The numbers

Homesteaded: 1850s

Square miles: .65

Population: 2,938

Median family income: $
estimated range is $33,929-$63,148

Median house value: $312,000
Northwest Multiple Listing Service 1997 sales

Median apartment rent: $696
1997 Dupre + Scott Apartment Advisors

Parks: 6

Number of households: 1,421

Median age:

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 272

Completed four-year college or higher: 40 percent

Below poverty level: 6 percent

Home ownership: 60 percent

Renters: 33 percent