High Voltage Power Lines

[Anonymous]

Would you worry about purchasing a new home near high voltage power lines? Does proximity to power lines affect resale value?

[Anonymous]

Of course it affects resale.

[Anonymous]

Depends. It is in Lincoln Park? Then the high voltage may be a tradeoff.

[Anonymous]

It affects value. Less so with low inventory but a huge amount in a buyers market

[Anonymous]

Yes, might cause cancer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, might cause cancer.

What? No.

They’re unsightly - but it depends on what you mean by in proximity to. If you can see them from any part of the house, they affect resale value.

[Anonymous]

We looked at some property near high voltage power lines and I could hear the humming/buzzing. That was a hard no for me.

[Anonymous]

If you’re talking about the huge towers, yes.

If you mean the wood pile by the street, a little.

[Anonymous]

We saw a property like that. It went pending the same weekend it was listed.

[Anonymous]

It affects value. We almost bought a property near W&OD trail but decided let it go.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I would not buy. I was driving through Rose Hill in Alexandria and thought there were some cute little houses. Then BAM, high voltage power lines everywhere.

[Anonymous]

It's kind of like living right by a major highway or off a big road. It might be fine but if you could choose a different house, wouldn't you? You can always upgrade your kitchen or bathrooms, but these are the types of things that you can't change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, might cause cancer.

The RF radiation of the cell phone you carry everyday might also cause cancer.
When are you gonna stop using it?

[Anonymous]

Would rather live near HV power lines than a major highway. Major highways have tons of particulate matter in the surrounding air; very poor air quality.

You tune out the noise of the HV power lines after a week or two. We live in Foxhall and it took me two weeks after buying our house to tune out the airplane noise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would rather live near HV power lines than a major highway. Major highways have tons of particulate matter in the surrounding air; very poor air quality.

You tune out the noise of the HV power lines after a week or two. We live in Foxhall and it took me two weeks after buying our house to tune out the airplane noise.

The air quality near major highways in the suburb is better than the air quality in busy cities.
HV power lines are known to cause cancer.
So no, I’ll take a busy street or highway anytime.