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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in the suburbs, so I know the walk score will be lower, and I'm fine with that because I dislike city living -- noise, light pollution, lack of grass, trees, etc. 
When I was buying a house recently I looked at walk scores, but also judged for myself whether I could walk to things that mattered to me. For example, I considered two houses, one with a higher walk score b/c it was closer to stores, but we couldn't walk to the elementary or middle schools, or to a local pool. The other house I looked at and bought isn't near shopping, but is terrifically walkable for elementary and middle school and for a local pool. Walking to elementary school is hugely important for me and my son right now, so that was a big factor for me.
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This is exactly what we're looking at. We like to walk places and currently live on capitol hill. when we move, we are looking for a neighborhood where we can walk to the elementary school, a pool, a playground, a park with trails and such, maybe a library, etc. I do not care at all about walking to get coffee, to the grocery store, to the post office, to restaurants. [/quote]

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