Liked and disliked characteristics of outdoor areas.
| Specific characteristic | Number of comments * |
|---|---|
| Disliked features | |
| Disorderly (cluttered, messy, dirty, not kept up) | 56 |
| Weeds | 55 |
| Gloomy (too dark, too bushy) | 43 |
| Looks dangerous | 41 |
| Trees (too many, they look dead) | 38 |
| Liked features | |
| Trees (so many, so big, different kinds) | 92 |
| Built features (swings, shelter, bench, side-walk, playground, pathway, fence, ballfield) | 84 |
| Neatness (trimmed, manicured, kept up) | 84 |
| Pretty (scenic, beautiful) | 76 |
| Park area | 69 |
| Water | 69 |
| Wildlife area (fish, birds, squirrels) | 42 |
| Looks safe | 41 |
| Natural beauty (not man-made, the woods, | |
| the country) | 41 |
| Good place to live | 39 |
| Road | 37 |
| Walking area (flat, could walk there) | 33 |
↵* Frequencies include multiple comments. Only comments mentioned by at least 30% of the sample are included in Tables 3 and 4.