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Rich Block, Poor Block: How Do Novato Neighborhoods Compare?

What are the annual median household incomes in different parts of town?

Drive through Novato and you might notice that some neighborhoods are more affluent than others. But just how wide is the disparity between different parts of town?

A new data-based website, Rich Blocks, Poor Blocks provides some answers to that question. The site uses U.S. census information compiled from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey to show median household income and monthly rents by census tract.

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The highest neighborhoods in Novato are in the northeast area of the city, from Valley Memorial Park to Stonetree Golf Club. They report median incomes of $133,000 a year.

Between Highway 101 and Simmons Lane, households make about $53,000 annually.

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The homes west of there, near Miwok Park, have annual incomes of $76,000.

The median annual incomes near Olive Avenue and Deer Island Preserve are more than $64,000.

The range for median household income in California is $28,000 to $125,000 a year. The statewide middle-class income range is $53,264 to $68,300.

To see the data mapped out census tract by census tract, visit the Rich Block, Poor Blocks website.


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