OF HOUSEHOLDS WITHIN A HALF-MILE OF THE CLOSED SCHOOL SITES HAVE
VACANT LAND ACRES OF VACANT LAND
THE CLOSED AND CLOSING SCHOOLS ADD 101 ACRES OF VACANT LAND TO THE CITY Vacancy is a massive issue in Philadelphia and the closed and closing schools contribute a significant amount of vacant land to the City’s already sizable vacancy challenge. A closed school has a large effect on the surrounding neighborhood because school buildings and the parcels they sit on are large and thus a noticeable blight when they sit vacant. The 23 schools that were voted to be closed in 2013 will add 65 acres of vacant land.
INCOMES BELOW THE CITY AVERAGE.
$138,000 IS THE MEDIAN HOME VALUE WITHIN A HALFMILE OF CLOSED SCHOOLS. THE PHILADELPHIA MEDIAN HOME VALUE IS $157,000.
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88%
VACANT LAND, 2010