America’s Best School Districts For Your Housing Buck – Mercer Island, WA and Sammamish, WA -Seattle homes-RealEstate in Seattle-Realtor-http://www.ThachRealEstateGroup.com

Where will your housing dollar go the furthest in getting your kids a great education? For the second year in a row, we’ve partnered with  GreatSchools to find out.

The full story is available here. It looks into why tiny Falmouth, Maine, with housing prices in the $300,000 range, blows away ultra-pricey districts like Palo Alto, Calif. and New Caanan, Conn, again debunking the myth that big money correlates directly to great education.

But if you just want the crib sheet version, scroll down. You’ll find the results, sliced by median home values. More complete data–including the top 10 districts in America, population information and where all of the winners rank overall–is available in this slideshow. A full profile is also available of each town on the list. Just click on a district name in the tables.

The full methodology is at the bottom of the post.

Homes $800,000 and Up

Rank	City	Median Home Value	Ed Quality Index
1	Manhattan Beach, CA	$1,278,980	97.69
2	New Canaan, CT	$1,195,820	91.57
3	Lafayette, CA	$811,210	89.58
4	Palo Alto, CA	$1,080,980	89.23
5	Westport, CT	$931,690	87.81
6	Darien, CT	$1,044,750	87.14
7	Orinda, CA	$851,990	86.68
8	Weston, MA	$1,200,280	86.58
9	Rye, NY	$1,265,020	85.74
10	Cupertino, CA	$892,580	85.18

Homes $600,000 to $799,999

Rank	City	Median Home Value	Ed Quality Index
1	Mercer Island, WA	$708,740	99.12
2	Moraga, Ca	$722,010	97.69
3	Basking Ridge, NJ	$685,300	94.17
4	Jericho, NY	$644,890	94.17
5	Hinsdale, IL	$651,220	92.25
6	Winchester, MA	$601,920	90.36
7	Potomac, MD	$749,630	89.60
8	Concord, MA	$611,320	89.56
9	Wilton, CT	$683,300	88.48
10	Piedmont, CA	$730,620	87.96

Homes $400,000 to $599,999

Rank	City	Median Home Value	Ed Quality Index
1	Parkland, FL	$426,390	95.98
2	Southlake, TX	$476,880	95.74
3	Severna Park, MD	$417,090	93.22
4	Sammamish, WA	$519,060	92.78
5	Belmont, IL	$551,920	90.90
6	Madison, CT	$450,350	90.06
7	Syosset, NY	$542,220	89.14
8	Westwood, MA	$516,280	88.98
9	Lexington, MA	$581,330	87.70
10	Greenwood Village, CO	$552,020	87.96

Homes $200,000 to $399,999

Rank	City	Median Home Value	Ed Quality Index
1	Falmouth, ME	$351,550	100
2	Barrington, RI	$296,010	97.96
3	Bedford, NH	$293,730	97.96
4	Brookfield, WI	$241,260	94.10
5	Lake Oswego, OR	$392,040	93.74
6	Edina, MN	$317,690	93.59
7	Brentwood, TN	$379,370	90.29
8	Mequon, WI	$316,010	90.29
9	Carmel, IN	$246,910	89.42
10	Cedarburg, WI	$240,770	88.22