Trulia recently conducted a survey of 3,014 American adults to gauge their feelings about their neighborhood and neighbors. The results reveal that a majority of Americans say they like their neighbors, though a smaller percentage say they know their neighbors’ names. Among respondents, homeowners were more likely to know and like their neighbors than renters, as were people in suburban neighborhoods compared to people in urban areas. One fifth of Americans said they judge their neighbors by the appearance of their home and property and 35 percent said it’s important to them that their neighbors are homeowners, not renters. Jed Kolko, Trulia’s chief economist, said because of the housing crash and foreclosure crisis, millions of single-family homes became rentals, which is bad news for homeowners who say it’s important they live near owners. But, according to Kolko, living next to a rental beats living next door to a foreclosed, vacant house. Regionally, Midwesterns were most likely to know their neighbors’ names: 60 percent said they do, compared with 51 percent in the Northeast and South, and 49 percent in the West. More here.