Sometimes home buyers select a school district where they hope to live, only to learn later that few homes exist in that area for their price range – whether their range is low or high. Most districts have homes for sale in all price ranges, but if the selection is quite limited, the buyer may find that they will need to compromise on their wish-list or have a longer wait for the “right” home to come onto the market. This can be frustrating for them. Rather like looking for the “needle in a haystack”.
This chart shows the homes that are active listings – as of this morning – for the various northern/northwest metro area school districts and price ranges. It will constantly change as new listings become available or current listings go into contract. However, directionally, it’s pretty representative of what we see in the area for each district.
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HOW TO USE THIS CHART
Let’s assume you’re a buyer wanting to spend less than $200,000. You’ll have the most homes to choose from in the Westerville, Hilliard and Delaware school districts. However, if you hope to buy in that price range in New Albany schools, your selection will be much, much smaller and you may not find your “ideal” home or will need to make some concessions.
Likewise, if you’re looking for an exclusive home priced over one million dollars, then Dublin, Olentangy or New Albany may be your best bet.
The one thing you may notice is that the Olentangy district seems to have the most homes for sale. Part of that is due to it being such a large geographical area … covering the better part of southern Delaware County. Many buyers who wish to live within this district decide “which side of Rt 23″ they want to live on – the Powell side or the Lewis Center/Galena side.
If you’re interested in buying, let me know and I can set up an MLS search, using your criteria, so you can receive email updates on homes that meet your criteria. Call me at 614-825-8860 or email me with your request.
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