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Mini Poll: What Makes A Neighborhood Good?


Current Totals:

Are you a good neighbor?


Yes, absolutely:
 67%
Yes, by the standards of my neighborhood:
 27%
Not so much:
 3%
Nope:
 3%

 

City Resident

Not a City Resident

Yes, absolutely:
 72%
Yes, by the standards of my neighborhood:
 25%
Not so much:
 2%
Nope:
 0%
Yes, absolutely:
 57%
Yes, by the standards of my neighborhood:
 31%
Not so much:
 4%
Nope:
 8%

 

Is there a really great neighbor on your block or in your building?


Yes:
 82%
No:
 18%

 

How long have you lived in the same neighborhood?


Less than a year:
 7%
A year or two:
 10%
Several years:
 29%
A decade or so:
 24%
Several decades:
 23%
Pretty much forever:
 7%

 

City Resident

Not a City Resident

Less than a year:
 7%
A year or two:
 11%
Several years:
 29%
A decade or so:
 26%
Several decades:
 20%
Pretty much forever:
 6%
Less than a year:
 7%
A year or two:
 8%
Several years:
 28%
A decade or so:
 20%
Several decades:
 29%
Pretty much forever:
 8%

 

Which of the following adjectives best describes your neighborhood?


Convenient:
 16%
Historic:
 23%
Diverse:
 16%
Crowded:
 1%
Modest:
 10%
Hip:
 4%
Dangerous:
 1%
Improving:
 5%
Ritzy:
 3%
Quiet:
 20%
Temporary:
 1%
Beachfront:
 0%

 

Which of the following is the biggest bone of contention among your neighbors?


Nuisance neighbor engaged in illegal commerce:
 12%
Absentee landlord:
 9%
Dumpster, trash related issues:
 7%
Pet-related issues:
 12%
Noise-related issues:
 14%
Yard-related or property upkeep issues:
 22%
Traffic-related issues:
 12%
Kid-related issues:
 3%
Parking disputes:
 8%

 

City Resident

Not a City Resident

Nuisance neighbor engaged in illegal commerce:
 14%
Absentee landlord:
 11%
Dumpster, trash related issues:
 9%
Pet-related issues:
 11%
Noise-related issues:
 17%
Yard-related or property upkeep issues:
 19%
Traffic-related issues:
 12%
Kid-related issues:
 1%
Parking disputes:
 6%
Nuisance neighbor engaged in illegal commerce:
 7%
Absentee landlord:
 5%
Dumpster, trash related issues:
 4%
Pet-related issues:
 14%
Noise-related issues:
 7%
Yard-related or property upkeep issues:
 30%
Traffic-related issues:
 13%
Kid-related issues:
 7%
Parking disputes:
 13%

 

Would you describe your own neighborhood as a diverse one?


Yes:
 62%
No:
 38%

 

City Resident

Not a City Resident

Yes:
 78%
No:
 22%
Yes:
 29%
No:
 71%

 

Which of the following is the most dominant sort of diversity in your neighborhood?


Neighbors of different ages:
 31%
Neighbors of different incomes:
 10%
Neighbors of different races:
 24%
Neighbors of different gender preference:
 9%
Neighbors of different nationalities:
 9%
We're a pretty homogenous neighborhood:
 17%

 

City Resident

Not a City Resident

Neighbors of different ages:
 26%
Neighbors of different incomes:
 11%
Neighbors of different races:
 29%
Neighbors of different gender preference:
 13%
Neighbors of different nationalities:
 8%
We're a pretty homogenous neighborhood:
 13%
Neighbors of different ages:
 42%
Neighbors of different incomes:
 8%
Neighbors of different races:
 13%
Neighbors of different gender preference:
 2%
Neighbors of different nationalities:
 10%
We're a pretty homogenous neighborhood:
 26%

 

Which of the following "amenities" is your favorite in your own neighborhood?


A nearby park:
 38%
Lots of trees along the street:
 21%
A coffee shop, bar, or restaurant:
 21%
A nearby place to shop:
 6%
A public transportation stop:
 4%
Plenty of parking:
 1%
A convenient alley:
 1%
A police station or firehouse:
 1%
There are not really any of these things in my neighborhood:
 7%

 

City Resident

Not a City Resident

A nearby park:
 46%
Lots of trees along the street:
 15%
A coffee shop, bar, or restaurant:
 26%
A nearby place to shop:
 3%
A public transportation stop:
 5%
Plenty of parking:
 1%
A convenient alley:
 1%
A police station or firehouse:
 0%
There are not really any of these things in my neighborhood:
 3%
A nearby park:
 22%
Lots of trees along the street:
 34%
A coffee shop, bar, or restaurant:
 10%
A nearby place to shop:
 14%
A public transportation stop:
 1%
Plenty of parking:
 2%
A convenient alley:
 1%
A police station or firehouse:
 3%
There are not really any of these things in my neighborhood:
 14%

 

Keeping up with "the Jones's" - who's ahead, you or the neighbors?


I am:
 46%
The neighbors:
 54%

 

Do you use the official name of your neighborhood, or do you use another name?


Official name:
 78%
Another name:
 22%

 

Would you like to change your neighborhood's official name?


Yes, please:
 10%
No, thanks:
 90%

 

Which of the following is the largest unit with which you are very satisfied?


My room:
 2%
My house:
 15%
My block:
 7%
My street:
 5%
My neighborhood:
 42%
My city:
 17%
My state:
 3%
I am not very satisfied with any of them:
 8%

 

City Resident

Not a City Resident

My room:
 1%
My house:
 15%
My block:
 8%
My street:
 4%
My neighborhood:
 48%
My city:
 15%
My state:
 2%
I am not very satisfied with any of them:
 7%
My room:
 3%
My house:
 15%
My block:
 5%
My street:
 8%
My neighborhood:
 30%
My city:
 23%
My state:
 4%
I am not very satisfied with any of them:
 12%

 

Have you changed your mind about calling St. Louis "The Lou"?


Yes, now I hate it:
 10%
Yes, now I love it:
 5%
No, I still hate it:
 69%
No, I still love it:
 11%
I am St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Deb Peterson:
 4%

 

City Resident

Not a City Resident

Yes, now I hate it:
 9%
Yes, now I love it:
 5%
No, I still hate it:
 73%
No, I still love it:
 11%
I am St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Deb Peterson:
 2%
Yes, now I hate it:
 12%
Yes, now I love it:
 7%
No, I still hate it:
 62%
No, I still love it:
 10%
I am St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Deb Peterson:
 4%

 

Which of the following was TV's best neighbor?


Cosmo Kramer:
 12%
George Jefferson:
 3%
Betty Rubble:
 15%
Fred Mertz:
 15%
Ned Flanders:
 12%
Fred Rogers:
 43%

 

Do you live in the City of St. Louis, in St. Louis County, or somewhere else?


City:
 68%
County
 23%
Somewhere else:
 10%

 

Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.


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