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Fairmont, WV (Merchant St / State St)

Click for helpFound within zip code: 26554

POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Fairmont, WV (Merchant St / State St) Barrackville, WV, Bridgeport, WV (City Center), Fairmont, WV (Beverly Hills/Garden Village), Fairmont, WV (Colfax/Winfield), Fairmont, WV (Edgemont), Fairmont, WV (Watson), Fairmont, WV (Whitehall), Grafton, WV (Hepzibah/Pruntytown), Morgantown, WV (Opekiska/Little Falls), Shinnston, WV (City Center)

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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $96,614
  • medium cost relative to West Virginia
  • low cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$1,713,000+  0%
$1,284,001-$1,713,000  0%
$855,001-$1,284,000  0%
$684,001-$855,000  0%
$514,001-$684,000  0%
$343,001-$514,000  0%
$171,001-$343,000  1%
$86,001-$171,000  58%
$0-$86,000  40%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE medium cost relative to WV, very low cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER		 DETAILS
THE SETTING Suburban (based on population density)
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Mobile homes, 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), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more 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, Quiet


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Seniors (people 65 and over), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some College students (people currently attending college)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 3 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Sales & Service workers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Government employees
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Italian ancestry, some Irish ancestry, some Black
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some Italian speaking

School Rating Information


Neighborhood Educational Rating

SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD* GRADES
EAST FAIRMONT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
1 ORION LANE, FAIRMONT, WV 26554
(304) 367-2123 		07-08

* Depending on where you live in this neighborhood, your children may attend these schools or other schools outside the neighborhood. Always check with your local school department to determine which schools your children may attend based on your specific address and your child's grade-level.

This neighborhood is served by one school district.

MARION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, WV




8,238 Students enrolled in District

23 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)		 7
Better than:
of WV school
districts		 65.4%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best) 		3
Better than:
of US school
districts		 23.9%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
13
STATE AVERAGE 14

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

79%
78%
80%
80%
78%
75%
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) (%) 92.8 93.6
BLACK (%) 6.1 5.0
HISPANIC (%) 0.5 0.7
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 0.4 0.6
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.3 0.1
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 48.5 49.1
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $5,980 $49,261,000 53.4
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $348 $2,866,000 3.1
STAFF $568 $4,678,000 5.1
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $211 $1,739,000 1.9
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $448 $3,687,000 4.0
OPERATION $1,001 $8,248,000 8.9
TRANSPORTATION $591 $4,870,000 5.3
OTHER $253 $2,081,000 2.2
TOTAL SUPPORT $3,419 $28,169,000 30.5
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $1,801 $14,833,000 16.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $11,200 $92,263,000 100.0
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 9.7
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 32.6

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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 Merchant St / State St
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  • in Fairmont
    1 in 263
  • in West Virginia
    1 in 364
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3.81
2.74
Merchant St /
State St 		Fairmont West Virginia
Fairmont, WV violent crimes
Population: 19,163
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL 1 8 11 53
RATE PER 1,000 0.05 0.42 0.57 2.77
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
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  • in Fairmont
    1 in 30
  • in West Virginia
    1 in 37
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32.88
26.38
Merchant St /
State St 		Fairmont West Virginia
Fairmont, WV property crimes
Population: 19,163
BURGLARY THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL 136 414 74
RATE PER 1,000 7.10 21.60 3.86
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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2
Merchant St /
State St 		Fairmont West Virginia

Neighborhood Appreciation Rates Click for help
PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO WV*		 COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 152.00% 8.00% 8 7
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Fairmont, WV Appreciation Rates (city-wide)
PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO WV*		 COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 130.42% 6.86% 6 5
Last 10 Years 62.72% 6.27% 6 4
Last 5 Years 32.99% 6.59% 6 6
Last 2 Years 7.36% 3.68% 7 7
Last 12 Months 1.52% 1.52% 6 6
Latest Quarter 1.14% 4.56% 6 7
* 10 is highest

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