What makes a neighborhood "sketchy"

[Anonymous]

Yup, people walking around like they got nothin' to do. That's never a good sign.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Follow up: what would make a suburban neighborhood sketchy?

Vacant, dilapidated houses. Cars with bling-bling "rims." Questionable demographics. Lots of security system signs in people's houses.

Oh, you mean black people?

Call it what you like.

[Anonymous]

McMansions in a neighborhood of mostly smaller homes, with 5-7 cars in the driveway/street.
Unkempt yards and houses
Lots of people just hanging out--in most suburbs, if you are outside, you are doing something- taking care of the yard, walking the dog, exercising.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Follow up: what would make a suburban neighborhood sketchy?

Vacant, dilapidated houses. Cars with bling-bling "rims." Questionable demographics. Lots of security system signs in people's houses.

Oh, you mean black people?

Or poor white trash

Or poor Spanish, any poor people really

People from Spain?

If they are poor....

[Anonymous]

Transitional neighborhoods with lots of nannies who don't match their charges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Transitional neighborhoods with lots of nannies who don't match their charges.

Huh? In Kalorama, the nannies don't "match" their charges.

[Anonymous]

Bars on the windows.

[Anonymous]

Short answer:

Negroes.

[Anonymous]

if you are thinking of buying in a transitional area I think what matters as much as the overall 'sketchy-ness' is any anchors in immediate proximity. The overall 'sketchy-ness' most likely will trend with the area if it improves but zones with shelters/clinics/etc that rely on more the market forces to turn can get skipped or lag as the tide rises

[Anonymous]

I recently visited a town near where my daughter's college is located. As I proceeded to the southern part of the town, more and more payday stores, pawn shops, loiterers, etc. In the northern area were cute little downtown shops, well-kept strip malls without loiterers, Antebellum homes, neatly kept yards, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I recently visited a town near where my daughter's college is located. As I proceeded to the southern part of the town, more and more payday stores, pawn shops, loiterers, etc. In the northern area were cute little downtown shops, well-kept strip malls without loiterers, Antebellum homes, neatly kept yards, etc.

Kind of live North vs South Arlington