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Mr. Kurkoski makes the common error of linking property values with the quality of the local public schools. If this were the case, some of the cheapest real estate in the northeast would be in Boston, where public schools are avoided by anyone with the means to do so and real estate values continue to soar. House values are a function of the relative affluence of those who buy them. Affluent people tend to be bright, and they tend to have bright kids. If they go to the local public school, those kids produce high test scores. Not surprisingly, virtually all of the 'best' public high schools in New England (and certainly RI) are found in some of the wealthiest communities, and these communities are filled with two-parent, well-educated families. Hence, property values are not a function of the quality of the schools. Rather, quality of the schools is a function of those who can afford the property. Finally, the reality is that Warwick is a buyer's market and young families are, indeed, moving here. However, they have no intention of sending their children to the Warwick public schools.