That "Best Places to Live" article had a form that would supposedly give comparable values so you can estimate your home's value. It's worthless--all it does is give sales within the last three years in a circumference from your location. None of them approached the value of any of the houses in this area (I bought this house last year so am conversant with the comparable values in the area).

If you enjoy poking around houses in other cities, visit Realtor.com and plug in the name or zip code of the area you're interested in looking at (in the United States). Not only do you see the prices, there are often panoramic photos of the houses, but be warned--these programs eat up a lot of memory and can take a while to download on a modem.

SRS