Okay, so let's look at nearby sales. Yet there are a few Archwood blocks where everything costs a lot more than on Mapledale. Maybe people think it's more fun there, voting with their dollars. Hey, we are. Try assessing fun.
Complex neighborhoods make complex appraisals.
In Cleveland, they're all complex. City neighborhoods are less likely to have consistent lot sizes, house styles, and amenities. They have alleys in the strangest places. A few years back some of our neighbors on Mapledale found an unpaved city street that what they thought was a long backyard driveway. The part of appraisal work that is based on comparing to values of surrounding properties is made difficult or impossible.