US cities similar to Park Slope (Ithaca, Hyde Park: apartment, houses, living)

[Fred314X]

A few years back, I saw an article in an architectural magazine that specifically compared Park Slope to the Georgetown section of Washington, DC. That was speaking architecturally, and was not a comment on affordability.

[otters21]

I would say the Fairmount/ Art Museum area in Philadelphia can compare to Park Slope.

[middle-of-nowhere]

Back Bay in Boston
Society Hill and Rittenhouse Square (around Delancey, Pine) in Philadelphia
Noe Valley in San Francisco

[canyontothesky]

Just going to agree with everyone else..
- Back Bay in Boston just like middle-of-nowhere said, but also Cambridge, parts of Brookline, other parts of Boston, other suburbs of Boston
- Chicago
- Portland, ME and Portsmouth, NH, but on a smaller scale
- Somewhere in the D.C. area and also in VA
- Savannah? (Not similar architecture, but pretty)

[OyCrumbler]

As I recall, several of the older east coast and midwestern major cities have some vaguely Park Slope-y neighborhoods. Look into bits of Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis.

[anp83]

You would definately have to stay in the north.

Philly, Boston, Chicago and even DC have something similiar.

[maryjaneschauer]

oak Park, just west of Chicago. We moved from Park Slope a few years ago and the feel is very similar...semi-urban, public transit, walking town, lots of parks, progressive community, great for families. good luck.

[queensgrl]

I'd say that wherever you have an young married and intellectual citizenry, you'll find neighborhoods that resemble Park Slope. The physical attributes may be different, but the mindset is similar. Quite often you'll find these types in the vicinity of a top-tier university.

Hyde Park, Chicago (University of Chicago)
Cambridge, MA (Harvard, MIT)
East Side, Providence, RI (Brown)
Silicon Valley, CA (Stanford)

[manchesterUnited]

Boulder, CO. The big downside is that the only "large" city nearby is Denver, which is quite different than having NYC, DC or Chicago nearby.

[Owain1]

I see a lot of comments here on rittenhouse and society hill in Philly. I've lived in both and enjoyed both but park slope they are not. They are full of university kids, rowdy bars, random violence and shootings. Also if you have kids you better have the money for private. Unless your kids get into central you might as well line them up and shoot them. It will be quicker.