New Report Explores Correlation Between School Quality and Home Prices

Waltham, MA – May 30, 2018 (PRNewswire) This month’s Pro Teck Valuation Services Home Value Forecast explores the impact school reputation has on home prices — particularly whether a homebuyer can expect to pay more for a similar home in an area with a good school system.

“One of the biggest reasons people move, in addition to job opportunities and needing more/less space, is because they want a better education for their children,” said Tom O’Grady, CEO of Pro Teck. “But a better education means a certain type of school, and a certain type of school may end up meaning a pricier home.”

To truly see the impact schools have on home prices, Home Value Forecast took a look at neighborhoods split by school systems to see how much school quality impacts residential home prices and how stable those premiums are over time.

For example, HVF looked at a two similar homes in a neighborhood in Cincinnati. The two homes are only two miles apart from each other, but are in different school districts. One home was valued at $137 per square foot, the other at $217 — a 58% difference. The biggest driver in the price difference, according to the analysis, was the quality of education at each school.

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