FunLife64 t1_je81zsm wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:08 AM

All of them are safe if you aren’t doing anything stupid.

That being said, I find Federal Hill to be a little more rough around the edges/lack of curb appeal. You get this in a lot of PVD…I think some of it is because street parking overnight wasn’t allowed until recently so people would pave wherever they could create a parking space.

That being said, I do like the Fox Point area as you can walk downtown, Collrge Hill, you have the park along the water, and can walk to Wayland easily as well. Depending where you’re moving from that is - some people think a 10 minute walk to go somewhere is crazy! Ha It’s also super convenient to hop on the interstate.

Just note that finding housing for “working professionals” isn’t as easy as you may expect. There’s a lot of grad students living in the area given proximity to Brown and other schools. There’s not a lot of undergrads but there are some (undergrads typically live very close to campus, grad students can venture to Wayland, Hope Village, Fox Point). It’s pretty common in PVD to have multi family homes- so 2 or 3 units in a house. Be mindful of who lives in the unit (this goes for any neighborhood).

lunafranksmum OP t1_je845fk wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:25 AM

I really appreciate your thorough response, this was so helpful. I asked this to a commenter above, but which parts of Federal Hill would you say are most safe?

Puzzleheaded_Try1359 t1_je8diz4 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 3:45 AM

Anything between downtown and Valley st. Once you cross Valley the dynamic changes significantly. Not really violent, just a lot of drugs. If you are looking for a family friendly neighborhood I would pick Mt. hope/east side. If you want something hipper then I would look at Wayland sq/College Hill/Fox point area. There are some cool condos downtown, but parking is a bitch

FunLife64 t1_je9ncjm wrote on March 30, 2023 at 12:53 PM

Rough around the edges I was referring to is just the general look and feel of the neighborhood. It doesn’t have very good curb appeal except for very select blocks.