Who doesn’t love a good backyard bbq? It’s the one space where we can cut loose, have friends over, turn up the music and fire up the grill! Of course, leave it to the good folks over at Realtor.com to find out where you’re likely to attend (and possibly throw) the best backyard parties. Their team crunched the numbers on over 350 metropolitan areas across the country to find the ones with roomy lot sizes, cool outdoor features, high sales of outdoor summer goods (grills, smokers, pool supplies, outdoor furniture, games, etc.) and, of course, lots of sun-filled days.
“We are seeing more people than ever really investing in the backyard living,” says Chuck Bowen, editor of Lawn & Landscape Magazine. The most popular ways to pimp out a backyard? Patios and decks, and also high-end features like big-screen TVs and amazing sound systems centered around outdoor cooking spaces.
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