Living in the Warwick School District: A Real Estate Guide for Buyers Moving to Lititz

Lititz consistently lands on national "best small towns" lists, and it's not hard to see why. A walkable Main Street, craft breweries and artisan chocolate (yes, it's the birthplace of America's oldest pretzel bakery and home to Wilbur Chocolate), strong community events, and — most relevantly for buyers with school-age kids — the Warwick School District.

If you're shopping for a home in Lancaster County and good schools are part of your criteria, Warwick is one of the first districts families ask about. Here's an honest look at what you're getting.

Warwick School District: The Basics

Warwick serves approximately 3,835 stud...

Click Here to Read More...

Buying a Home in the Cocalico School District: What Lancaster County Buyers Need to Know

If you're searching for a home in northern Lancaster County and schools are high on your list, the Cocalico School District deserves a close look. Spread across Denver, Reinholds, Reamstown, Adamstown, and surrounding townships, Cocalico offers something increasingly rare: genuinely small-town character with solid schools, a tight-knit community, and home prices that still make sense for first-time buyers and growing families alike.

I grew up in this part of the county, and I've watched it become a destination for buyers who want Lancaster's charm without the crowd. Here's what I tell every client who asks about Cocalico.

The District...

Click Here to Read More...

If you've ever driven north on Route 272 through the rolling farmland of Lancaster County and noticed a tidy borough tucked between the corn fields before you hit the turnpike, you've passed through Denver, PA — and if you blinked, you might have missed it. At just 1.3 square miles, it's earned its nickname: the "Mile Wide Town." But don't let the size fool you. What Denver lacks in footprint it more than makes up for in character, schools, location, and the kind of quiet quality of life that buyers from Philadelphia, Reading, and beyond are increasingly willing to search hard to find.

I'm Mike Gordon Jr., a second-generation Lancaster County agent with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Homesale Realty. My office is here in northern Lancaster Cou...

Click Here to Read More...

If you're relocating to Lancaster County with kids in tow, the school district question lands before almost everything else. Which district? How does it rank? What are the actual schools like day-to-day? I hear it in every buyer consultation. And when families ask me about the Ephrata Area School District, my honest answer is: it's one of the most underrated districts in the county.

I'm Mike Gordon Jr., a second-generation Lancaster County agent with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Homesale Realty. My office is right here in Ephrata, and I've spent years helping families navigate the northern Lancaster County real estate market. Here's everything I know about EASD — from test scores to real estate inventory — so you can make the right call for your family.

The Distric...

Click Here to Read More...

If you've been looking at Lancaster County real estate and keep hearing about Lititz, Ephrata, and Manheim — all wonderful places — you might be overlooking one of the county's quieter gems sitting right along Route 272. Akron Borough is a small, tight-knit community of about 4,000 people that offers everything buyers typically want from Lancaster County living: walkable streets lined with older homes, great schools, easy highway access, and that unhurried small-town rhythm that's getting harder to find at these price points.

I've helped buyers settle into communities all across Lancaster County, and Akron is one of those towns that people don't always think of first — but once they see it, they understand immediately.

Where Is Akron, PA?...

Click Here to Read More...