HomeUnion Names the Best Neighborhoods for Trick-or-Treating

Rockridge, a neighborhood in Oakland, Calif., tops this year's list of the best Halloween haunts

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Oct 13, 2017, 10:18 ET

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- HomeUnion, a leading online real estate investment and management firm, has released its second annual list of the top 20 neighborhoods for trick-or-treating just in time for Friday the 13th. The company analyzed the largest metros in the United States based on median home prices, neighborhood density, neighborhood safety, and the proximity to the nearest cemetery to create the comprehensive list. Median home price was the heaviest weighted factor analyzed in the study.

"This list serves as a great guideline for trick-or-treaters," says Steve Hovland, director of research for HomeUnion. "We have eliminated communities with safety issues, and those with homes that are too far apart for children to trick-or-treat. To add an element of spookiness to the study, we've even factored in how close the nearest cemetery is to each neighborhood. This list highlights HomeUnion's big data capabilities: Just as we utilize micro-level data to help investors acquire single-family rental (SFR) properties that meet their customized financial needs, we have utilized micro-level data to help kids and their families find some of the best neighborhoods in the U.S. for trick-or-treating," notes Hovland.

Here's a complete list of the top neighborhoods in the U.S. for trick-or-treating, based on data from HomeUnion Research Services, Maponics and the FBI:

Metro Area

Zip Code

Submarket

Median Home Price

Density / Homes Per Sq. Mile

Safety Ranking

Distance to Nearest Cemetery

Oakland, Calif.

94618

Rockridge neighborhood

$1,442,400

3,855

99%

0.9

Washington, D.C.

20016

American University Park neighborhood

$1,120,000

2,791

99%

0.4

San Francisco

94941

Mill Valley, Calif.

$1,479,700

3,300

97%

1.7

San Jose

94306

Palo Alto, Calif.

$2,481,300

2,715

89%

1.0

Boston

02478

Belmont, Mass.

$875,500

4,142

91%

0.6

Los Angeles

90272

Pacific Palisades neighborhood

$2,093,400

2,491

98%

3.4

Chicago

60043

Kenilworth, Ill.

$1,218,700

1,444

98%

0.7

Dallas

75225

University Heights neighborhood

$1,896,500

1,770

89%

1.0

San Diego

92118

Coronado Beach South Island neighborhood

$1,482,700

4,049

91%

4.0

New York, N.Y.

07657

Ridgefield, N.J.

$490,600

3,672

97%

0.7

Portland, Ore.

97212

Irvington/Grant Park neighborhood

$637,000

3,103

92%

1.1

Seattle

98033

Kirkland, Wash.

$925,900

2,068

91%

1.2

Miami

33149

Key Biscayne, Fla.

$1,961,400

1,885

98%

5.7

Houston

77005

West University Place neighborhood

$1,232,700

2,549

87%

2.4

Minneapolis

55419

Lynnhurst/Tangletown neighborhood

$512,700

2,251

99%

1.1

Baltimore

21212

North Baltimore

$525,700

1,970

97%

0.5

Pittsburgh

15217

Greenfield neighborhood

$504,600

2,772

91%

0.7

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

33316

Port Everglades neighborhood

$1,068,200

1,436

86%

0.5

Charlotte, N.C.

28207

Eastover/Freedom Park neighborhood

$981,800

1,267

100%

2.8

Atlanta

30022

Alpharetta, Ga.

$680,300

1,357

93%

0.7

For a list of the best neighborhoods for trick-or-treating in HomeUnion markets, visit: https://goo.gl/4qghVM.

About HomeUnion
HomeUnion is an online real estate investment management firm. Based in Irvine, Calif., it provides all the services needed for individuals to invest remotely in rental properties. The company uses a combination of research and proprietary analytics to incorporate data on over 110 million homes and 200,000 neighborhoods into their database, and then delivers its solutions to an on-the-ground infrastructure that currently serves six locations. HomeUnion's role spans the lifecycle of the investment transaction: identifying sound investments, handling all aspects of acquisition, maximizing income, protecting asset value, and selling the asset when the time comes.

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