Large Family Relocation (Penn Hills, Indiana, Fox Chapel: for sale, homes, neighborhoods)

[eschaton]

At that price range, you basically won't be able to find much of size within either the most desirable portions of the city (from a school perspective) or the top suburban school districts. And forget about newer construction. You'll need to settle on average - either a part of the city with average schools (e.g., somewhere like Brookline), or a suburb with an average school district (e.g., somewhere like Crafton).

[PghYinzer]

Originally Posted by eschaton

At that price range, you basically won't be able to find much of size within either the most desirable portions of the city (from a school perspective) or the top suburban school districts. And forget about newer construction. You'll need to settle on average - either a part of the city with average schools (e.g., somewhere like Brookline), or a suburb with an average school district (e.g., somewhere like Crafton).

And decent 2 bedrooms are going for 120k (and selling) in Brookline these days. It is def a strange market in regards to housing in Brookline as there is actually a 1 bedroom house listed for 100k.

[eschaton]

Originally Posted by PghYinzer

And decent 2 bedrooms are going for 120k (and selling) in Brookline these days. It is def a strange market in regards to housing in Brookline as there is actually a 1 bedroom house listed for 100k.

Brookline seems weird, because while the low end of the market seems to be rising, the potential market there really does seem to "cap out" at around $150,000 even for the larger houses. I'm sure it won't stay that way for long however.

[PghYinzer]

Originally Posted by eschaton

Brookline seems weird, because while the low end of the market seems to be rising, the potential market there really does seem to "cap out" at around $150,000 even for the larger houses. I'm sure it won't stay that way for long however.

Definitely true and the houses are either in need of a full rehab, horribly modernized, or in a few cases (that rarely come on the market) modernized while maintaining their charm.

[Hopes]

You can find a 4 bedroom for under 275k in the best school districts if you give up your criteria for new construction.

Here are a few I found in top school districts:

Hampton Real Estate - 2572 Elgro, Hampton, PA, 15044

Mt. Lebanon Real Estate - 1445 Washington Rd, Mt. Lebanon, PA, 15228

Hampton Real Estate - 4141 Surrey Dr, Hampton, PA, 15101

Hampton Real Estate - 3824 Dolphin Drive, Hampton, PA, 15101

Mt. Lebanon Real Estate - 50 Carleton Dr., Mt. Lebanon, PA, 15243

Upper St. Clair Real Estate - 2341 Giant Oaks Drive, Upper St. Clair, PA, 15241

McCandless Real Estate - 8041 Oxbridge Drive, McCandless, PA, 15237

Hampton Real Estate - 4898 Sioux Court, Hampton, PA, 15044

Hampton Real Estate - 2942 McCully Road, Hampton, PA, 15101

McCandless Real Estate - 8306 Roosevelt, McCandless, PA, 15237

I could go on and on.

[guy2073]

There are 28 4 bedroom houses in upper st clair on the multi list under 275,000. I think 130,000 was the low. Houses are out there you justhave to do the leg work.


Dont forget to check south fayette

[Hopes]

Originally Posted by guy2073

There are 28 4 bedroom houses in upper st clair on the multi list under 275,000. I think 130,000 was the low. Houses are out there you justhave to do the leg work.

There were so many houses in the top school districts, I got tired of clicking on all of them by the time I got to the South Hills. The top district that doesn't have many houses is Fox Chapel.

[guy2073]

There are so many good schools in this area. I have family that live in south carolina, their children go to one of the best schools in the state. My son is younger and an average student, but he is far advanced in math, reading, and speeking a foreign language.

I have a guy who works for me, his son is 2 grades behind my son, but they are doing the same math work.

There are alot of good schools that dont get mentioned because of the fox chapels and mt lebo and usc. There is montour, moon, canon mac, franklin regional, chartiers valley, hampton, norwin, bethle park, south park, trinity, and south fayette plus many more. These schools rank in the top third in the state. If you have a child in any one of these districts you are not doing them a disservice

[Hopes]

Originally Posted by guy2073

There are alot of good schools that dont get mentioned because of the fox chapels and mt lebo and usc. There is montour, moon, canon mac, franklin regional, chartiers valley, hampton, norwin, bethle park, south park, trinity, and south fayette plus many more. These schools rank in the top third in the state. If you have a child in any one of these districts you are not doing them a disservice

Totally agree. I get tired of arguing with people about it here. Add North Hills School District to the list. It's among the best and gets completely ignored because the housing is older.

[guy2073]

I love this Moderator cut: link removed, linking to competitor sites is not allowedwhen people ***** about the school taxes, instead they should question why the investment in there districts education is not paying off. Poor results cause propert values to remain stagnent or fall.

Pittsburgh is a large district so the cost per student should be lower, they need to start at the elementary level and make school fun, make school a priority in these kids lives, give the kids a good breakfast and lunch so they are not hungry, make the schools safe for the kids, don't waste money on out of date school buildings that are sitting vacant. Pittsburgh has the money to do so much better, it is a shame that they cant spend it better.

Pittsburgh spends 4,000 per student more than mt lebo.