eprintid: 4728
rev_number: 5
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datestamp: 2024-08-27 12:34:00
lastmod: 2024-08-27 12:34:00
status_changed: 2024-08-27 12:34:00
type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Bosman, Daan
creators_id: S5762766
creators_email: drpbosman@gmail.com
title: Proximity to public schools and house prices: insights from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: This study utilizes datasets from the Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center to examine the relationship between house prices and distance from the nearest public school within the same school district in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Employing the hedonic model, the analysis reveals a significant negative relationship: on average, each kilometer further from the nearest public school within the same school district corresponds to a 2.9% decrease in house prices, ceteris paribus. Moreover, the impact of proximity varies across different distances,
with the initial net effect being positive, peaking at a moderate distance before gradually diminishing with increasing distance. Additionally, this study employs the Chow test to explore spatial heterogeneity in the relationship across urban, suburban, and semi-rural areas, revealing
significant variations in the relationship across these contexts. While urban areas experience the most substantial decrease in house prices (14.0%), suburban areas experience more modest decreases (1.2%). However, the results from semi-rural areas are insignificant (0.8%). Overall, this study provides insights into the relationship between house prices and public-school proximity, thereby guiding more informed and strategic decision-making processes.
date: 2024
pages: 30
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: VG
tutors_name: Daams, M.N.
tutors_name: Duijn, M. van
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Economische Geografie
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Economische Geografie
tutors_email: M.N.Daams@rug.nl
tutors_email: Mark.van.Duijn@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: Hedonics
keywords_local: House prices
keywords_local: Public schools
keywords_local: School districts
keywords_local: Spatial heterogeneity
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2024-08-27
citation:   Bosman, Daan  (2024) Proximity to public schools and house prices: insights from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4728/1/FINALMTDaanBosmanS5762766.pdf