Wayne (Radnor SD) for families buying in Philadelphia

Pick 2

19087

Wayne Elementary or Radnor Elementary (address-based) -> Radnor Middle School -> Radnor High School

Eli to CHOP: Wayne station to 30th Street ~22 min express on the Paoli line, ~10 min walk/shuttle to CHOP. Door-to-door ~35–40 min — at the edge of his 25-min ceiling. By car: 25–35 min off-peak, 40–55 min rush via Schuylkill. Rachel to 15th/Market: ~30 min via train, well within tolerance.

The K-12 pipeline

Sold comps and street-level targeting

• 780 Tannery Dr, Wayne, PA 19087 sold for $1,155,000 on Q1 2026; 4/3.5, —, —/sqft.
• 253 Lantern Ln, Gulph Mills (Wayne PO), PA 19087 sold for $890,000 on Q1 2026; 4/2.5, —, —/sqft.
• Median Strafford listing sold for $829,000 on Jan 2026 (asking); 4/2.5 typical, —, —/sqft.

• Highest-ranked HS in our consideration set (PA #6).
• Single middle and high school — no LMSD-style HS feeder split anxiety.
• Walk-to-train at Wayne, Strafford, or St. Davids stations.
• Episcopal Academy (private K-12) is in zone.
• “Wayne village” downtown is genuinely walkable — restaurants, library, farmers market, community feel.

• $750k is the bottom third of the Wayne 4-bed market. Median ask is $830k–$1.1M for 4/2.5 walking distance.
• Eli’s door-to-door is at his stated 25-min ceiling, sometimes over. Schuylkill traffic into University City in rush is unpredictable.
• Smaller district — fewer elective options at HS level than LMSD or T/E.
• Property tax effective rate ~1.7%–2.0% in Radnor Township — comparable to Lower Merion.