640 Vital Statistics. 48 Condition Alerts found.
Valley Ford median real estate price is $1,066,427, which is more expensive than 86.1% of the neighborhoods in California and 97.1% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Valley Ford is currently $2,206, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 50.4% of California neighborhoods.
Valley Ford is a rural neighborhood (based on population density) located in Sebastopol, California.
Valley Ford real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and townhomes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Valley Ford neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.
Real estate vacancies in Valley Ford are 4.6%, which is lower than one will find in 76.9% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Valley Ford is above average for the U.S., and may signal some demand for either price increases or new construction of residential product for this neighborhood.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Sebastopol, the Valley Ford neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
In the Valley Ford neighborhood, many people's commute means walking from the bedroom to the home office. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that 19.6% of residents worked from home. This may not seem like a large number, but Scout's research shows that this is a higher percentage of people working from home than 99.3% of the neighborhoods in America. Often people who work from home are engaged in the creative or technological economy, such as is found in areas around Boston, and in Silicon Valley. Other times, people may be engaged in other businesses like trading stocks from home, or running a small beauty salon.
If you are planning to retire in California, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, Valley Ford may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in California, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 98.9% of neighborhoods in CA. If a California retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children.
In addition, with more than 1.7% of residents living with a same sex partner, Valley Ford is truly a neighborhood that stands out from the rest in this regard. In fact, exclusive analysis by NeighborhoodScout reveals that this neighborhood has a greater concentration of same sex couples than 95.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the Valley Ford neighborhood has more Belgian and British ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Belgian ancestry and 2.7% have British ancestry.
Valley Ford is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Japanese at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.9% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the Valley Ford neighborhood in Sebastopol are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 83.1% of the neighborhoods in America. With 20.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 62.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the Valley Ford neighborhood, 50.9% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 20.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (14.9%), and 12.0% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Valley Ford neighborhood is English, spoken by 84.6% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (13.2%).
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the Valley Ford neighborhood in Sebastopol, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (17.1%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (13.1%), and residents who report Italian roots (12.5%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (12.0%), along with some German ancestry residents (11.3%), among others. In addition, 11.6% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in Valley Ford neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (87.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (5.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
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Raw data sources: National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey.
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44 Vital Statistics. 3 Condition Alerts found.
Analytics built by: Location, Inc.
Raw data sources: American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2020.
Methodology: Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data
136 Vital Statistics. 0 Condition Alerts found.
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Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2019 calendar year; released from FBI in Sept. 2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2020 data?
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67 Vital Statistics. 4 Condition Alerts found.
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Valley Ford | 0.101011101001110 |
Sebastopol | 0.101011101001110 |
California | 4.41 |
Crime | |
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Valley Ford | 0.101011101001110 |
Sebastopol | 0.101011101001110 |
California | 23.31 |
Crime | |
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Valley Ford | 0.101011101001110 |
Sebastopol | 0.101011101001110 |
California | 83 |
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Methodology: Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data
65 Vital Statistics. 23 Condition Alerts found.
Discipline | District | State |
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Proficiency in Reading and Math | 0.101011101001110 | 0.101011101001110 |
Proficiency in Reading | 0.101011101001110 | 0.101011101001110 |
Proficiency in Math | 0.101011101001110 | 0.101011101001110 |
School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to CA* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Analy High School
6950 Analy Ave. Sebastopol, CA 95472 |
09-12 | ||
Elementary School Molino High
7050 Covey Rd. Forestville, CA 95436 |
09-12 | ||
Laguna High School
445 Taft St. Sebastopol, CA 95472 |
09-12 | ||
West County Charter Middle School
6321 Hwy. 116 Forestville, CA 95436 |
07-08 | ||
West Sonoma County Consortium School
462 Johnson St. Sebastopol, CA 95472 |
KG-12 | ||
* 10 is highest |
Discipline | District | State |
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Proficiency in Reading and Math | 0.101011101001110 | 0.101011101001110 |
Proficiency in Reading | 0.101011101001110 | 0.101011101001110 |
Proficiency in Math | 0.101011101001110 | 0.101011101001110 |
School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to CA* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Apple Blossom School
700 Water Trough Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 |
KG-05 | ||
Orchard View School
700 Water Trough Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 |
KG-12 | ||
Sunridge Charter School
7285 Hayden Ave. Sebastopol, CA 95472 |
KG-08 | ||
Twin Hills Charter Middle School
1685 Water Trough Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 |
06-08 | ||
* 10 is highest |
Discipline | District | State |
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Proficiency in Reading and Math | 0.101011101001110 | 0.101011101001110 |
Proficiency in Reading | 0.101011101001110 | 0.101011101001110 |
Proficiency in Math | 0.101011101001110 | 0.101011101001110 |
School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to CA* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Bodega Bay Elementary School
1200 Canon St. Bodega Bay, CA 94923 |
KG-05 | ||
Inverness Elementary School
Bay View And Mesa Inverness, CA 94937 |
KG-01 | ||
Special Education Pre-School School
40 John St. Tomales, CA 94971 |
M-M | ||
Tomales Elementary School
40 John St. Tomales, CA 94971 |
KG-08 | ||
Tomales High School
3850 Irvin Ln. Tomales, CA 94971 |
09-12 | ||
West Marin Elementary School
11550 Highway 1 Point Reyes Station, CA 94956 |
02-08 | ||
* 10 is highest |
Discipline | District | State |
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Proficiency in Reading and Math | 0.101011101001110 | 0.101011101001110 |
Proficiency in Reading | 0.101011101001110 | 0.101011101001110 |
Proficiency in Math | 0.101011101001110 | 0.101011101001110 |
School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to CA* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Harmony Elementary School
1935 Bohemian Hwy. Occidental, CA 95465 |
KG-01 | ||
Salmon Creek School A Charter
1935 Bohemian Hwy. Occidental, CA 95465 |
02-08 | ||
* 10 is highest |
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Raw data sources: U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dow Jones S&P, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Service, U.S. Department of Transportation, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics, Federal Highway Administration, National Agricultural Statistics.
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328 Vital Statistics. 18 Condition Alerts found.
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