Find homes in specific school districts when
searching for homes to buy or rent
SEATTLE, Oct. 11,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Zillow® is launching
search by school, a new feature on the Zillow app that makes it
easy for home shoppers to discover homes for sale or rent within
specific school attendance zones or school districts just by using
the search bar.
"Nearly one-third of home shoppers have children younger than
18, making 'search by school' an important feature on the Zillow
app," said Nicholas Stevens, vice
president of product at Zillow. "We understand the perfect home
often extends beyond the property itself, and this feature makes it
easy for shoppers to explore homes for sale or for rent in their
desired school districts."
The search-by-school feature is accessed through the Zillow
search bar and offers auto-complete suggestions for relevant
schools and school districts based on the user's search history.
Searching by school is currently available on Zillow's iOS mobile
app and will launch on Android platforms by the end of the year; it
will be on the web in 2024. Additionally, Zillow is introducing the
ability for home shoppers to receive instant or daily alerts about
new for-sale or for-rent homes within their preferred school
attendance zone or school district.
How to search by school on the Zillow app
Using the
Zillow mobile app, searching for homes within a particular school
attendance zone or school district is as simple as typing the name
into the search bar. The feature helps home shoppers by
auto-completing their search, offering relevant suggestions for
schools and school districts based on their previous searches. Once
a school or school district is selected, the app will automatically
display the attendance zone boundaries on the map. Users will then
see which homes are available for sale or rent within that
attendance zone. Searches for open enrollment, or charter or
private schools without assigned boundaries will display homes
within a 5-mile radius surrounding the school.
Zillow aims to unlock information and empower home shoppers to
make better decisions. The search-by-school feature gives people
the ability to effortlessly locate homes within a specific school
attendance zone or school district, making their home search
process as smooth as possible.
School districts: A key priority for home
buyers
According to Zillow's Consumer Housing Trends
Report1, a significant share of home buyers value living
in their preferred school district.
The importance of school district selection was particularly
evident among buyers in their 30s, with 75% of them emphasizing its
significance. In addition, 67% of buyers in their 40s and 61% of
first-time buyers considered it a highly important factor in their
home search.
Statistics from 2021 revealed that 68% of buyers with kids
younger than 18 emphasized the importance of school districts,
compared to 20% of buyers without children. Year over year, the
percentage of buyers who considered school districts highly
important remained steady at 43% from 2018 to 2021. However, in
2023, there has been a notable increase to 52% of buyers,
indicating a growing preference among home buyers for locating
homes within specific school districts.
About Zillow Group:
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buying, selling, financing and renting experiences.
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Zillow affiliate.
1 Zillow's Consumer Housing Trends Report was
fielded between April and July 2023
and surveyed nearly 12,000 prospective buyers.
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