Living in Downtown Akron

Downtown Apartments for Rent

Downtown is the 5th most walkable neighborhood in Akron with 4,720 residents.

Downtown has good public transportation and is somewhat bikeable.

Nearby neighborhoods: University of Akron, Summit Lake, South Akron, Elizabeth Park Valley, Lane-Wooster, Highland Square and Middlebury.

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Downtown is Somewhat Walkable

Some errands can be accomplished on foot.

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Some errands can be accomplished on foot in Downtown Akron.

Downtown is the 5th most walkable neighborhood in Akron with a Walk Score of 59.

Find apartments in Akron's most walkable neighborhoods: University of Akron, Highland Square and Firestone Park.

Downtown Akron Apartments for Rent

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Downtown Neighborhood Ranking

Compare Downtown to other Akron neighborhoods.

Rank #	Name	Walk Score	Transit Score	Bike Score	Population
3	Firestone Park	62	29	50	13,345
4	South Akron	60	30	43	6,183
5	Downtown	59	50	61	4,720
6	North Hill	58	32	47	14,907
7	Middlebury	57	38	56	5,553

Eating & Drinking

There are about 70 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Downtown.

People in Downtown can walk to an average of 1 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

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Downtown has Good Transit

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Public Transit Routes

Downtown has good 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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Apartments Near Parks

Lock 3 Park

Apartments Near Employers

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Headquarters

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