It was on Syracuse.com that I first learned that Buffalo was ranked one of the best cities for Trick or Treating. Apparently Zillow.com has ranked the top cities according to best neighborhoods to walk around and score candy on Halloween (see methodology below). According to Syracuse.com, "The real estate company uses a "Trick-or-Treat Index" to compile their rankings, based on four equally weighted data variables: Zillow Home Value Index, population density, Walk Score and local crime data from Relocation Essentials. The numbers suggests the highest-ranked cities will provide the most candy for kids in costumes on Oct. 31, with the least walking and safety risks."
There is a common belief that wealthy neighborhoods are the Holy Grail for harvesting the most Halloween candy. However, to provide a more holistic approach to trick-or-treating, the Zillow Trick-or-Treat Index was calculated using four equally weighted data variables: Zillow Home Value Index, population density, Walk Score and local crime data from Relocation Essentials. Based on those variables, the Index represents cities that will provide the most candy, with the least walking and safety risks.
Really? Baltimore made the list?
I saw some dude get his iPod and earphones snatched from him one morning on my walk from my hotel to a job, blocks from the bay, which is supposed to be the best part of town. This is common from what I was told by locals.
Miami making the list is intresting.
Baltimore is interesting. Their harbor area is great, but walk 1-2 block in from the mall and its instantly shady.
Indeed, quite interesting. A lot of nice areas to the city, but there are immediately adjacent blocks of complete ghettoness. Very different from a number of other cities where you have greater geographic segregation between rich/poor.
"I saw some dude get his iPod and earphones snatched..." That's weird that'd stand out to you, from my perspective. Here in DC that's just a regular thing. There are about a million wealthy people who walk around with their $600 iphones/ipads hanging out and every so often they get snatched and you have to go buy a new one. It's just an accepted fact of life. If you can afford it, you don't really care. If you can't afford it, then you're more cautious about keeping the thing in your pocket or holding it w/two hands. Either way, it definitely doesn't make the news or surprise people.
Yeah, that's ridiculous. I don’t care if you can afford an iPod or not, getting robbed and thinking nothing of it is demented. But, if you’re willing to pay over $500k for an 800sq foot row house then something’s wrong with your psyche to begin with.
Not everywhere in Baltimore is shady...I'm from there and live in Buffalo now. Fells Point? Little Italy? Key Highway? Canton? North Charles area? There are a ton of very visitable neighborhoods and lots of things to do. I wouldn't say the Inner Harbor is the safest area in the city and don't know anyone that says that -- it's full of tourists most of the time, so it's a prime area for being mugged.