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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Melrose, IA Albia, IA (City Center/Hedge College School), Albia, IA (Miami/Buxton), Chariton, IA (Russell/Williamson), Knoxville, IA (Bussey/Harvey), Melrose, IA, Mystic, IA
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $79,200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | low cost relative to IA, very low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| THE SETTING | Remote (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Rowhouses & attached homes, some Small apartment buildings, a few Complexes/high rise apartments |
| 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 Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 2 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Middle income (near average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Sales & Service workers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Farmers, foresters, or fishers, some Government employees, some Clerical, assistants & technical support |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Black, some Italian ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking |
School Rating Information
ALBIA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT School District
1,184 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
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| Better than: of IA school districts |
24.4% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
6 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
50.4% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 13 |
| STATE AVERAGE 14 |
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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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| ALBIA HIGH SCHOOL 503 B AVE EAST, ALBIA, IA 52531 (641) 932-2161 |
09-12 |
| ALBIA MIDDLE SCHOOL 505 C. AVE E, ALBIA, IA 52531 (641) 932-2161 |
07-08 |
| ALBIA SCHOOL OF SUCCESS 503 B. AVE EAST, ALBIA, IA 52531 (641) 932-2161 |
09-12 |
| GRANT CENTER 520 SOUTH CLINTON ST, ALBIA, IA 52531 (641) 932-2962 |
01-02 |
| KENDALL CENTER 701 WASHINGTON AVE E, ALBIA, IA 52531 (641) 932-5970 |
PK-KG |
| LINCOLN CENTER 222 N 3RD, ALBIA, IA 52531 (641) 932-2116 |
03-06 |
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 96.6 | 86.6 |
| BLACK (%) | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 1.5 | 5.8 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.8 | 1.9 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 35.7 | 31.9 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,069 | $6,002,000 | 58.7 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $224 | $265,000 | 2.6 |
| STAFF | $101 | $119,000 | 1.2 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $180 | $213,000 | 2.1 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $519 | $615,000 | 6.0 |
| OPERATION | $684 | $810,000 | 7.9 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $382 | $452,000 | 4.4 |
| OTHER | $192 | $227,000 | 2.2 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,281 | $2,701,000 | 26.4 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,283 | $1,519,000 | 14.9 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $8,633 | $10,222,000 | 100.0 |
Melrose EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Melrose WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 9.0 |
| CHILDREN IN Melrose LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 15.7 |
Melrose Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO IA* |
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| Since 1990 |  188.81%
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About Melrose
Melrose is a tiny town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 499 people and just one neighborhood, Melrose is the 336th largest community in Iowa. Melrose has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Melrose is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 47.2% of the Melrose workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Melrose is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Melrose who work in office and administrative support jobs (22.43%), sales jobs (10.75%), and farm management (8.88%).
In addition, many people in Melrose have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.
A very large number of seniors call Melrose home: people 65 and over are 28.26% of the population. Because of the prominence of the retirement community, this is good place for the over-65 crowd to settle, as many of the town's services and social community are geared to this demographic.
In Melrose, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 39.15 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Melrose is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Melrose Information and Demographics
The percentage of people in Melrose with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 9.87% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Melrose in 2000 was $17,567, which is middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $70,268 for a family of four.
The people who call Melrose home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Melrose is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Melrose include Irish, German, English, Scotch-Irish, Swedish, Polish, and Welsh.
The most common language spoken in Melrose is English.
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