NordenBladet – The study showed that the happiest is a 50+ woman who is financially stable, in a steady relationship and owns a home. She lives in the countryside and has a courtyard. “The Happy Neighbourhood Report” is a project that Bonava launched in 2017. As a part of the project, people from home markets are interviewed about what features they most value in their home and neighbourhood.
The Happiness index helps measure and compare the citizens’ satisfaction and happiness in their habitat. On a scale of 100 points, most satisfied with their homes are the Swedes (81 points), the northern neighbours Finns indicate this feature at 78 points. Equally satisfied with their homes are Estonians and Germans (76 points).
The happiest neighbour in Estonia is a committed woman aged 35-49 who is financially secure and owns a home. She has lived in her home for more than five years, owns a courtyard (terrace, balcony or garden) and lives close to a big city.
The responses indicated that people tend to stay in a known neighbourhood when choosing a place of residence. From the respondents 69% had lived in their home for more than five years and 75% of the respondents have been true to their neighbourhood and have lived there for more than five years.
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Source: NordenBladet.ee