January 8, 2009
Is This Home Walkable? Estately Has Answers.
Check out this “Very Walkable” beauty in the heart of Fremont, Seattle. Or this slightly above average, “Walker’s Paradise” house in the heart of Echo Park, LA. Who said that you need a car for everything in LA!
I have admired Walk Score since they launched – it is one of those deceptively simple, super-clever products that just makes sense. Walk Score is opinionated technology with a mission.
When we started Estately, it was with the premise that real estate is about more than beds, baths, price and square feet. We wanted a real estate search that would take the surroundings into account and we wanted our search to acknowledge that the location matters almost as much as the home. So we brought in local school information for every property, local transit stops, and a map search that allows every day people to do things like search for a home one or two miles from an important place for them (here are homes near Microsoft for example).
And now we’re excited to add another data point – another piece of information that can help consumers when they’re buying a house.
Estately already covers 6 of Walk Score’s 10 Most Walkable Cities (underlined for your clicking convenience).
- San Francisco, CA
- New York, NY
- Boston, MA
- Chicago, IL
- Philadelphia, PA
- Seattle
- Washington D.C.
- Long Beach
- Los Angeles
- Portland
We’re proud to be the first place you can get a Walk Score on virtually every remotely walkable property for sale on the West Coast.
On a personal note, I am very pleased to be moving from a Walk Score 72 (Very Walkable) to a 94 (Walker’s Paradise). I can already tell how much my quality of life is going to improve.
January 13th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
That pretty impressive, you guys have really managed to grab this technology and run with it, I love what you are doing with Estately.
Keep up the good work, and I am going to try and find a home that is more walkable.
January 20th, 2009 at 9:42 am
I’ve walked most of these cities, and they are fun at any time of year to visit and find local restaurants to frequent.
Next time, I’d like to see some lesser known entries added onto the list to help promote other, maybe smaller cites, to tourism.
October 28th, 2009 at 4:21 am
I guess the “Walk Score” would be helpful… If it were accurate. When Lazy Folk post that the property is “Car Dependent” when it is NOT, It adds Doubts re: the Owners Entire SALE PITCH… (Even ‘Funnier’ When the “Owner” claims to be a Fitness ^*Freak*^! She is actually a “Pro Sno Bunny” Too – LAZY!!). OH HOW SHE LIES!