Educational achievement gains afforded by moving to single-family rentals

Tom Mayock and Kelly Vosters

Journal of Housing Economics, 2026, vol. 71, issue C

Abstract: Changes in the supply and location of single-family rental homes have increased opportunities for renters’ children to attend high-performing public schools. In this paper, we use a unique database of linked administrative and housing records to show that when renter households take advantage of these new housing opportunities and move to neighborhoods zoned for better schools, their children realize significant gains in academic achievement. Importantly, we find that such gains are not limited to the children of high-income renters; rather, our results are even stronger when our analysis is limited to the population of economically disadvantaged children.

Keywords: Housing; Schools; Household sorting; Achievement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H75 I21 I24 J13 R23 R38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhe.2026.102123

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