| Addison is a city in Dallas County , Texas with a population of 14,166 as per the 2000 census. Dating back to 1846, when the city was first settled, the city gets its name from Addison Robertson, who served as postmaster during the years 1908 to 1916. The first industry in the city was cotton gin factory that opened in 1902. The city of Addison was incorporated in 1953. Addison is located in North side of Dallas , Texas at 32°57'28?N, 96°50'6?W
Addison has a daytime floating population of more than 100,000. Major corporations including Pizza Hut, Mary Kay Cosmetics, CompUSA and Palm Harbor Homes are headquartered here.
The Cavanaugh Flight Museum is located near the Addison airport and covers a display area of 50,000 square feet. In this museum, you can find an extensive collection of aircraft, and art and artifacts that pertain to the period between World War I and the Vietnam War. You can also have warbird rides in specific aircrafts. Other attractions include the Addison Square garden, Water Tower theater and Addison Circle Park .
The Dallas Galleria Mall, fashioned after the famous Galleria Vitorio Emanuele, offers a unique shopping experience with over 200 shops from around the world, restaurants and eateries, situated around an impressive ice rink. Addison has 170 restaurants and 22 hotels with 4,000 hotel rooms.
Properties Available in Addison |
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Addison Home
prices:
- Average Home price of Addison Real Estate Market in2nd quarter of 2006 was in between $250,000 to $260,000.
- In2nd quarter of 2006 only 20 Homes was sold in this area.
- Addison Real Estate prices improved by 1.32% in 2nd quarter of 2006.
- Addison Real Estate Property
were in the market on the average for 45 to 55 days.
Addison Home Sales Data For 2nd Quarter 2006 ( Ending June 2006 Published by NTREIS) |
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Average Price |
Price Change |
Home Sold This Quarter |
%Change From Last Quarter |
Average Days on Market |
% of Asking Price (Sold/List Price) |
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$252,400 |
1.32 |
20 |
-41.18 |
47 |
97.9 |
Schools:
Most students living in Addisonr
attend either Dallas ISD or CarrolltonFB ISD schools
- CarrolltonFB 27 Elementary, 6 Middle School and 4 High Schools.
- CarrolltonFB has about 13,118 elementary students, 5,687 middle school students and 7,472 highschool students.
- About 6,700 students graduated from 29 high schools of Dallas ISD in 2004
- According to the Texas Education Agency , 16 Dallas ISD schools were rated exemplary in 2004; the number of recognized schools increased from 40 in 2003 to 55 in 2004 .
- Dallas and CarrolltonFB ISD maintain their recognition as "Acceptable" from last year (2004) rating.
Top Rated Schools in Dallas ISD and Carrollton ISD:
Here is the list of Exemplary Schools in Dallas and CarrolltonFB ISD
Commute:
General Commute Time
2004
property tax rates: 2.81 to 2.93 percent of tax appraisal value
Demographics and Oher Important Data :
Addison Demograhic and other Imprtant Data: |
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City Data: |
National Data: |
City Population |
13,778 |
293,655,400 |
Population Density |
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80 |
Population Change |
-0.16% |
5.88% |
Median Age |
31.8 |
37.6 |
Race: |
White: |
71.40 |
77.53 |
Black: |
8.80 |
12.35 |
Asian: |
7.95 |
3.58 |
Hispanic: |
24.18 |
12.73 |
Economy: |
Unemployment Rate |
5.50% |
5.00% |
Recent Job Growth |
2.34% |
1.30% |
Future Job Growth |
10.60% |
9.06% |
Household Income |
$48,701 |
$44,684 |
Income per Capita |
$38,713 |
$24,020 |
Housing: |
Median Home Age |
14.3 |
27.2 |
Median Home Cost |
290,500 |
208,500 |
Homes Owned |
18.70 |
64.07 |
Homes Rented |
75.11 |
21..45 |
Apartment Rent |
$777 |
$653 |
Crime Record |
Crime Type: |
Totla 2004 Crime |
Natioanl Per 100,000 People |
Overall Crime |
1199 |
3892.60 |
Violent Crime |
97 |
465.50 |
Murders |
0 |
5.5 |
Robberies |
33 |
136.70 |
Aggravated Assaults |
50 |
291.10 |
Property Crime |
1102 |
3517.10 |
Climate: |
Avgerage July High Temperature |
94 |
86.4 |
Avgerage January Low Temperature |
35.3 |
21.6 |
Education: |
School Expenditure |
$4,996 |
$6,058 |
Pupil/Teacher Ratio |
15.6 |
15.9 |
Cost of Living: |
Overall |
114.60 |
100 |
Food |
100 |
100 |
Housing |
139.30 |
100 |
Utilities |
93.40 |
100 |
Health |
107.9 |
100 |
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