Mini Poll Results

Family or Fiends?

How long have you lived in your current neighborhood?
  • 7%
    Less than a year
  • 32%
    A few years
  • 26%
    A decade or so
  • 32%
    Several decades
  • 3%
    My whole life, which is a long time
How well do you know your next door neighbors?
  • 8%
    I know them as well as my own family
  • 59%
    I know a lot about them, but not everything
  • 7%
    I know more about them than I want to
  • 20%
    I just know their names
  • 5%
    I don't know anything about them
  • 1%
    I don't really have next door neighbors
How much do you like your next door neighbors?
  • 11%
    I love them like family
  • 65%
    I like them well enough
  • 19%
    My feelings are neutral
  • 2%
    I dislike them
  • 0%
    I despise them
  • 0%
    I don't really have next door neighbors
  • 3%
    I don’t know my next door neighbors
Do you know as much about your next door neighbors as they know about you?
  • 82%
    Yes
  • 16%
    No
  • 2%
    I don't really have next door neighbors
Does your neighborhood have block parties?
  • 7%
    Yes, all the time
  • 47%
    Yes, once in a while
  • 42%
    No
  • 4%
    I don't know
Is there another neighborhood to which you would like to move?
  • 32%
    Yes
  • 68%
    No
Which of the following would you like as neighbors?
  • 8%
    Sports venue
  • 31%
    Church
  • 26%
    Elementary school
  • 19%
    Fire house
  • 25%
    Metro station
  • 74%
    Park
  • 4%
    Parking lot
  • 20%
    Police station
  • 50%
    Library
  • 45%
    Grocery store
  • 25%
    Tavern
Would you share your name, address, and neighborhoods gripes on a social media platform?
  • 23%
    Yes, of course
  • 43%
    No, of course not
  • 34%
    Maybe
Which of the following City officials would you most like to have as a next door neighbor?
  • 17%
    Police Chief Sam Dotson
  • 39%
    Mayor Francis Slay
  • 7%
    Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson
  • 4%
    Health Director Pamela Walker
  • 27%
    My alderman
  • 6%
    City Treasurer Tishaura Jones
Is it OK to use your neighbor's wi-fi?
  • 11%
    Yes, if they wanted it private they would put a good password on it
  • 39%
    Yes, as long as they know about it
  • 50%
    No, that's stealing/wrong
  • 0%
    What is wi-fi?
Would you report your neighbors to the Citizens Service Bureau for not mowing their yard?
  • 19%
    Yes, in a heartbeat
  • 47%
    Yes, if it started attracting bugs/rats or grew over the top of the house
  • 19%
    No
  • 16%
    No, I would mow it myself
Do you believe in your heart that the parking spot on the street in front of your home "belongs" to you?
  • 50%
    Yes, it does
  • 50%
    No