neighborhoods

The credit score and credit report blog SpendOnLife.com took an in-depth look at the credit scores of the five richest and five poorest neighborhoods by income to find out what separates the swank from the slum. In the same feature it also ranked each state by average credit score, so you can see...

Back in the days before playgrounds, dog parks, and play dates, city kids played in a space unmatched for variety, challenge and mystery -- the alley. When city blocks were bisected by these primitive roads giving access to back yards, garages, gardens, burn cans and trash, we lived in anticipation...

My neighbors are usually pretty insular, limiting their contact to polite waves, but the housing crisis is having a positive social affect. Thanks to the economic angst, after 10 years on the block, I now know people's names. This morning a group of neighbors were huddled at the corner, gossiping...

As a Cape Cod, MA native, I can't help but notice how badly market woes have beaten down real estate in many parts of the area. I've seen condos that sold in the $220,000 range a few years ago listed at $99,000.I found a unit in Falmouth that is very inexpensive and sticks out as a possible...

Some day I would like to live in a neighborhood in which every daily need is within walking distance. In the era of $4 gas, I suspect many others share my ambition. A new Google-maps-based service, Walk Score, makes finding such a home much easier. The utility allows you to input an address and...