Determining the Discount (Premium??) for Homes Located Across From a School

Key Variables: Type of School, Buyer Characteristics

Homes on busy streets typically fetch a discount.

Is there an equivalent discount for homes located across from a school? (which, in a way, is really just a subset of “busy street” — call it, an “intermittently busy street”).

I’ve never seen formal data on this, but I’d guess “yes.”

I’d further speculate that the discount varies depending on the following three factors:

One. School size.

Here’s my formula: Bigger = more traffic/congestion = bigger discount.

Two. Upper or lower school.

In Minnesota, at least some 16 year-olds start to drive, smoke, litter, and generally call more attention to themselves. You’d guess that being next to a teenager-filled high school would be more disruptive than being next to an elementary school ” and therefore warrant a bigger discount.

Three. Combination of setback, setting, and aesthetic appeal.

At one extreme, the lower campus of the Blake School in Hopkins is straight out of a postcard: set on a picturesque hill several hundred yards removed from the street.

I doubt very much its neighbors mind that view — in fact, they might be willing to pay a premium for it!

By contrast, being near a loud, dirty, graffiti-covered school that could pass for a minimum security corrections facility would likely require a hefty discount.

Discount or Premium . . . to Whom??

As with anything in real estate, the identity of the individual client and their subjective preferences matter.

In that vein, wanna guess the ideal Buyer for a home located directly across from a good school?

A big family with lots of young kids.

P.S.: Due to federal and state anti-discrimination laws, listing agents (representing Sellers) avoid using such seemingly benign terms as “Family-sized,” “Perfect Family Home,” etc. in their marketing.

See also, “Explaining High Turnover on a Busy Street“; “Marketing a Home on a Busy Street”; “You Can’t Change a House’s Location (Can You??)”; and “Garage/Driveway Switcheroo.”



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