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FINDING THE RIGHT NEIGHBORHOODS Youre moving to a new area and dont know anything about it. Where do you start when you have to quickly find what areas best meet your current lifestyle and requirements This guide will help you break it down easily. Whether or not you have children school systems are always a good indicator of a neighborhood where the residents are involved and invested. Demographics can also help to understand who lives in the area. The first three areas to look at are crime statistics the average home value and percentage of homes owned vs. rented. Other information that is available is average income. This is extremely helpful especially if you need to stick to a budget. You wouldnt want to be looking in an area where income is far higher or lower as the housing will not be representative of what you can afford. If you want a downtown neighborhood crime statistics wont help a lot because the rates downtown are always higher due to the population density. Walkscore indexes will be helpful as well as income and home value. Commute how far are you willing to drive to work This will narrow the neighborhoods significantly. FONT QuaySans-Book NATIONAL RENTAL SERVICE 6 CHAPTER 2