Iranian Journal of Sociology

Abstract Neighborhood is an important aspect of a city’s public space that provides the residents with the opportunity for social communication and so it has a main effect in improving the city’s social integration. The secondary analysis of data related to thirty neighborhood networks in three selected zones in Mashhad clearly shows the relational integration of  neighborhood network is less than the medium limit and is more dependent on weak neighborhood ties. Moreover, value Integration of  neighborhood networks is weak with respect to the 'relational interests'  and 'local commitments', but with regards to 'commonality of interests and commitments' is relatively strong. Multivariate analysis of relational and value integration of  neighborhood networks indicates that variables such as residential stability, and density, status, ethnic, religious and local variety affect the variation of neighborhood networks integration. Specially, the two first variables, namely the residential stability and status variety, are more important in such variations.