Sean T. Shallis

Hi Mary, Great topic and post. Similar to the analytical approach of your post we took the perspective of parents who are trying to select a neighborhood and so we looked at SAT scores and mapped them against property taxes. Then we graphed the results to show 'bang for the buck' so to speak - where can we buy that has relatively low RE taxes and relatively high SAT scores. Obviously there are some caveats to the research but the research and reports (we covered 5 New Jersey counties) generated a lot of interest and 2 TV interviews! http://blog.theshallisgroup.com/the-morris-county-real-estate-tax-vs-school-performance-mashup-2/1029/

I would have thought that redfin would be on the list. Has a lot of neighborhood info together with mortgage guide and listings.