{"id":43,"date":"2026-10-01T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/dominickleonesellsnj-com\/2026\/10\/01\/u-s-school-zone-homes-cost-150k-more\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:00:00","slug":"u-s-school-zone-homes-cost-150k-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/01\/u-s-school-zone-homes-cost-150k-more\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. School-Zone Homes Cost $150K More"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/dominick-2\/homes-school-premium-remotion-videos-bd21\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Did you know that buying a home in a highly rated school zone now comes with a $150K premium? From early Q1 to late Q2 2026, the typical US home in one of these sought-after districts sold for $580K\u2014about 35% more than the national average of $430K. Households needed an income of $159K to afford these homes, roughly $41K above what\u2019s required for the average property. For many families, that means spending about 55% of their income to live near top schools, compared to 40% for other homes. Only 13% of listings in these prime zones were actually affordable for a median-income household, while 28% of homes nationwide fit that budget. For sellers, this premium highlights added value; for buyers, it\u2019s a reminder to weigh school ratings alongside commute times, overall costs, and programs for kids. With my background in both real estate and residential construction, I look beyond the headline numbers\u2014helping you spot hidden value and structural integrity, especially in the unique environments we see here at the Jersey Shore.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that buying a home in a highly rated school zone now comes with a $150K premium? From early Q1 to late Q2 2026, the typical US home in one of these sought-after districts sold for $580K\u2014about 35% more than the national average of $430K. Households needed an income of $159K to afford [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":467,"featured_media":44,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/467"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}