Living in Downtown Boston

Downtown Apartments for Rent

Downtown is the 5th most walkable neighborhood in Boston with 9,358 residents.

Downtown has world-class public transportation and is very bikeable.

Nearby neighborhoods: Chinatown - Leather District, Beacon Hill, North End, Bay Village, West End, South End and Thompson Square - Bunker Hill.

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Downtown is a Walker’s Paradise

Daily errands do not require a car.

Walk Score Map

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Union Oyster House, Inc.

Tremont Temple Baptist Church

Daily errands do not require a car in Downtown Boston.

Downtown is the 5th most walkable neighborhood in Boston with a Walk Score of 98.

Find apartments in Boston's most walkable neighborhoods: Beacon Hill, Chinatown - Leather District and North End.

Downtown Boston Apartments for Rent

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Downtown Neighborhood Ranking

Compare Downtown to other Boston neighborhoods.

Rank #	Name	Walk Score	Transit Score	Bike Score	Population
3	North End	99	99	86	11,195
4	Bay Village	98	100	81	1,307
5	Downtown	98	100	79	9,358
6	South End	97	93	92	24,651
7	West End	97	100	89	4,062

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Eating & Drinking

There are about 756 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Downtown.

People in Downtown can walk to an average of 60 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

Mike & Patty's

Sorely Bakery Cafe

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Neighborhood Guides

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Union Oyster House, Inc.

Hubway: Faneuil Hall - Union St. at North St.

Congress St @ North St

Downtown is Very Bikeable

Biking is convenient for most trips.

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Chinatown Park Waterfall

Filene's Construction

Norman B. Leventhal Park

George Thorndike Angell Memorial Square

Liberty Square Hungarian Revolution Memorial

A Pocket Park

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