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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Orange City, IA Alton, IA, Hull, IA, Orange City, IA, Remsen, IA, Rock Valley, IA, Sanborn, IA, Sheldon, IA (Hospers/Boyden), Sioux Center, IA
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $157,300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | medium cost relative to IA, low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Rowhouses & attached homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, a few Mobile homes |
| 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 Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Urban Sophisticates, Artsy/funky |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly College students (people currently attending college), some Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 8 (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 Executive, managerial & professional, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some East Asian |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking |
School Rating Information
MOC-FLOYD VALLEY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT School District
1,301 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
10 |
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| Better than: of IA school districts |
97.5% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
89.7% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| STATE AVERAGE 14 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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PROFICIENT IN READING |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| HOSPERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 201 4TH AVE S, HOSPERS, IA 51238 (712) 752-8480 |
KG-05 |
| MOC-FLOYD VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL 615 8TH ST SE, ORANGE CITY, IA 51041 (712) 737-4871 |
09-12 |
| MOC-FLOYD VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL 1104 5TH AVE, ALTON, IA 51003 (712) 756-4128 |
06-08 |
| ORANGE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 312 1ST ST NW, ORANGE CITY, IA 51041 (712) 737-4606 |
PK-05 |
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 88.8 | 86.6 |
| BLACK (%) | 0.8 | 5.1 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 8.6 | 5.8 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 20.3 | 31.9 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,713 | $6,132,000 | 43.6 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $252 | $328,000 | 2.3 |
| STAFF | $288 | $375,000 | 2.7 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $208 | $271,000 | 1.9 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $466 | $606,000 | 4.3 |
| OPERATION | $622 | $809,000 | 5.8 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $240 | $312,000 | 2.2 |
| OTHER | $65 | $85,000 | 0.6 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,141 | $2,786,000 | 19.8 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $3,952 | $5,142,000 | 36.6 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $10,807 | $14,060,000 | 100.0 |
Orange City EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Orange City WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 31.4 |
| CHILDREN IN Orange City LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 4.2 |
Orange City Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO IA* |
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| Since 1990 |  157.87%
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About Orange City
Orange City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 5,583 people and just one neighborhood, Orange City is the 70th largest community in Iowa.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Orange City is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Orange City is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Orange City who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.75%), sales jobs (12.59%), and teaching (9.20%).
Orange City is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Orange City to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy.
Because of many things, Orange City is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Orange City really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Orange City perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 9.09 minutes getting to work every day.
Orange City is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Orange City Information and Demographics
The overall education level of Orange City citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.45% of adults in Orange City have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.
The per capita income in Orange City in 2000 was $17,413, which is middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,652 for a family of four.
The people who call Orange City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Orange City is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Orange City include Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Orange City is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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