In the Home and School Buying Simulation, I was assigned a $54,000 annual gross income. I also have a car and savings for a down payment. Because of these factors, I had a fairly easy time finding houses to buy in the suburbs surrounding Hartford. In order to find a home, I simply searched for homes in my budget on Craigslist and browsed through multiple choices. This process did not take me very long and I had plenty of options. However, if I did not have a car, I would not have been able to look at homes too far outside of Hartford. I also have money saved for a down payment and minimal monthly debt payments, which both aided in this process. Although I could easily rent property, I would rather own a home in order to build equity.<\/p>\n
I researched the four school districts where my children would possibly attend school. South Windsor and Southington seem to have better public schools than Bristol and Manchester. I came to this decision based on CMT scores in the elementary schools, because my children are in grades 3 and 6. South Windsor and Southington public elementary school students either tied or surpassed state average CMT scores. Furthermore, I looked at high school graduation rates because my children will eventually attend these schools. South Windsor has a 95% high school graduation rate while Southington has a 99% high school graduation rate.<\/p>\n
Because of my relatively high annual gross income and minimal monthly debt payments, this process was stress-free and I had ample options. However, I would\u00a0 not be able to live in the suburbs if I did not have a car. Therefore, I would live in Hartford and my children would attend Hartford Public Schools. My family is lucky that we can move to the suburbs in order to attend different public schools.<\/p>\n
As for improving this simulation for the web, I actually prefer completing it on paper. That way, I can spread all of my information out in front of me in order to make an informed decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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