The look of Tempe homes unappealing, survey shows

Tempe Councilman Kolby Granville walks a neighborhood near University and McClintock drives and calls in a possible residential code violation.  / Charlie Leight:The Arizona Republic
Tempe Councilman Kolby Granville walks a neighborhood near University and McClintock drives and calls in a possible residential code violation. / Charlie Leight:The Arizona Republic

By Dianna M. Náñez | The Arizona Republic

Hoping to evaluate homes that might not violate city code but still are regarded by city inspectors as having an unappealing “aesthetic value,” Tempe recently surveyed 640 residential properties and found that not one of the city’s four ZIP codes averaged even an “OK” rating.

Results were presented at a City Council strategy session, according to a May 7 public staff report.

About 25 houses received the coveted perfect rating.

Tempe’s scoring of each home for aesthetic value ranged from 1 to 3, according to the staff report.

A 3 rating equated to: “That looks good. I like that. I’d live there.”

A 2 rating equated to: “I’ve got no opinion. It’s OK.”

And a 1 rating equated to: “That looks ugly. That looks boring.”

Tempe reported that the citywide average for “aesthetic value” is 1.74.

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