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Old 10-17-2013, 06:33 AM
 
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I never meant Springfield is a bad area to live. What I mean by overrated is that for the price, you can get a lot better. Some of Springfield homes/taxes are way too high for the area it's in/surrounded by.
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Old 10-17-2013, 08:48 AM
 
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I never meant Springfield is a bad area to live. What I mean by overrated is that for the price, you can get a lot better. Some of Springfield homes/taxes are way too high for the area it's in/surrounded by.
I'd argue Broomall is worse in that regard.
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Old 10-17-2013, 08:59 AM
 
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Broomall is much more "suburban sprawl" than the majority of Springfield, IMO. Broomall is a part of the Marple-Newtown school district, however, which is decidedly better than Springfield's.
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Old 10-17-2013, 09:05 AM
 
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Broomall is much more "suburban sprawl" than the majority of Springfield, IMO. Broomall is a part of the Marple-Newtown school district, however, which is decidedly better than Springfield's.
Historically, maybe. In recent years, they're pretty much on par, at least as far as test scores go.

USC, Mt. Lebo top two scoring districts in state - Pittsburgh Business Times
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Old 10-17-2013, 09:19 AM
 
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Historically, maybe. In recent years, they're pretty much on par, at least as far as test scores go.

USC, Mt. Lebo top two scoring districts in state - Pittsburgh Business Times
Wow, Heavenwood! I'm thoroughly surprised. That link isn't working on my phone- did Springfield SD improve or did Marple-Newtown SD get knocked down a few pegs?
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Old 10-17-2013, 09:34 AM
 
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Wow, Heavenwood! I'm thoroughly surprised. That link isn't working on my phone- did Springfield SD improve or did Marple-Newtown SD get knocked down a few pegs?
This year, Springfield's 63 and Marple-Newtown's 72; last year, Springfield was 65 and Marple-Newtown was 83.
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Old 10-19-2013, 07:04 AM
 
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Broomall is much more "suburban sprawl" than the majority of Springfield, IMO.
I'd agree with this, or at least it feels that way.... I grew up and Springfield and currently live in Broomall... I think part of that comes with Springfield having the trolley running through it... things seems more "connected" and manageable to get around without a car.

That being said taxes are substantially lower in Broomall, and homes/neighborhood-wise I think you can get something comparable or even nicer for the same price. Also, school district wise it might as well be wash, despite what the rankings say your basically getting the same thing.

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Old 10-19-2013, 09:14 AM
 
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Also, school district wise it might as well be wash, despite what the rankings say your basically getting the same thing.
Despite what rankings say? They're only 9 spots apart. Given the state's 500 public school districts, a difference like that is hardly significant.
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Old 10-19-2013, 09:30 AM
 
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I'd argue Broomall is worse in that regard.

But Broomall's taxes are much lower, and I believe the school district is rated higher if that matters. I'm currently looking into broomall because my hometown of Springfield had a recent, obscene spike in taxes.
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Old 10-19-2013, 10:12 AM
 
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Despite what rankings say? They're only 9 spots apart. Given the state's 500 public school districts, a difference like that is hardly significant.
Thats what I'm saying... it's a wash... Marple SD and Springfield SD are on the same level.... more or less interchangeable.
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