Urban, Suburban Or Rural

[Bill_FL]

I agree Mike, but the orignal poster's "guidelines" have me rural

 

[JSmith43]

Maybe we should lobby for the next version of USPAP to define the words Urban, Suburban, & Rural. Based upon the Opinion vs Estimate "success", that should keep'em tied up for a while & inhibit overall document growth.

 

[vargasteve]

If you have a Real Estate Dictionary look up 'Rurban'. I actually don't have one in the office, but did in my last office - so I'll go off memory. This describes those areas that aren't really a TRUE rural and have a reasonable travel distance to supporting services. I use this term to describe those intermediate areas while checking suburban in the form & explaining driving / commute times & neighborhood character. This term gives you another tool to descibe those not so out of the way places to the reader.

Perhaps someone can post the dictionary's verbage...

 

[Proactive]

From the Dictionary of Real Estate Appraisal, Third Edition:

RURBAN: An area in transition from agricultural use to suburban residential and commercial development; an area with both rural and suburban characteristics that is within commuting distance of a city.

...and here I thought you were joking!

I can't wait to use "rurban" the next time I have a call for it... most likely it'll drive the underwriter nuts. :blink:

Then again, do I want the phone call...

 

[Rich Hahn]

My rule of thumb

Star Bucks;

within walking distance Urban

within a short drive of one another Suburban

none at all for miles Rural


of course it could be McDonalds, Burger King, 711 etc

 

[Restrain]

The area between Dallas and Athens can well be called Suburban, even though the density of development is low. You have a lot of growth of homes on acreage as the Metroplex grows. Now, at the same time, there's areas where there is no growth and there's a much larger density of cows to people. So, that is definitely rural.

I can show you places in Denton County that are outside of any city, have a density of 25% and no city waste system, but they are definitely suburban areas. Then there's a town in Cooke county that is definitely rural even though it has a city limits and a city waste system - only has appx. 1000 people.

Roger

 

[Blue1]

Urban=Areas where typical residents live and work within the metorpolitan area.

Suburban=Areas where typical residents live outside the metropolitan area where they work.

Rural=Areas outside the metropolitan area where typical residents live on and work on the land.

 

[Tim The Enchanter]

I still like the pizza delivery model.
Except I can only remember 1/2 of it now.

Rural - can't get a pizza delivered.
Suburban - Pizza delivered ....
Urban - Pizza delivered ....

 

[Steve Wyrick]

We need to lobby for a check box "Rurban" on the URAR.

 

[Richard J. Glesser]

Just had a reviewer question my suburban rating stating it was rural due solely to population of 42 people per square mile. In Northern Michigan, I've always considered it rural when the only people I pass on the road are Dorothy and Toto. If I look the mile stretch or so between roads and see only the subject mailbox, it's rural. If the road requires 4-wheel drive or a tracked vehicle, it's rural. If it's a 20 acre or greater parcel, it's probably rural. If the directions say you drive 5-10 miles to the next driveway and turn in, it's rural. If you see more wildlife than houses, it's rural.

No set rules, just some guidelines.

I figure if Comps are within 10 miles and within the same school district and the owners commute to nearby towns for employment, shopping, and services, it's suburban. :usa: