This Old (Sugar) House

Sugarhouse was recently listed by This Old House as one of the best old neighborhoods. While home values have plummeted elsewhere, homes in this area are still selling for top dollar. Why? I'll tell you:

There's a grid of narrow, well connected, tree-lined streets that disperse traffic, and improve walkablity compared to the now typical pattern of cul-de-sacs that dump all of their traffic onto a handful of wide streets, and make it a nightmare to walk anywhere.

It's 10 minutes from downtown, 15 minutes from Park City and the mountains, within walking or biking distance of its own commercial center, across the street from one of the largest parks in the City (more on that later), and lastly, it's full of a variety of sizes and styles of beautiful homes and cottages:

People move here because of the fabulous location, and then invest in their homes and yards. It's hard to believe that 20-30 years ago, this neighborhood was looked down on as run down and full of homes that are too small. The only downside to the increasing desirability of the area is that what once were starter homes are now out of the price range for many younger couples who are just starting out.