Potentially Higher House Value for Walk Score

While showing houses this past weekend the question came up about the ability to walk to local shops, stores, restaurants & shows.  What a great question and could this be a trend emerging?  Online I discovered that indeed this is a growing trend and if your house is within a rated walking distance to grocery stores, dining or coffee shops, it could bring more than homes not in walkable neighborhoods.

As Colorado Springs grows new urban areas pop up and commercial centers, marketplaces and speciality stores are discovered.  This changes the score for homes in neighborhoods that were previously considered "too far out".  Walk Score was developed by a company called Front Seat.  They say, "our software connect people to the places we live, the resources we consume and our communities." 

Interested in finding out what your home walking score is?  Click on Walk Score.