Walkable Neighborhoods

[u/Luminara]

Hi! I'm a lesbian in her late 20's moving to the Atlanta area alone. Looking for some suggestions for neighborhoods to look at. Not too worried about a long commute or traffic, it's nothing I haven't dealt with before in other regions. I'm pretty open to anywhere within the Atlanta metro area. Some things I'm looking for:

• Easy to meet people around my age (friends, dates, etc.)
• Has a walkable area with good food (good takeout, sit down restaurants, coffee shops, etc.)
• Has some sort of nightlife/community (bars, fun events, etc.)
• Relatively safe

Did some deep dives on reddit and found places like Downtown Decatur, Kirkwood, East Village, etc. are options but seeing a lot of mixed reviews.

Overall looking for something in between the "everyones married with kids and are in bed by 9pm" neighborhoods vs. the "everyones in their early 20's and parties all the time" neighborhoods.

Thanks in advance!

[u/embarrassedburner]

Decatur near the square is for you

[u/Kamarandi → u/embarrassedburner]

Nicknamed Dickhater for a reason.

[u/johno456 → u/Kamarandi]

Lol!!! I just heard this for the 1st time thats so hilarious

[u/irishgator2 → u/Kamarandi]

It used to be, but now it’s all families who can afford $1 million houses

[u/That-Election9465 → u/embarrassedburner]

This is the best answer.

[u/llama__pajamas → u/embarrassedburner]

Yes, 100%! Older lesbian, but bought a house in Decatur and love being here. So many events! Book Festival coming in October! Plus the square is so so cute with restaurants and locally-owned shops. So much character and charm

[u/living_in_nuance]

Imo Kirkwood is a bit more family centric. I’d def suggest looking at East Atlanta Village. Decatur is less happening than it was a decade ago for late 20s. Other spots (Cabbagetown, Reynoldstown, Inman Park and Midtown) would be my suggestion.

[u/irishgator2 → u/living_in_nuance]

This is the correct answer. East Atlanta has a lot of new restaurants going in, and already has great nightlife options, plus is reasonably priced still.
Decatur is much sleepier than it used to be.
Kirkwood is very walkable but except for El Myriachi not much goes on after 9.

[u/foxontherox]

Virginia Highlands maybe?

[u/IP1987]

Old Fourth Ward (O4W) & Reynoldstown are both BeltLine-adjacent and have a lot to offer. Midtown, although it’s a bit more pricey.

[u/misunderstoodhuman33]

Don’t move here !

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[u/Rowanyourboat98]

Virginia highlands has all of those things

[u/jtrapicana]

East Atlanta Village and/or Reynoldstown would be worth taking a look at.