Obamas most desirable neighbours neighbours for Americans in 2010: Survey

Chicago: Most Americans would like to live next door to the country`s First Family -- the Obamas -- next year, according to a survey which named golfer Tiger Woods and octomom Nadya Suleman as undesirable neighbours. In the third annual Zillow Celebrity Neighbour survey, 14 per cent of Americans polled said they would like to be neighbours with President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha in 2010.

The Obamas were followed by Sarah Palin (12 per cent), talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and her partner Portia DeRossi 12 per cent), country music superstar Taylor Swift (9 per cent) and television host Oprah Winfrey (7 per cent) as most desirable neighbour for 2010. "For two years in a row now, Americans have made it clear that they think politicians and talk show hosts make the best neighbours. If nothing else, there will be plenty to talk about at the summer barbecue," Zillow.com vice president of communications Amy Bohutinsky said. The survey by online real estate marketplace polled 2,000 Americans, who said they were opposed to living next door to a brood of young children, "particularly those that come with a television crew and paparazzi". Suleman, the California single mom who this year gave birth to octuplets, was named the least desirable neighbour of 2009. Americans polled for the survey said they would not want to share a fence with golfer Tiger Woods also, whose reputation took a hit when his sexual escapades came out of the closet. He was named among the worst neighbours of 2009. Jon and Kate Gosselin, who star in reality TV show Jon & Kate plus 8, and their brood of eight children also did not make good neighbours this year, the survey added. Two controversial couples famous for capitalising on media attention also made the worst list. Eleven per cent of Americans polled said they did not want to live next to Richard and Mayumi Heene, parents of the infamous Balloon Boy. Reality TV stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt received 8 per cent of the vote. Britney Spears, voted number one worst neighbour of 2008 ranked seventh on the worst neighbour list in 2009. PTI