Convenience To Job Most Important In Home Search

Thirty-one percent of homeowners indicated the primary reason they moved to their particular neighborhood was convenience to work, according to the latest American Home Census conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The national average commute for workers is 25 minutes one way, which may explain why more homeowners are choosing to live closer to their jobs. Only 14 percent of the 62,000 homeowners surveyed indicated that being near good schools was the reason for moving to their current neighborhood.

The National Association of Homebuilders has noted that homebuyers are purchasing smaller dwellings in older neighborhoods, tearing those houses down and building larger ones in order to be close to work and still the home of their dreams.

--National Association of Homebuilders (1/23/03)

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