Are home values affected by the school zones in which they reside? Who’s to day, but today’s blog post will take a look at home values by school zone. This information has been pulled from the Tallahassee MLS and I will start with a caveat that the information is often sketchy at best. Real estate agents enter their listings in the multiple listing service as a means to promote the property to other real estate agents, and the information that is provided is not checked for accuracy.
I have included links to the maps of each school zone in the appropriate paragraphs below. These come from the Leon County School Board and I believe are accurate for the 2011 school year. Note that school zone lines change often, so it is possible for a home to sell in one Tallahassee school zone and then later sell in another.
Home Values By High School Zone
The only apparent fluctuation in home value movement between the high schools in Tallahassee appear to be “condo” related. The boom of the downtown condo market in 2006 caused the average home value in the Leon High School zone to soar in 2006, while the liquidation of Barrington Park Condos in 2009 and 2010 dropped the average home value in the Chiles High School zone.
Overall, home values have declined by as little as 26% (in the Chiles And Lincoln school zones) to as much as 42% in the Godby High School zone.
You can follow this link to download the latest map of Leon County High School Zones
Home Values By Middle School Zone
Middle school zone values showed a consistent rise and fall with the market, but Bellevue and Nims Middle School zones have dropped well below the rest. Overall, home values have declined by as little as 25% (in the Deerlake Middle School zone) to as much as 53% in the Bellevue and Nims School zones. Montford only shows a decline of 14%, but that’s because the school came into existence after the market had peaked.
You can follow this link to download the latest map of Leon County (Tallahassee) Middle School zone map.
Home Values By Elementary School Zone
Due to the large number of elementary schools, I have separated them alphabetically into three different real estate graphs.
Elementary Schools From Apalachee To Conley
Elementary Schools From Desoto Trail To Pineview
Elementary Schools From Roberts To Woodville
Bond, Pineview and Wesson stand out among Elementary School Zones with falling values, as each of these recorded a decline in home values exceeding 70%. Roberts and Sullivan Elementary performed the best with both showing a 21% depreciation rate (Conley came into existence after the peak of the market).
You can follow this link to download the latest map of Leon County (Tallahassee) Elementary School zone map
While we cannot necessarily tie home value changes to the school zones in which they lie, I would propose that anybody looking to buy a home in Tallahassee consider the opportunities. If you do not have children that will be attending public schools, you might just find an exceptional value in the school zones that have performed lower than the rest.
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