FamilyWatchdog.us furnishes maps with exact locations of registered sex offenders. Just fill in the neighborhood you are thinking of buying into, or the address of the home you are considering and the site will provide you with exact locations of any registered sex offenders in that area.
Crime statistics: This CityRating.com was eye opening for me. It's certainly worth a look.
National Crime Prevention Council Home and neighborhood Safety tips by the National Crime Prevention Council.
Neighborhood Safety Network Provides tool kits for your family's safety - everything from crime prevention to product recalls, fire safety, pool safety, even carbon monoxide guidelines and preventative measures.
City-Data.com Provides information on everything from demographics to crime statistics and everything in between.
RottenNeighbor.com Does the home you're considering buying have a rotten neighbor, dogs barking at night or partying teenagers? Check this site for the good, the bad and the ugly of the neighborhood you are considering buying into.
WalkScore.com How close are you to the grocery stores, medical facilities, restaurants and the gym? WalkScore.com will reveal the "walkability" of a particular area. The higher the score, the more walkable it is.
Mirela - These sound like some great websites! Thanks for sharing... :)
I hope this helps. It took me a long time to research and compile.
I could think of some to post to rotten neighbor! That seems like a libel suit waiting to happen!!
Carol: I think it's all anonymous, so go ahead, make it public knowledge!
Debi: Thank you for your comment! I love sharing; I've learnt so much here!
That is very cool. I just found out that our house is where all the parties are in our neighborhood ......J/K!
Actually Mirela, that is some fantatic data for potential buyers.
Bo
Thank you sooooooo much for your time and energy, Mirela. Great info!
GREAT Resource Mirela !
I have bookmarked :o)
Thanks for getting this out to us !
... hope your weekend is going well !
Cheers !
Sheldon :o)
Hi Mirela,
Thank you for sharing,this is very helpful.I wish I would have this info available at the time of my Holiday house purchase.
Greetings,
Eva
Thanks Mirela for all your hard work, these are some great sites with a lot of information
Mirela, Hw cool are these sites. Great post!! Thanks for sharing your ideas.
Mirela-Thanks for finding and sharing these great sites with us.
Please visit www.cfcoklahoma.org tp learn more. Especially the studies. Here:
http://cfcoklahoma.org/New_Site/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=0&func=listcat&catid=83
thanks for tracking all these down and sharing - you are great!
Mirela, on our next major update we're adding this to our Top 30 (then 31) Realtor Links Compendium. Thanks for sharing this article with both consumers and realtors alike. It's very useful.
Btw: When we get ready to do that we'll be supplying you with a few others that you can add to yourl ist to make it a nice top 10 list :)
Hi Mirela - Thanks for the great resources. This is information that potential home owners may want to use to research the neighborhoods they may have an interest in. I especially like the crime statistics site. It's a resource that has some great research possibilities.
Mirela, fabulous post! What a great idea to share these useful sites in one place. I've reblogged this to share with my readers. Thanks again, and have a great Sunday!
Hi Mirela, I have been sending potential buyers to city-data but when I do they all move on to another area. The forums on there are very very negative. I will check out these other sites. Thanks for putting this together.
How do you have the time to doall of this research - you must have several assistants! And how do you have the time to post all of this wonderful information for us on AR. If you have any time managements tips, please, please share! Thanks again for the post!
Sandy: You're so sweet! Thank you for all your wonderful comments! You always brighten up my days!
About your question: my immediate response to that as soon as I read it was:
"Oh, Lord, I wish I did (have time management tips to offer)!" I am the worst offender of time management, for I constantly bite on more than I can chew...
I have help from extraordinary people for which I am extremely grateful. I have a great team and I am very proud of our many accomplishments. Active Rain is solely my baby; no one else touches that.
I was raised in a communist country where information was censored. My biggest joy was earning my freedom by coming to the United States and being allowed to read anything and everything. I have not stopped since and I feel like a walking encyclopedia sometimes. All my discretionary time is spent reading and traveling. I have imparted that love of knowledge and adventure to both my kids who have accompanied me on countless trips and shared many of the books.
I am extremely grateful for having no boundaries for knowledge!
Thank you very much for your kind words, Sandy!
All I can say is WOW! Sandy Childs is speechless and that hardly ever happens - you rock girl!!!
Sooooooooooooo glad to know you, as you are such an inspiration to so many!