People are coming for the affordable cost of living and staying for Detroit's up - and - coming nightlife, thriving music scene and above -
average walkability.
Not exact matches
Its scores for
walkability and charitable giving are
average.
Washington, D.C. — The nation's capital also ranked high on
walkability scores, with an
average vet visit costing $ 49.93.
Las Vegas — While Sin City ranked low on NerdWallet's
walkability score, its 4.4 off - leash dog parks per 1000,000 residents and low vet costs ($ 45.28 per visit, on
average) landed it in the third spot.
Going from the
average level of
walkability to the 75th percentile raised the value of the median house by between $ 4,000 and about $ 34,000, depending on the market.»
The
average resident of a walkable neighborhood weighs 6 — 10 pounds less than someone who lives in a sprawling neighborhood, according to Walk Score — an app that measures
walkability.
A high
walkability score can help boost a price of a home by an
average of $ 3,250, according to a 2016 Redfin study.
What you can do: Look at the
walkability score of the property on websites such as WalkScore.com, which also includes
average commute times by bike and car.
On
average, each step up the
walkability ladder adds $ 9 per square foot to annual office rents, $ 7 per square foot to retail rents, more than $ 300 per month to apartment rents and nearly $ 82 per square foot to home values.
Houses with the above -
average levels of
walkability command a premium of about $ 4,000 to $ 34,000 over houses with just
average levels of
walkability in the typical metropolitan areas studied.