How connected is your neighborhood, really?
Connection doesn't happen by accident — it's shaped by the physical design of your yard, your street, and your block. Take a quick assessment below to see where you stand, then try the kid-friendly version with your family. Takes about 2–3 minutes each.
How connected is your yard and street?
Six quick questions about your home's porch, yard, and block — based on research showing that physical design, not just who lives there, shapes how often neighbors actually talk to each other. Takes about 2 minutes.
Your breakdown
Your biggest opportunities
Get your personalized guideSave your results
Get a copy of your results, tailored suggestions, and occasional tips on building a more connected block.
Share these results with your local government
Some of what shapes a block — sidewalks, street trees, crosswalks — is a city decision, not a homeowner one. We've drafted an email; add a recipient and edit anything before sending from your own inbox.
Already took the grown-up version? Try it with your kids next — takes just a few minutes and tends to surface some different answers than you'd expect.
A quick survey for kids (with a grown-up nearby!)
Grown-up: read each question out loud and let your kid pick the answer that feels most true — no wrong answers. Takes about 3 minutes and gives you a window into how they actually experience your street.
What they told you
Conversation starters
Keep a recordSave these results
We'll keep a private copy so you can compare notes as your kid gets older (or as your street changes).
The Research Behind This
Build on the ideas from Neighborhoods Matter
These assessments are drawn from Neighborhoods Matter, a book about how the physical design of our homes, yards, and streets — not just who lives on them — shapes whether neighbors actually connect. The six domains in the adult assessment and the four in the kids’ version come straight from its framework.
If your results have you curious about the why behind the questions, the book goes deeper into the research and what to do next.