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This article from The Pickleball Clinic talks about home values and PB courts. As courts pop up everywhere in kent county - this is good to know and I agree with their scenarios:

Property Value Meets Pickleball

What determines the value of your house? Its size? Yes. Its age? Sure. And of course, don't forget the 3 "L"s: location, location, location.
But there is another factor at play these days, and it starts with a "p." You guessed it: pickleball.

So does it raise or reduce property value? If only the answer were that simple. If the house has a pickleball court on its property, then that's clearly a plus—just like how having a tennis court or a pool would be.

However, the tricky party comes with pickleball courts nearby. The founder of Financial Samurai, Sam Dogan, researched this exact issue and had some fascinating findings.

Dogan suggests that property values could decline 10% to 20% if pickleball courts are constructed across the street and 5% to 10% if they are one or two blocks away. But if the courts are at least three blocks away, then the home price may increase by 1% to 5%.

“It can bring value to your home if you have a pickleball court in your neighborhood or even close by in a park," said Jill Drafts, a real estate adviser at Premier Sotheby’s International Realty in Lake Mary, Florida. "Pickleball players will be attracted to the home.”

It's a tricky situation because while pickleball brings so much joy to those who play, if your home is very close to courts, the constant sound of the ball can be infuriating.
Some groups, such as Pickleball Noise Relief, which has more than a thousand members, have been trying to develop a model community noise ordinance for pickleball so that each town doesn't have to have the same battle over noise.

“It’s not good enough to leave every single person in their little community to fight,” said Nalini Lasiewicz, one of the group's leaders. “We need federal oversight: We need the EPA to do this, the CDC.”

Every rose has its thorn, and pickleball is no exception. But as long as pickleball players and nearby homeowners work together to respect each other's needs, then we should all be able to get along.

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