Living in Downtown Albany

Downtown Apartments for Rent

Downtown is the 3rd most walkable neighborhood in Albany with 617 residents.

Downtown has excellent public transportation and is somewhat bikeable.

Nearby neighborhoods: Pastures, Mansion Area, Sheridan Hollow, Capitol Hill, South End, Center Square and Arbor Hill.

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Downtown is a Walker’s Paradise

Daily errands do not require a car.

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Daily errands do not require a car in Downtown Albany.

Downtown is the 3rd most walkable neighborhood in Albany with a Walk Score of 93.

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Downtown Albany Apartments for Rent

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Downtown Neighborhood Ranking

Compare Downtown to other Albany neighborhoods.

Rank #	Name	Walk Score	Transit Score	Bike Score	Population
1	Center Square	96	69	56	2,896
2	Central Avenue	95	66	67	2,901
3	Downtown	93	71	69	617
4	Capitol Hill	91	67	48	1,519
5	Mansion Area	90	70	52	1,817

Eating & Drinking

There are about 65 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Downtown.

People in Downtown can walk to an average of 19 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

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Downtown has Excellent Transit

Transit is convenient for most trips. Find Downtown Albany apartments for rent on Redfin.

Public Transit Routes

Downtown has excellent public transportation and about 23 bus lines passing through it.

Transit Time

The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Downtown on public transit.

Downtown is Bikeable

Some bike infrastructure.

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