A new survey from Zillow® finds the football player Americans most want to be next-door neighbors with is Travis Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end who is in a relationship with Taylor Swift. Kelce (12%) topped the list of professional football players, beating out his teammate Patrick Mahomes (11%) and Odell Beckham Jr. (7%), wide receiver for the Chiefs’ AFC Championship Game opponent, the Baltimore Ravens.
Kelce was the overwhelming favorite among 18- to 34-year-old women, 26% of whom selected the tight end as their preferred next-door neighbor, compared to 8% of men in that age range. In the battle of the big-game quarterbacks, Americans would rather share a fence with Patrick Mahomes than Brock Purdy (3%), according to the recent survey commissioned by Zillow and conducted by The Harris Poll.
Snoop Dogg (12%) is the halftime performer Americans would most want to live next door to, with strong support from elder millennials ages 35–44 (17%). Jennifer Lopez tied Lady Gaga for second place (11% each). Only 3% of Americans picked Usher, this year’s halftime headliner, as their top choice for a next-door neighbor.
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In the football broadcasters category, Terry Bradshaw (17%) is America’s preferred celebrity neighbor, favored by those ages 45 and older (21%). The Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback came out ahead of his FOX Sports co-host Michael Strahan, who was selected by 13% of Americans.
Of course, real-life neighbors can make or break big-game festivities. Zillow’s survey finds 60% of Americans could be friends with a neighbor who actively supports a rival football team, but fewer than half — 46% — would invite a neighbor who roots against their team to their big-game watch party. Only 12% of Americans admit to snooping on their big-game party host’s home value online.
Many Americans would throw a penalty flag on a neighbor who made a party foul during the big game. More than 2 in 5 (44%) would issue a penalty for “unneighborly conduct” if a neighbor fired up their noisy leaf blower or snow blower during the big game. Four in 10 (40%) would throw a flag if a neighbor showed up empty-handed to a watch party, while 36% would blow the whistle for double-dipping into the guacamole.
If there was a trophy for “most valuable neighbor,” more than 2 in 5 Americans (44%) would award it to the neighbor who makes the best big-game food, and 16% to the biggest football fan. Fewer Americans would award the coveted “MVN” trophy to the neighbor with the biggest TV (13%) or the comfiest couch (7%).
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Most Desirable Neighbors of 2024
| Football Player | Percent | Halftime Performer | Percent | Football Broadcaster | Percent |
| Travis Kelce | 12 % | Snoop Dogg | 12 % | Terry Bradshaw | 17 % |
| Patrick Mahomes | 11 % | Jennifer Lopez | 11 % | Michael Strahan | 13 % |
| Odell Beckham Jr. | 7 % | Lady Gaga | 11 % | Tony Romo | 9 % |
| Lamar Jackson | 6 % | Rihanna | 7 % | Troy Aikman | 6 % |
| Josh Allen | 5 % | Eminem | 6 % | Jimmy Johnson | 5 % |
| Christian McCaffrey | 4 % | Beyonce | 6 % | Pat McAfee | 5 % |
| Baker Mayfield | 4 % | Bruno Mars | 6 % | Joe Buck | 5 % |
| Brock Purdy | 3 % | Justin Timberlake | 6 % | Mike Greenberg | 2 % |
| Jordan Love | 2 % | The Weeknd | 3 % | Nate Burleson | 2 % |
| C.J. Stroud | 2 % | Usher | 3 % | Jason McCourty | 2 % |
| Jared Goff | 2 % | Other | 4 % | Other | 3 % |
| Mike Evans | 1 % | ||||
| Other | 6 % |
Survey Method
This survey was conducted online within the United States by The Harris Poll on behalf of Zillow from January 18 – 22, 2024 among 2,085 adults ages 18 and older. The sampling precision of Harris online polls is measured by using a Bayesian credible interval. For this study, the sample data is accurate to within +/- 2.5 percentage points using a 95% confidence level. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables and subgroup sample sizes, please contact press@zillow.com.
