(My 2 cents) When I was looking for a house in McAllen, TX (MFE), I noted
where the airport was and the houses I was looking at. My friends (and
realtor) kept asking me why I was avoiding certain neighborhoods and I
mentioned that the airlines seem to pass over those. Most realtors don't
have a clue about that.

You *avoided* areas with airplanes? Geez, Greg, what's up with that?

;-)

Personally, I love having our house adjacent to the 3-mile final
approach path to our main calm-wind runway here in Iowa City.
(Admittedly we don't get a lot of departures east of town, which
largely saves us from the noise.)

That's another good thing for the original poster to check. Make sure
he's on the approach side of town in relation to the most commonly-used
runway. Planes passing over at low-power settings are not bothersome.

--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"