TABLE 5 Summary Statistics for Property Characteristics, Viewshed, and Proximity to Natural Areas
VariableRepeat Sale PropertiesAll Properties
MeanMedianStd. Dev.MeanMedianStd. Dev.
Property Characteristics
House age (years)29.002522.8428.812524.14
Number of bedrooms3.0630.873.0930.90
Total living area (sq ft)1,8011,571895.11,8891,652984.2
Total lot size (acres)0.290.20.40.340.210.99
Total number of plumbing fixtures9.4983.899.7194.14
Elevation (m)174.10172.6022.43173.40172.0822.05
Within 100-year floodplain (dummy)0.0300.160.0300.18
Inflation-adjusted sale price (2011 dollars)254,275204,087211,251340,494209,349924,231
Viewshed
Total view area (million sq ft)114.8166.53302.33116.0767.61287.90
View of river (dummy)0.3200.470.3300.47
View diversity, 1992 (%)92.0410010.4892.0510010.55
View diversity, 2001 (%)76.7583.3323.8276.8883.3323.85
View diversity, 2006 (%)76.7783.3323.9476.9483.3324.00
Percentage view in farmland, 19926.323.557.636.733.908.07
Percentage view in farmland, 20012.870.845.033.050.905.37
Percentage view in farmland, 20062.780.824.902.960.875.24
Percentage view in grasslands, 199219.1518.787.5718.8918.537.70
Percentage view in grasslands, 200113.6213.085.6213.7413.105.85
Percentage view in grasslands, 200613.9113.485.5814.0313.505.81
Percentage view in forest, 199213.919.0914.5413.988.7014.92
Percentage view in forest, 200116.2611.9616.9516.1911.1417.34
Percentage view in forest, 200615.7111.5316.5515.6310.7116.92
Proximity
Percentage 200 m buffer in farmland, 19922.7707.793.2108.52
Percentage 200 m buffer in farmland, 20010.6003.130.8004.02
Percentage 200 m buffer in farmland, 20060.4902.720.6103.38
Percentage 200 m buffer in grasslands, 199216.0811.8814.6516.3611.7815.36
Percentage 200 m buffer in grasslands, 200111.818.0512.3912.598.5113.36
Percentage 200 m buffer in grasslands, 200612.138.5012.4013.019.0213.40
Percentage 200 m buffer in forest, 19929.812.1018.9910.122.1119.57
Percentage 200 m buffer in forest, 20019.55018.2810.26019.90
Percentage 200 m buffer in forest, 20069.09017.839.54018.97
  • Note: Sample size for repeal sales (property fixed-effects model) = 130,702. Sample size for all house sales = 246,029.