Evaluate Your Neighborhood

There are many ways to evaluate a neighborhood. The non-profit Detroit Future City evaluated Detroit’s neighborhoods using 13 characteristics such as safety, education, and public services.  The World Health Organization evaluates neighborhoods and cities using 7 characteristics including social participation and inclusion.  Think of your neighborhood and use the list below to evaluate it. Print this page or write your own list in a notebook. Select he evaluation for each area that you think is accurate. Ask yourself, is my neighborhood doing really well (high quality), is it doing fairly well (decent quality), or is it doing poorly (low quality).  If there’s another area you think is important for a high-quality neighborhood, add it to the list!