Redfin Ranks the Best U.S. Cities and Neighborhoods for Moms
Tech-powered Real Estate Broker Looked at Homes for Sale Based on Proximity to Parks, Libraries and Shopping, Not to Mention Hot Tubs, of Course
SEATTLE, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Redfin, the technology-powered real estate broker (www.redfin.com) today announced its ranking of the top 10 U.S. cities and top 15 neighborhoods for mothers. To determine the ranking, Redfin analyzed 300,000 homes for sale based on proximity to parks, libraries and shopping, as well as a prevalence of hot tubs.
The most mom-friendly city is Los Angeles, CA, where 12.5 percent of homes for sale were near a park, 4.7 percent were close to libraries, 13.5 percent were convenient to shopping areas and 5.2 percent of homes had a hot tub.
Redfin's Top 10 U.S. Cities for Moms:
| Rank |
Metro Area |
Parks |
Libraries |
Shopping |
Hot Tubs |
| 1 |
12.5% |
4.7% |
13.5% |
5.2% |
|
| 2 |
13.7% |
6.4% |
11.1% |
4.3% |
|
| 3 |
11.3% |
4.8% |
12.9% |
5.6% |
|
| 4 |
13.3% |
1.9% |
11.3% |
5.1% |
|
| 5 |
8.3% |
2.8% |
15.1% |
4.4% |
|
| 6 |
9.7% |
2.9% |
14.1% |
2.8% |
|
| 7 |
14.6% |
1.6% |
8.0% |
4.8% |
|
| 8 |
10.5% |
2.1% |
9.9% |
4.1% |
|
| 9 |
11.8% |
1.1% |
10.7% |
1.7% |
|
| 10 |
6.6% |
2.1% |
12.5% |
3.6% |
At a neighborhood level, the most mom friendly community is Playa Vista, where 60 percent of homes for sale were near a park, 30 percent were close to libraries, 15 percent were convenient to shopping areas and 15 percent of homes had hot tubs. Additionally, six of the top 15 neighborhoods in the country are located in the Los Angeles area.
Redfin's Top 15 U.S. Neighborhoods for Moms:
| Zip |
Neighborhood |
Metro Area |
Parks |
Libraries |
Shopping |
Hot Tubs |
| 90094 |
60.0% |
30.0% |
15.0% |
15.0% |
||
| 90815 |
40.0% |
11.4% |
22.9% |
11.4% |
||
| 90601 |
32.3% |
3.2% |
29.0% |
12.9% |
||
| 94402 |
23.1% |
15.4% |
11.5% |
19.2% |
||
| 92673 |
18.0% |
11.5% |
21.3% |
14.8% |
||
| 19025 |
Dresher |
11.1% |
3.7% |
29.6% |
11.1% |
|
| 92506 |
14.5% |
13.0% |
14.5% |
11.6% |
||
| 91791 |
13.3% |
3.3% |
23.3% |
13.3% |
||
| 76006 |
12.5% |
3.6% |
17.9% |
12.5% |
||
| 92127 |
15.0% |
3.8% |
16.3% |
11.3% |
||
| 90266 |
14.3% |
5.7% |
11.4% |
14.3% |
||
| 91107 |
10.3% |
10.3% |
10.3% |
12.8% |
||
| 02143 |
10.0% |
5.0% |
10.0% |
15.0% |
||
| 91914 |
14.3% |
3.6% |
10.7% |
10.7% |
||
| 80439 |
10.9% |
3.8% |
10.9% |
10.3% |
The cities and neighborhoods were ranked by their total percentage in all four categories to create an overall mom-friendly rating. To access the full report on Redfin's blog, click or paste the following link. http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2013/05/best-cities-for-moms-2013.html.
About Redfin
Redfin (www.redfin.com) is a technology-powered real estate broker that represents people buying and selling homes. Founded and run by technologists, Redfin has a team of experienced, full-service real estate agents who are advocates, not sales-people, earning customer-satisfaction bonuses, not commissions. Redfin's online tools feature all the broker-listed homes for sale, as well as for-sale-by-owner properties that don't pay brokers a commission. The company serves 21 U.S. markets and has closed more than $8 billion in home sales. In 2012, Redfin was named one of The DIGITAL 100: World's Most Valuable Private Tech Companies by Business Insider. Follow us on our blog (blog.redfin.com), Twitter (@redfin), and Facebook (facebook.com/redfin), Redfin Collections (www.redfin.com/collections), and on our mobile apps (www.redfin.com/mobile).
SOURCE Redfin Corporation
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