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Do Charter Schools Affect Property Values?

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  • John B. Horowitz

    (Department of Economics, Ball State University)

  • Stanley R. Keil

    (Department of Economics, Ball State University)

  • Lee C. Spector

    (Department of Economics, Ball State University)

Abstract

Taxpayers are concerned that introducing a charter school in their neighborhood will decrease their property values. We test this proposition by using three methods. We test the size and significance of the distance from a charter school with respect to property values; weather the intervention of a charter school changes the forecasted value of the property; and if the distance from a charter school has a different impact than the distance from a public school in similar neighborhoods. For the most part, we find little evidence that the existence of a charter school affects property values.

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  • John B. Horowitz & Stanley R. Keil & Lee C. Spector, 2007. "Do Charter Schools Affect Property Values?," Working Papers 200707, Ball State University, Department of Economics, revised Nov 2007.
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