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Neighborhood	Apr-Jun '08	Jan-Mar '08	Apr-Jun '07	Apr-Jun '03	Compare to Jan-Mar '08 Apr-Jun '07 Apr-Jun '03 close [x] Jan-Mar '08
South Main	--	--	--	--	------
All of Houston	$86,168	$97,976	$84,469	$79,424	-12.1%+2.0%+8.5%
Braeswood Place	--	$423,350	--	--	------
Astrodome	--	--	$3,130	--	------
Willow Meadows- Willowbend Area	--	--	--	--	------
Med Center	--	--	--	--	------

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Neighborhood	Apr-Jun '08	Jan-Mar '08	Apr-Jun '07	Apr-Jun '03	Compare to Jan-Mar '08 Apr-Jun '07 Apr-Jun '03 close [x] Jan-Mar '08
South Main	--	--	--	--	------
All of Houston	$73,087	$82,500	$78,200	$71,451	-11.4%-6.5%+2.3%
Braeswood Place	--	$423,350	--	--	------
Astrodome	--	--	$3,130	--	------
Willow Meadows- Willowbend Area	--	--	--	--	------
Med Center	--	--	--	--	------

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Neighborhood	Apr-Jun '08	Jan-Mar '08	Apr-Jun '07	Apr-Jun '03	Compare to Jan-Mar '08 Apr-Jun '07 Apr-Jun '03 close [x] Jan-Mar '08
South Main	--	--	--	--	------
All of Houston	$49	$53	$50	$51	-7.5%-2.0%-3.9%
Braeswood Place	--	$140	--	--	------
Astrodome	--	--	$2	--	------
Willow Meadows- Willowbend Area	--	--	--	--	------
Med Center	--	--	--	--	------

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Neighborhood	Wk ending Jul 9	Wk ending Jul 2	Wk ending Jun 25	Wk ending Jun 18	Compare to Wk ending Jul 2 Wk ending Jun 25 Wk ending Jun 18 close [x] Wk ending Jul 2
South Main	$181,111	$189,193	$195,636	$196,723	-4.3%-7.4%-7.9%
All of Houston	$293,585	$291,898	$295,117	$298,628	+0.6%-0.5%-1.7%
Braeswood Place	$586,278	$570,378	$562,411	$591,707	+2.8%+4.2%-0.9%
Astrodome	$116,050	$115,466	$115,376	$121,645	+0.5%+0.6%-4.6%
Willow Meadows- Willowbend Area	$284,451	$292,415	$294,824	$300,378	-2.7%-3.5%-5.3%
Med Center	$455,447	$442,486	$431,076	$456,171	+2.9%+5.7%-0.2%

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Neighborhood	Apr-Jun '08	Jan-Mar '08	Apr-Jun '07	Apr-Jun '03
South Main	--	--	--	--
All of Houston	441	381	326	413
Braeswood Place	--	2	--	--
Astrodome	--	--	2	--
Willow Meadows- Willowbend Area	--	--	--	--
Med Center	--	--	--	--

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Neighborhood	Wk ending Jul 9	Wk ending Jul 2	Wk ending Jun 25	Compare to Wk ending Jul 2 Wk ending Jun 25 close [x] Wk ending Jul 2
South Main	54	68	50	+14-4
Braeswood Place	22	30	20	+8-2
Astrodome	18	17	17	-1-1
Willow Meadows- Willowbend Area	24	26	42	+2+18
Med Center	42	59	51	+17+9

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Houston Schools

SCHOOL NAME	SCHOOL TYPE	GRADES	TEST RATING
Kerr High School	Public	9 - 12	10
Memorial Middle School	Public	6 - 8	10
Ernest F Mendel Elementary School	Public	K - 4	10
River Oaks Elementary School	Public	K - 5	10
Memorial High School	Public	9 - 12	10

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Median Household Income: $36,616
State Average: $39,927

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Median Family Income: $40,443
State Average: $45,861

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Per-Capita Income: $20,101
State Average: $19,617

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Median Value of Owner-Occupied Housing Units: $79,300
State Average: $82,500

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Median Price Asked for Housing Units: $75,300
State Average: $69,100

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Source: 2000 Census

2006 Crime Statistics % population affected	Houston	Harris County	Texas
Property Crime	5.84%	5.45%	4.08%
Arson	0.05%	0.05%	0.02%
Burglary	1.30%	1.20%	0.92%
Larceny Theft	3.52%	3.35%	2.76%
Motor Vehicle Theft	1.02%	0.91%	0.41%
Violent Crime	1.17%	1.03%	0.52%
Aggravated Assault	0.56%	0.50%	0.32%
Murder	0.02%	0.02%	0.01%
Rape	0.04%	0.04%	0.04%
Robbery	0.55%	0.48%	0.16%

Year Home Was Built % of respondents	Houston	Harris County	Texas
Built 1939 or earlier	5.19%	3.69%	5.37%
Built 1940 to 1949	6.07%	4.80%	5.41%
Built 1950 to 1959	13.45%	10.65%	10.97%
Built 1960 to 1969	18.63%	15.04%	13.45%
Built 1970 to 1979	27.82%	27.35%	21.50%
Built 1980 to 1989	17.77%	22.30%	22.59%
Built 1990 to 1994	4.00%	6.20%	7.55%
Built 1995 to 1998	4.59%	6.90%	9.67%
Built 1999 to March 2000	2.48%	3.06%	3.50%

Household Income % of respondents	Houston	Harris County	Texas
Less than $10,000	11.60%	9.21%	10.38%
$10,000 to $14,999	6.82%	5.71%	6.64%
$15,000 to $19,999	7.14%	5.99%	6.58%
$20,000 to $24,999	7.59%	6.61%	7.00%
$25,000 to $29,999	7.44%	6.65%	6.80%
$30,000 to $34,999	7.14%	6.59%	6.67%
$35,000 to $39,999	6.08%	5.85%	6.02%
$40,000 to $44,999	5.72%	5.65%	5.63%
$45,000 to $49,999	4.54%	4.66%	4.83%
$50,000 to $59,999	7.78%	8.49%	8.61%
$60,000 to $74,999	8.41%	9.92%	9.76%
$75,000 to $99,999	7.98%	10.34%	9.54%
$100,000 to $124,999	4.61%	5.91%	4.90%
$125,000 to $149,999	2.27%	2.91%	2.35%
$150,000 to $199,999	2.28%	2.69%	2.07%
$200,000 or more	2.60%	2.85%	2.22%

Travel Time to Work % of respondents	Houston	Harris County	Texas
Less than 5 minutes	1.75%	1.78%	3.12%
5 to 9 minutes	7.10%	7.19%	10.59%
10 to 14 minutes	11.96%	11.60%	14.79%
15 to 19 minutes	15.80%	14.83%	16.48%
20 to 24 minutes	15.36%	14.61%	14.34%
25 to 29 minutes	6.10%	5.91%	5.42%
30 to 34 minutes	19.28%	18.22%	14.71%
35 to 39 minutes	3.01%	3.18%	2.47%
40 to 44 minutes	3.77%	4.27%	3.15%
45 to 59 minutes	8.33%	10.23%	7.77%
60 to 89 minutes	5.09%	5.91%	4.70%
90 or more minutes	2.45%	2.27%	2.46%
Worked at home	2.34%	2.39%	2.75%
Did not work at home	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%