What makes a neighbor/neighborhood bad?

[Anonymous]

Crime has to be the top pick for a bad neighborhood. If there is crime then you would not have good families and everything else goes to trash.

[Anonymous]

When they start a mini farm combined with wild animal refuge in their yard in the city. Combined with next to no effort made to contain the animals to just their yard.

[Anonymous]

The grass/yard thing is definitely people-specific. Some people really need all the yards around them to be professionally maintained. I’m personally fine with some weeds or tall grass as long as it’s mostly under control.

[Anonymous]

I lived in a middling townhome neighborhood in the DMV for a long time. It started out great, but declined over time.

It wasn't any one thing it was a collection of things. A HOA that got increasingly overzealous in its inspections with narrow time windows (you have two weeks to $10K in repairs, etc.).

A sharp increase in sellers turning the place into a rental without considering some basics. Such as: who does the yardwork? We had one renter with dogs who wouldn't pick up the dog poop in the backyard for a year until forced.

Neighborhood kids running around in packs after school doing destructive things toward owners' homes, property and cars.

My advice: when your neighborhood hits 50% rentals, it is time to move if you can. It will go downhill fast.

[Anonymous]

Crime.

A large number of rentals that constantly turn over or are group homes or have a large number of people (more than one extended family) living in them.

Loud partying or loud music a lot. Loud parties or music a few times a year are fine. Every single week or all weekend every weekend is a problem. Believe it or not, the boomers in our neighborhood are the worst offenders.

[Anonymous]

We lived in a condo below 3 22 year old frat bros in their first place out of college. They seemed drunk most of the time; lots of screaming, yelling, things hitting the floor. When we approached them in a friendly way to ask them to consider making less noise (e.g. removing a subwoofer from the bare wood floor) they told us they thought it was unfair that they should have to change anything to “suit our lifestyle.” Inconsiderate people make bad neighbors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Next door ghetto family constantly screaming - could hear it through the walls. At one point they hosted dog fights in their basement. When the dogs couldn't be separated they turned a hose on them (causing water damage) and then had to stab one of the dogs. The police came and said it was horrendous.

did u know about the dog fight me? Did u report it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We lived in a condo below 3 22 year old frat bros in their first place out of college. They seemed drunk most of the time; lots of screaming, yelling, things hitting the floor. When we approached them in a friendly way to ask them to consider making less noise (e.g. removing a subwoofer from the bare wood floor) they told us they thought it was unfair that they should have to change anything to “suit our lifestyle.” Inconsiderate people make bad neighbors.

Start making noise complaints and they would move after a while.

[Anonymous]

My condo the renters are higher class than owner occupants.

Mainly because owners are older and broker

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are genuinely horrible neighbors who are disruptive or aggressive or disturbing. There’s little you can do about that except hope that you don’t get unlucky. Once it happens, you have to just see what if anything you can do to keep it manageable or move.

There are also a ton of people who actually have pretty normal neighbors but BELIEVE they have terrible neighbor. These are the folks who tend to fixate on the neighbors tree trimming or lawn or how they store their trash can or whatever. Or they’re angry about kid noises or parties on Saturday. These people will be happiest in a strict HOA with large lots, which is totally fine! That’s why they exist.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our neighbors weren't yelling or keeping their houses looking trashy, but it was a very cliquey, mean-girls type neighborhood. It was like being back in all the worst parts of high school.

We did move, but it wasn't only for that reason. I had a terrible commute at the time. Moving isn't cheap, but the improvement in quality of life made it worth it.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our neighbors weren't yelling or keeping their houses looking trashy, but it was a very cliquey, mean-girls type neighborhood. It was like being back in all the worst parts of high school.

We did move, but it wasn't only for that reason. I had a terrible commute at the time. Moving isn't cheap, but the improvement in quality of life made it worth it.

Same. The gossips can bring everyone down.

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I enjoyed high school, but I don't need people around me who never grew up! Pitiful. Some of the "best" neighborhoods on paper -can be the absolute worst to live there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow. The pps have some awful situations.

To me, elements of a bad neighborhood include:
- bad schools (low test scores, many not going on to 4-year colleges)
-neighbors that don't take care of their homes (peeling paint, overgrown lawns, junk in the yards)
-trash in the streets
-broken street lights

I am sure there is more, but if I drive through a neighborhood, and feel the need to make sure my door is locked because I don't feel safe, that is a bad neighborhood.

Np You forgot high crime/drug/gun shootings/murders

[Anonymous]

I cannot stand the neighbors who seemingly police the street area in front of their houses.

The ones who complain when people park directly on the curb in front of their house even though it is a public street.

The ones who complain after 72 hours that a vehicle hasn’t moved & report it immediately.

Those are people I would not want to live next to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Next door ghetto family constantly screaming - could hear it through the walls. At one point they hosted dog fights in their basement. When the dogs couldn't be separated they turned a hose on them (causing water damage) and then had to stab one of the dogs. The police came and said it was horrendous.

did u know about the dog fight me? Did u report it?

As an animal lover - I have a tender spot for dogs.

I would likely have reported these people and hope the authorities go all Michael Vick on them! 😠