playgrounds and property values

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From: SpocaRaton at aol.com

We are a small community of 550 homes (Sudbrook Park - Baltimore, MD, USA)
attempting to update our local playground.  Do you know of any research
showing that improving a playground does anything for property values or
makes neighborhoods more attractive to potential residents?

Thanks to anyone who has any information

Jeff Spokes
SpocaRaton at aol.com
410-486-1625