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School quality is one of the most important criteria people use when deciding where to buy a house.

by raldi 4y ago

newswasboring 4y ago
Maybe within a city, but people are not moving to another town/city to get access to a good school. The primary factor for people moving somewhere is still jobs. If that wasn't the case why will these people move out of the place which made them this capable?
- smelendez 4y ago
  Are you in the US? People here absolutely move to get access to what they perceive as good schools for their kids' needs. That can include leaving a major city for a suburb or choosing between multiple suburbs/small towns based on schools. Work-from-home ads more flexibility, but even with a traditional commute there are typically multiple towns/school districts within an easy range of any given workplace assuming you can afford good transportation.
  - aflag 4y ago
    I think the point was that they would move somewhere for work and then look for school in a given radius from work. That may fall into a different city/town than they work or not. But they are not moving to a new city or town because of the school and then looking for work within a radius of that school.
- theshrike79 4y ago
  The only reason we DIDN'T move during Covid was because of the school, otherwise we'd be living in the sticks in a huge house that's 50% cheaper and 200% bigger.
  - newswasboring 4y ago
    Yes, but we all accept covid times were exceptions right? But it can become the norm if remote work becomes the norm. The reason you moved to wherever you were during covid was probably because you had a good job there.
- matwood 4y ago
  In the US schools are hyperlocal. So a job might bring someone to the general area, but the school system makes them buy in given locality in the area.
  - newswasboring 4y ago
    That is what I was trying to say. Schools are the second priority. This leads to more taxes for places with better jobs. Sure you will maybe choose a given area for the schools, but that area is limited to drivable distance from work. Work comes first, schools second.

School quality is one of the most important criteria people use when deciding where to buy a house.

by raldi 4y ago

School quality is one of the most important criteria people use when deciding where to buy a house.

Maybe within a city, but people are not moving to another town/city to get access to a good school. The primary factor for people moving somewhere is still jobs. If that wasn't the case why will these people move out of the place which made them this capable?

smelendez 4y ago
Are you in the US? People here absolutely move to get access to what they perceive as good schools for their kids' needs. That can include leaving a major city for a suburb or choosing between multiple suburbs/small towns based on schools. Work-from-home ads more flexibility, but even with a traditional commute there are typically multiple towns/school districts within an easy range of any given workplace assuming you can afford good transportation.
- aflag 4y ago
  I think the point was that they would move somewhere for work and then look for school in a given radius from work. That may fall into a different city/town than they work or not. But they are not moving to a new city or town because of the school and then looking for work within a radius of that school.
theshrike79 4y ago
The only reason we DIDN'T move during Covid was because of the school, otherwise we'd be living in the sticks in a huge house that's 50% cheaper and 200% bigger.
- newswasboring 4y ago
  Yes, but we all accept covid times were exceptions right? But it can become the norm if remote work becomes the norm. The reason you moved to wherever you were during covid was probably because you had a good job there.
matwood 4y ago
In the US schools are hyperlocal. So a job might bring someone to the general area, but the school system makes them buy in given locality in the area.
- newswasboring 4y ago
  That is what I was trying to say. Schools are the second priority. This leads to more taxes for places with better jobs. Sure you will maybe choose a given area for the schools, but that area is limited to drivable distance from work. Work comes first, schools second.