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How Do Wallingford Elementary Schools Affect Home Values?

July 22, 2014 by admin

Home Prices Are Highest For Homes In The WES Attendance Zone

During the 1st half of the 2014 there were 114 homes sold in Nether Providence Township – of which 64 were in the Nether Providence Elementary (NPE) attendance zone, 37 in the Wallingford Elementary School (WES) attendance zone, and 13 in the Swarthmore Rutledge School (SRS) zone. Based upon this sales data from there is a significant variation in home values and characteristics associated with homes in each of the 3 elementary school attendance zones.

HOME PRICES BY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

The NPE zone has the highest concentration of condos and townhomes, with 9 condos and 16 townhomes accounting for 39% of the homes sold through the end of June 2014 which contributes to the lower average sale price in that zone.

Calculating the price per square foot average, NPE homes sold for an average of $126/sq ft, SRS homes brought an average of $159/sq ft, and WES homes came in selling at an average of $165/sq ft. (Note – 3 new construction homes sold in the 1st half of the year did not have square footage data available and thus were omitted from square footage and tax computations).

Sales show homes in the WES attendance zone are the largest, pay the highest tax bills, and represent the oldest housing stock in Nether Providence Township. They also have the distinction of being the quickest sellers during the 1st half of 2014, with the average Days On Market for a WES home being 65 days, as opposed to 89 for a SRS home, and 105 days for a NPE home.

*SCHOOL*	*SQ FEET*	*TAXES*	*AVG AGE*
NPE	1,727	$6,422	53
SRS	1,992	$8,540	57
WES	2,282	$9,191	98

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Delaware County 2014 Real Estate Tax Rates

July 21, 2014 by admin

In what may be a surprise to many people, residents in the Nether Providence Township do not pay the highest real estate taxes in the county. In fact their are 19 municipalities in Delaware County that have a higher tax rate then Nether Providence!

Colwyn has held the dubious distinction of having the highest millage rates in the County for several years, this year at 75.09 mills, and the bottom spot has been the honor of Thornbury Township for a number of years – their rate this year is a measly 19.25 mills.

The millage rate refers to the amount of tax that is paid per thousand dollars of the assessed value of a home. For example a home with an assessment of $100,000 would pay a total tax bill of $7,509 in Colwyn on the high end of the scale in the County, and a home in Thornbury Township assessed at the same value would pay a total tax bill of $1,925 on the opposite end of the spectrum. A Nether Providence Township home would have a tax obligation of $5,091.

Note: Millage rates shown only to the 100th place

2014 TOTAL MILLAGE RATES FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES

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Local 2014 Millage Rates – With County High And Low Rate

The total tax obligation is composed of three components:

– Delaware County Taxes – all Delaware County communities pay the same 5.60 mills

– School Taxes – the largest component of the tax structure

– Municipal Taxes – each community levies a local municipal tax

Wallingford Swarthmore School District does hold the distinction among surrounding local communities with the highest school taxes in the area. Nether Providence and Rose Valley residents have a slighty lower millage for school taxes than Swarthmore and Rutledge within WSSD. Swarthmore and Rutledge residents pay an additional amount for support of Delaware County Community College, bringing their millage up to 40.94.

At the high end, residents of the William Penn School District – the Boroughs of Colwyn, Aldan, Lansdowne, and Yeadon, shoulder a school tax millage rate of 42.90 mills.

Thornbury Township residents, where students attend the West Chester schools, have the lowest school in Delaware County at 13.65 mills.

2014/15 SCHOOL TAX MILLAGE RATES FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES

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2014 Local School Taxes – With County High And Low Rates

Ridley Township again takes the local top spot in the municipal tax category at 8.51 mills. Middletown Township has a very low muncipal millage of 1.6 due to the fact that they have no local police force to support.

Countywide Colwyn has the top spot again, this time literally off the charts with a municipal tax rate of 27.20 mills, and Thornbury Township residents are at the low end of the municipal tax spectrum – they pay no municipal taxes.

2014 MUNICIPAL TAX MILLAGE RATES FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES

2014 Municipal Tax Millage Rates

If you would like a complete 2014 Delaware County tax rate table contact me and I will be glad to provide you with one.

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Wallingford Swarthmore School Board Approves 2.1% Tax Increase

June 4, 2014 by admin

The Wallingford-Swarthmore School Board has given final approval to the district’s budget for fiscal year 2014-15 which calls for a $71.3 million spending plan.

Property owners will see their school taxes rise by 2.1% under the budget. That will translate into a hike of $149 for a property assessed at the district average assessed value of about $178,000, for a total of $7,215. District residents provide 78.3% of the district’s budget through real estate taxes, contributing nearly $55.9 million.

Salaries alone will represent 45 percent of the next budget, at $32.4 million, while benefits will account for 23 percent, at $16.1 million. The increase in salaries in 2014-15 will cost the district an additional $716,545. For health care and other benefits, it will have to shell out another $1.8 million.

Contributions to the state Public School Employees’ Retirement System is budgeted at $6.9 million for the next fiscal year, for an increase of 26.4% over 2013-14.

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Future Use Of Summit School Property To Be Discussed

May 14, 2014 by admin

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The Performing Arts Complex Of Delaware County Currently Leases The Summit Property

The future use of the Wallingford Swarthmore School District’s Summit School site is to be explored by a joint committee composed of Township and School District officials.

The District has unsuccessfully attempted to market the site in the past, and has indicated it is once again interested in selling the property located on Plush Mill Road. In March 2013 the District approved a 3 year lease to The Performing Arts Complex Of Delaware County, also known as Stage One, which stages a variety of musical and dramatic performances there.

The site is currently zoned for residential use, and possible alternative uses might be considered.

In the past the District considered the possibility of building a new Wallingford Elementary School on the site, but reconsidered and kept the present Providence Road facility, which was recently renovated and expanded.

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Strath Haven High School Ranked In Top 20 Statewide

April 24, 2014 by admin

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Strath Haven Is Among 11 Area High Schools Ranked In State’s Top 20

In U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of Pennsylvania schools Strath Haven High School places 17th among the state’s 690 high schools in 575 school districts. Ten of the top 20 schools in the state are from the Philadelphia area with the city’s Masterman High School taking the top spot in the state.

U.S. NEWS TOP AREA HIGH SCHOOLS

*RANK*	*SCHOOL*	*TOWN*
1	Masterman	Philadelphia
3	New Hope- Solebury	New Hope
5	Conestoga	Berwyn
7	Unionville	Kennett Square
8	Radnor	Radnor
9	Wissahickon	Ambler
10	Great Valley	Malvern
14	Central	Philadelphia
15	Lower Merion	Ardmore
17	Strath Haven	Wallingford
18	Souderton	Souderton

Strath Haven was ranked 902 among the over 19,400 high schools reviewed nationwide by U.S. News.

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