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I came across this site recently that measures and scores how “walkable” is your community. By entering your address, nearby eateries, restaurants, shops, movie theaters, parks, etc. pops up on the map (a little bit like google map or yahoo) and also a score shows you how “walkable” your community is.

The website says that “We help homebuyers, renters, and real estate agents find houses and apartments in great neighborhoods. Walk Score shows you a map of what’s nearby and calculates a Walk Score for any property. Buying a house in a walkable neighborhood is good for your health and good for the environment.”

But here is my “beef” with the site. I find the scoring is very subjective and works well if you are a city dweller. I typed in a home address that is in a coveted burb neighborhood here in bay area because of its privacy and the surrounding (where you feel like you are walking in nature, not the hustle and bustle of the city), and homes in this neighborhood starts at high 1 million. But the website ranks it very low at the score of 15.

I frankly see that the tool is interesting if you are a city dweller who loves the urban setting, then this tool works for you. But how “walkable” it is, is very subjective to individual buyer who may value privacy and quiet far greater than the urban setting. Therefore by the definition of the site, not very walkable. The site also does not account for crime rates, etc. So in a more dangerous neighborhood like certain parts of the bay area where a lot of drive by shooting and gang violence occur, the home may still appear to be highly walkable and great under the website’s claim. But obviously walking in an area where a lot of drive by shooting and robbings occur probably does not do any good for your environment nor your health.

The website is www.Walkscore.com Try it out and let me know what you think of it?

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