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> walk scores basically don't matter when people actually shop for a house compared to other factors (price, size, location, schools, etc) This is not supporte
by runako 5y ago
> walk scores basically don't matter when people actually shop for a house compared to other factors (price, size, location, schools, etc)
This is not supported by home prices in many housing markets. The walkable parts of cities tend to be among the most expensive in every metro area. Realtors even have a phrase for not being able to afford to live in the dense metro core: "drive until you qualify" (for a mortgage, given your income).
This is also weird thing to note given that real estate websites pay to license walk scores presumably because they believe that home buyers want this information.
- bluGill 5y ago> The walkable parts of cities tend to be among the most expensive in every metro area. That doesn't prove anything. We don't allow very many walkable spaces, so by supply and demand it only takes a few people who actually like walkable spaces to drive the prices up. I think the idea that people like walkable spaces is correct, but it is hard to prove it.