Mama's House

Austin just informed me that he's considering - not seriously, just giving it a little bit of thought - moving into a loft in the NoHo Arts District. From our little chat it seems that walkability at night and a young neighborhood is important to him. Anyway, our little chat brought back to mind a couple of interesting and useful sites for anyone considering a move into a different neighborhood. And they are,

Walk Score:
Walk Score helps people find walkable places to live. Walk Score calculates the walkability of an address by locating nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc. Walk Score measures how easy it is to live a car-lite lifestyle—not how pretty the area is for walking.

ZIPskinny:
This site was created as a Web development "hobby" project using Census 2000 data obtained from the Census website.

The site provides an interesting "first glance" at a ZIP Code area, but it should only be seen as that -- a first glance. It is not a substitute for the more thorough research you should do prior to making decisions about relocating to or conducting business in a particular location.