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Neighborhood	May-Jul '08	Feb-Apr '08	May-Jul '07	May-Jul '03	Compare to Feb-Apr '08 May-Jul '07 May-Jul '03 close [x] Feb-Apr '08
Dawson	--	--	--	--	------
All of Austin	$116,651	$113,478	$122,433	$120,786	+2.8%-4.7%-3.4%
Galindo	--	--	--	--	------
St. Edwards	--	--	--	--	------
South Lamar	$197,069	--	--	--	------
West Congress	$199,107	--	$110,600	--	--+80.0%--

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Neighborhood	May-Jul '08	Feb-Apr '08	May-Jul '07	May-Jul '03	Compare to Feb-Apr '08 May-Jul '07 May-Jul '03 close [x] Feb-Apr '08
Dawson	--	--	--	--	------
All of Austin	$110,970	$111,600	$105,700	$108,429	-0.6%+5.0%+2.3%
Galindo	--	--	--	--	------
St. Edwards	--	--	--	--	------
South Lamar	$197,069	--	--	--	------
West Congress	$199,107	--	$110,600	--	--+80.0%--

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Neighborhood	May-Jul '08	Feb-Apr '08	May-Jul '07	May-Jul '03	Compare to Feb-Apr '08 May-Jul '07 May-Jul '03 close [x] Feb-Apr '08
Dawson	--	--	--	--	------
All of Austin	$82	$75	$78	$88	+9.3%+5.1%-6.8%
Galindo	--	--	--	--	------
St. Edwards	--	--	--	--	------
South Lamar	$95	--	--	--	------
West Congress	$107	--	$99	--	--+8.1%--

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Neighborhood	Wk ending Aug 13	Wk ending Aug 6	Wk ending Jul 30	Wk ending Jul 23	Compare to Wk ending Aug 6 Wk ending Jul 30 Wk ending Jul 23 close [x] Wk ending Aug 6
Dawson	$360,508	$360,573	$374,954	$324,214	0.0%-3.9%+11.2%
All of Austin	$455,464	$452,529	$453,421	$460,443	+0.6%+0.5%-1.1%
Galindo	$359,771	$368,816	$371,313	$370,641	-2.5%-3.1%-2.9%
St. Edwards	$375,793	$358,850	$349,291	$345,467	+4.7%+7.6%+8.8%
South Lamar	$317,611	$305,235	$309,388	$319,428	+4.1%+2.7%-0.6%
West Congress	$225,986	$226,555	$223,539	$218,691	-0.3%+1.1%+3.3%

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Neighborhood	May-Jul '08	Feb-Apr '08	May-Jul '07	May-Jul '03
Dawson	--	--	--	--
All of Austin	52	41	25	141
Galindo	--	--	--	--
St. Edwards	--	--	--	--
South Lamar	2	--	--	--
West Congress	1	--	1	--

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Neighborhood	Wk ending Aug 13	Wk ending Aug 6	Wk ending Jul 30	Compare to Wk ending Aug 6 Wk ending Jul 30 close [x] Wk ending Aug 6
Dawson	36	35	35	-1-1
Galindo	12	12	24	--+12
St. Edwards	--	--	--	----
South Lamar	6	7	6	+1--
West Congress	44	45	46	+1+2

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Austin Schools

SCHOOL NAME	SCHOOL TYPE	GRADES	TEST RATING
Kathy Caraway Elementary School	Public	PK - 5	10
Valley View Elementary School	Public	K - 5	10
Hill Country Middle School	Public	6 - 8	10
Forest Trail Elementary School	Public	K - 5	10
Canyon Vista Middle School	Public	6 - 8	10

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Median Household Income: $42,689
State Average: $39,927

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Median Family Income: $54,091
State Average: $45,861

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Per-Capita Income: $24,163
State Average: $19,617

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Median Value of Owner-Occupied Housing Units: $124,700
State Average: $82,500

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Median Price Asked for Housing Units: $116,600
State Average: $69,100

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Source: 2000 Census

2006 Crime Statistics % population affected	Austin	Travis County	Texas
Property Crime	5.86%	5.63%	4.08%
Arson	0.01%	0.01%	0.02%
Burglary	1.05%	1.01%	0.92%
Larceny Theft	4.45%	4.27%	2.76%
Motor Vehicle Theft	0.36%	0.34%	0.41%
Violent Crime	0.52%	0.49%	0.52%
Aggravated Assault	0.28%	0.26%	0.32%
Murder	n/a	n/a	0.01%
Rape	0.04%	0.04%	0.04%
Robbery	0.19%	0.18%	0.16%

Year Home Was Built % of respondents	Austin	Travis County	Texas
Built 1939 or earlier	3.79%	3.39%	5.37%
Built 1940 to 1949	4.13%	3.60%	5.41%
Built 1950 to 1959	8.36%	7.33%	10.97%
Built 1960 to 1969	12.03%	10.84%	13.45%
Built 1970 to 1979	23.94%	22.14%	21.50%
Built 1980 to 1989	26.39%	26.78%	22.59%
Built 1990 to 1994	7.31%	8.45%	7.55%
Built 1995 to 1998	11.06%	13.22%	9.67%
Built 1999 to March 2000	2.99%	4.25%	3.50%

Household Income % of respondents	Austin	Travis County	Texas
Less than $10,000	9.34%	8.25%	10.38%
$10,000 to $14,999	5.46%	4.94%	6.64%
$15,000 to $19,999	5.61%	5.01%	6.58%
$20,000 to $24,999	6.67%	6.15%	7.00%
$25,000 to $29,999	6.68%	6.16%	6.80%
$30,000 to $34,999	6.71%	6.45%	6.67%
$35,000 to $39,999	5.95%	5.69%	6.02%
$40,000 to $44,999	5.59%	5.43%	5.63%
$45,000 to $49,999	4.85%	4.82%	4.83%
$50,000 to $59,999	9.02%	9.03%	8.61%
$60,000 to $74,999	10.19%	10.66%	9.76%
$75,000 to $99,999	10.38%	11.30%	9.54%
$100,000 to $124,999	5.36%	6.10%	4.90%
$125,000 to $149,999	2.88%	3.30%	2.35%
$150,000 to $199,999	2.54%	3.15%	2.07%
$200,000 or more	2.78%	3.55%	2.22%

Travel Time to Work % of respondents	Austin	Travis County	Texas
Less than 5 minutes	2.03%	2.01%	3.12%
5 to 9 minutes	9.01%	8.41%	10.59%
10 to 14 minutes	15.97%	14.63%	14.79%
15 to 19 minutes	20.49%	19.08%	16.48%
20 to 24 minutes	18.35%	17.91%	14.34%
25 to 29 minutes	6.33%	6.56%	5.42%
30 to 34 minutes	14.94%	15.94%	14.71%
35 to 39 minutes	1.80%	2.29%	2.47%
40 to 44 minutes	2.38%	2.91%	3.15%
45 to 59 minutes	4.53%	5.63%	7.77%
60 to 89 minutes	2.73%	3.07%	4.70%
90 or more minutes	1.44%	1.56%	2.46%
Worked at home	3.41%	3.65%	2.75%
Did not work at home	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%