How Many Basketball Hoops are in Your Neighborhood?

[SoberasHotRod]

One of the first things I noticed when I moved to Indiana is how many houses have basketball hoops. For example, in my culdesac, there 6 out of 9 houses that have basketball standards. I think the only place I've lived that is close to this is Utah. Growing up in West Jordan Utah, there were about 8 of 20 houses on my street that had basketball hoops (from memory). I would love to get more data on this topic.

So please comment with:

City, State (or country), how many basketball hoops are in your neighborhood, out of how many houses

Thanks in Advance!

 

[LogGrad98]

I think in Indiana it's just standard on every new house. And if you don't want one that conversation is like Marge Simpson asking the guy in Australia for coffee instead of beer.

Marge: coffee
Bartender: beer it is
Marge: no, coffee
Bartender: beer?
Marge: coff-fee
Bartender: bee-eer?

Same thing if you tell them you don't want a hoop on your house in Indiana.

 

[LogGrad98]

That said my new neighborhood, meaning basically the 8 or 10 hours nearest our house since we live on a long straight street, has maybe 4 hoops, including mine.

 

[TheGoldStandard]

One of the first things I noticed when I moved to Indiana is how many houses have basketball hoops. For example, in my culdesac, there 6 out of 9 houses that have basketball standards. I think the only place I've lived that is close to this is Utah. Growing up in West Jordan Utah, there were about 8 of 20 houses on my street that had basketball hoops (from memory). I would love to get more data on this topic.

So please comment with:

City, State (or country), how many basketball hoops are in your neighborhood, out of how many houses

Thanks in Advance!

Utah has an indoor court every four blocks, many of which doors pop open with a hard pull (power of the priesthood I expect). I lived in Indiana (would not go back). Was much easier to find good runs in Utah.

I live on 13 acres in WA, so not a lot of neighbors. At least two neighbors on my street and I all have indoor courts. I see multiple homes with outdoor full sport courts. A friend I play ball with regularly has an outdoor sport court. And many of his neighbors have hoops. My last 'hood in WA had HOA restrictions, but people still had hoops set out all over risking fines.

 

[gandalfe]

I'm just outside Salem, Oregon. I know there's 1 in front of of a house here, and I think there's another in the alley behind the houses. That's on a street of about 20 townhouses. I think the connecting streets with single family homes probably have more, because they have more space, but I honestly haven't noticed.

 

[fishonjazz]

My block in Kearns is about 5% I would guess.

 

[default]

About half of homes in my area(in Utah) have basketball hoops. Many of those with fancy full courts in their backyards too and at least 3 indoor full courts. Mine is just one hoop on an RV pad.

 

[Miggs]

There’s a new construction house I wanted to buy with an indoor half court. MsSerp didn’t want to move though even though we have close friends in that town.

 

[Rubashov]

There’s a new construction house I wanted to buy with an indoor half court. MsSerp didn’t want to move though even though we have close friends in that town.

It wasn't moving that put her off, it was the prospect of making you happy. All women live to make their husbands miserable. It is known

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Next to zero. Austin TX definitely does not know ball. Easily the worst city for hoops Ive lived in. More likely to see people playing pickleball on a basketball court here than actual basketball.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

There’s a new construction house I wanted to buy with an indoor half court. MsSerp didn’t want to move though even though we have close friends in that town.

Having a basketball court in your house does seem a little excessive, not saying I wouldn't love to have it. I know a few people here that have an indoor court in their house and it makes me roll my eyes a little when I hear about it. I mean, good for them though.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Next to zero. Austin TX definitely does not know ball. Easily the worst city for hoops Ive lived in. More likely to see people playing pickleball on a basketball court here than actual basketball.

Going off of memory from the places I've lived and based off of driving through relatively similar middle class neighborhoods:

- Michigan - 1 out of 10 houses
- Ohio - 2 out of 10 houses
- California - 1 out of 10 houses
- Colorado - 2 out of 10 houses
- Utah - 3 out of 10 houses
- Indiana - 4 out of 10 houses
- Nevada - 3 out of 10 houses

(FWIW I realize this is a completely irrelevant sample size. This is just for fun, and something that I notice/pay attention to).