

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Lakewood, WA (Monta Vista)

Lakewood, WA (Monta Vista)

School Rating Information

TACOMA SCH DIST 10, WA School District

Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

CLOVER PARK SCHOOL DIST 400, WA School District

Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

Neighborhood Crime Data

violent crime comparison per 1,000 residents

property crime rate comparison per 1,000 residents

crimes per square mile

Neighborhood Appreciation Rates

Lakewood, WA Appreciation Rates (city-wide)

About Monta Vista

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