In a cutthroat business like real estate, the name of a street can increase or decrease the value of a property. Although city planners might not put too much thought into it, these street names can make a difference. The New York Times has a fun interactive tool that lets you search for the name of a street and see the home value of that street relative to others.
Strangely, living on Batman Road decreases rather than increases the value of a home. So something is wrong with the program or wrong with society.
-via Flowing Data
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How interesting! The last two houses I owned are on streets with unique names.
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My street is 44% less. It's official: I live in the 'hood.
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Wow, according to this, my street does not exist. We have the [name] Pass, Lane, Court, Road, and Drive, but no "Street."
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