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Do bad neighbors drive down housing values? This question is bound to come up sometimes. Even in the poorest neighborhoods, there are well-maintained houses and yards. But between overgrown yards and packed driveways, this neighborhood feels sad without being exceptionally poor.
Today’s walk was through a neighborhood that was very similar to yesterdays, with a mix of multifamily and single family homes, and nearby businesses. The big surprise today was the sheer number of four-unit apartment buildings along Yellowstone, Winter Garden and Snow Rd, which made walking this stretch feel like walking through an apartment complex, though one with similar but not identical styles and upkeep. Overall, this area stuck to it’s 1970’s-vintage aesthetic, car oriented, though not as obnoxiously so as some newer neighborhoods. An ambitious person could walk to Wal-Mart or other shops on Richmond Road (“walking distance” is for practical purposes anything within a quarter to a half mile; these places are just over a mile each way.) Construction also appears to be generally high-quality, leading me to think that this could be a good “sleeper” neighborhood for someone looking for low rent or a good value home to buy.
The good: Good mix of housing, good quality construction.
The bad: Not, strictly speaking, “walkable.”
