Boston neighborhood guides
22 neighborhoods · live crime, the T- Back BayDowntown & Core
Newbury Street's boutiques and the Charles River Esplanade frame this brownstone-lined grid between Copley Square and the Public Garden.
- Beacon HillDowntown & Core
Gaslit lanes and Louisburg Square's brick rowhouses climb from the Boston Common up to the gold-domed State House.
- North EndDowntown & Core
Hanover Street's bakeries and the Freedom Trail's brick sidewalks wind through Boston's oldest residential neighborhood, a short walk from the Rose Kennedy Greenway.
- South EndDowntown & Core
Victorian rowhouses ring Union Park and Titus Sparrow Park, with Tremont Street's restaurants and galleries filling the storefronts below.
- FenwayDowntown & Core
Fenway Park and the Emerald Necklace's Back Bay Fens give this neighborhood its ballgame energy and its green space within the same few blocks.
- Mission HillDowntown & Core
Brigham Circle's shops and the Southwest Corridor Park's bike path sit between the Longwood Medical Area's hospitals and Roxbury Crossing.
- SeaportDowntown & Core
Glass towers and the Harborwalk line the water here, with the Institute of Contemporary Art and a growing restaurant row a short walk from South Station.
- CharlestownNorth
The Bunker Hill Monument and the Charlestown Navy Yard's USS Constitution sit above brick rowhouses climbing from the harbor.
- East BostonNorth
Piers Park's harbor views and Maverick Square's restaurants sit a few Blue Line stops from downtown, with Logan Airport at the neighborhood's eastern edge.
- South BostonSouth
Castle Island's harbor loop and West Broadway's restaurant strip anchor this waterfront neighborhood across the Fort Point Channel from downtown.
- DorchesterSouth
Fields Corner's restaurants and the Boston Harbor shoreline at Savin Hill span Boston's largest and most varied neighborhood.
- RoxburySouth
Nubian Square's shops and Franklin Park's zoo and golf course anchor this neighborhood near the geographic center of the city.
- Jamaica PlainSouth
Jamaica Pond's walking loop and the Arnold Arboretum's collection of trees give this neighborhood two of Boston's largest green spaces.
- RoslindaleSouth
Roslindale Village's Adams Park and its farmers market anchor a quiet commercial strip along South and Belgrade streets.
- West RoxburySouth
VFW Parkway's suburban feel and the Millennium Park trails along the Charles River give this southwestern corner of the city its low-key pace.
- Hyde ParkSouth
The Neponset River's walking trail and Stony Brook Reservation's woods give this neighborhood at the city's southern tip a wooded, residential feel.
- BrightonWest
Chestnut Hill Reservoir's walking loop and Brighton Center's shops sit between Boston College's campus and the Charles River.
- AllstonWest
Harvard Avenue's restaurants and the Charles River's bike path anchor this dense, apartment-heavy neighborhood next to Boston University.
- CambridgeNeighboring Cities
Harvard Square's bookstores and MIT's campus along the Charles River anchor this separate city just across the river from Boston proper.
- SomervilleNeighboring Cities
Davis Square's restaurants and Union Square's food hall anchor this separate city known for its own dense, walkable squares.
- BrooklineNeighboring Cities
Coolidge Corner's shops and the Emerald Necklace's Riverway anchor this separate town bordering Boston's Fenway and Brighton neighborhoods.
- MedfordNeighboring Cities
Medford Square's shops and the Mystic River's waterfront trail anchor this separate city just north of Somerville, home to Tufts University's main campus.