Six neighborhoods, from the porch
What it’s like to live there, what houses cost, and where we’d get coffee. Each one written by whichever of us knows it best.
College Hill
Victorians · $650k–$1.6M
Every other house has a plaque with the year it was built, and the university keeps the sidewalks busy all year. Parking is the only complaint.
Written by Claire, who has lived on Angell Street since 2009.
Near: Wayland Square shops · the Athenaeum library · Prospect Terrace Park
Lloyd Avenue
Our latest sale · 8 sold this year
Fox Point
Cottages · $520k–$900k
Sailors’ cottages two blocks from the river, and the best walk to work in the city. Small houses, small yards, big porches.
Written by Mei, who walks through it to our office every morning.
Near: Wickenden Street · India Point Park · the riverwalk
Transit Street
Our latest sale · 7 sold this year
Armory
Triple‑deckers · $480k–$800k
The neighborhood where you buy a triple‑decker, live on one floor and let the other two help pay for it. Murals, a Thursday farmers’ market, a park in the middle.
Written by Sam, who lives a block from the Armory.
Near: Dexter Training Ground · Broadway restaurants · the Armory market
Dexter Street
Our latest sale · 11 sold this year
Summit
Shingle and colonial · $550k–$950k
Quiet streets of shingled houses with real yards, a short walk to Hope Street. Families stay; houses come up maybe a dozen times a year.
Written by Claire, who sold her first house here.
Near: Hope Street shops · Summit Avenue park · the bike path
Rochambeau Avenue
Our latest sale · 9 sold this year
Elmhurst
Colonials · $420k–$700k
Colonials and long porches on wide, tree‑lined streets near the college. The most first‑time buyers we work with, and Mei’s own street.
Written by Mei, who lives here.
Near: Pleasant Valley Parkway · Smith Street cafés · Mount Pleasant library
Eaton Street
Our latest sale · 12 sold this year
Edgewood
Bungalows · $380k–$650k
Bungalows by the bay, just over the Cranston line. More house for the money, a garden big enough for tomatoes, and a short ride to downtown.
Written by Mei, who bought her own first house here.
Near: Stillhouse Cove · Broad Street shops · Roger Williams Park
Shaw Avenue
Our latest sale · 6 sold this year