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Report: High 'Walkability' Rating Boosts Home Values
Jan 28th 2010 – 4:02PM
(Jan. 28) – If your home offers pedestrian-friendly proximity to common daily destinations, chances are it's worth much more than a similar home without "walkability" – as much as $34,000 more. A study, "Walking the Walk: How Walkability Raises Housing Values in U.S. Cities," suggests adding "walkability" to...
walkability News From the Web
- 10/14/11 Walkability in surprising places Source: SmartPlanet Walking is not the norm in America's cities.
- 08/04/11 Sonoma Tops Walkability Rankings, Sort Of Source: Sonoma Patch - Sonoma CA A new list from Walk Score , a website that measures a city's "walkability" using several different criteria, ranks cities throughout the country and state based on how easy are to walk around.
- 07/27/11 UPDATE: 34 Percent of SLZ 'Walkable,' 22 Percent... Source: San Lorenzo Patch - San Lorenzo CA An earlier version of this story featured a Walk Score link that produced inaccurate results.
- 07/22/11 Hermosa Scores High In Walkability Source: Hermosa Beach Patch - Hermosa Beach CA Hermosa Beach is a "very walkable" town and most errands can be accomplished on foot, according to Walkscore.com. The Seattle-based website ranks U.S. cities by how easily someone can navigate the areas on foot.
- 07/22/11 El Cerrito More Walkable Than Most Cities, Survey Says Source: El Cerrito Patch - El Cerrito CA As El Cerrito strives to become more walkable, a new ranking puts the city's "walkability" index higher than average but not in the top tier.
Background on walkability
Walkability is a measure of how friendly an area is to walking.
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