Where are the coolest neighborhoods in the U.S.? And are any of them located in Atlanta?
Real estate brokerage Cushman & Wakefield set out to locate those neighborhoods with its “Cool Streets Report,” and two Atlanta areas – Little Five Points and Old Fourth Ward – made the cut.
Surveying hundreds of real estate professionals throughout the country, Cushman & Wakefield rated neighborhoods with several factors, including: the area’s Millennial population; its level of college education; its walkability; its diversity; and the food, music, and arts scene.
Most importantly, the survey also rated the neighborhoods on a scale of coolness – Little Five Points is in its “prime hipness,” while the Old Fourth Ward is “still cool, but going mainstream.”
Here is a detailed chart on the survey’s rankings for Atlanta’s neighborhoods; note that amenities are rated on a scale of one to four, with four being the highest.
| Neighborhood Features | Little Five Points | Old Fourth Ward |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 72,832 | 90,284 |
| Average Household Income | $92,837 | $88,605 |
| % College Educated | 81.6% | 83% |
| % Millennials | 34.4% | 40.2% |
| % Renters | 52% | 54.8% |
| Walkability | 4 | 3 |
| Bicycle Friendly | 3 | 3 |
| Public Transit | 1 | 1 |
| Diversity | 4 | 4 |
| Access to Higher Ed | 2 | 2 |
| Restaurants | 4 | 4 |
| Nightlife | 4 | 4 |
| Music Venues | 4 | 3 |
| Art Scene | 4 | 3 |
| Vintage/Thrift | 4 | 2 |
Photo Credit: Pawel Loj, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Little_five_points.jpg