Things to consider when you are looking for a place to live

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Finding a place to live is not an easy task. There are plenty of things to consider, especially if somebody is looking to buy a property. I’m not offering any easy solutions, just a few websites that might be helpful in the research process.

If you are renting, the schools are important for those with kids. If you are buying, schools are always important, even when you don’t have children. Areas with good schools always offer better return on a real estate investment. Schools: http://www.greatschools.org/california/

Census data are a well of information: age, income, education, race, and hundreds of other parameters. Use fact finder to get latest Census info on your neighborhood: http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml

You can search through Census website directly: http://www.census.gov/

New houses on the market: http://www.redfin.com/

Easiest way to check housing prices in the neighborhood: http://www.zillow.com/

After the PG&E pipeline explosion in San Bruno in 2010, this information might be relevant for some people. Major Gas pipelines: https://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/

If you live in CA, you know about earthquakes. Liquefaction Hazard Maps during earthquakes: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/hazards/urban/sfbay/liquefaction/sfbay/

Liquefaction Susceptibility Map: http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/sfgeo/liquefaction/susceptibility.html

Choose your hazard: earthquake, floods, landslides, etc.: http://quake.abag.ca.gov/

I’ve heard a lot about contamination of ground water and soil in different areas. List of Superfund sites in CA (environmental contamination): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Superfund_sites_in_California

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[lomeo]

Классно, спасибо!