SAT Scores And Home Value: An Internet Match

More school district scores are available on line, and families with means are using it to decide where to live.

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April 29, 2005, 8:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


It may be a chicken/egg question, are homes worth more because of better schools, or are the schools better in areas with pricier homes? In either case, now that school district information is easily accessible on the Web, home buyers are making use of it to zero in on the perfect match.

Thanks to CollegeTownLife.com

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