College Hill
Rent $1,800-$2,600/moThe historic hilltop neighborhood wrapped around Brown's campus, packed with brick walk-ups, restored multi-families, and the Thayer Street strip.
Your daily base is the Pizzitola Sports Center at Hope and Lloyd on College Hill, with football and big-game days held a short drive north at Brown Stadium on Elmgrove Avenue. Everything in this guide is built around staying close to both while living on the safe, walkable East Side.
The historic hilltop neighborhood wrapped around Brown's campus, packed with brick walk-ups, restored multi-families, and the Thayer Street strip.
A leafy, lower-slope neighborhood between College Hill and the river with classic triple-deckers and the cafe-and-shop run of Wickenden Street.
A polished East Side pocket of Victorian homes and small apartment buildings around a tidy commercial square of cafes and shops.
A residential stretch running straight up the East Side along Hope Street, lined with local shops, bakeries, and well-kept homes.
The most prestigious corner of the East Side, fronting the tree-lined Blackstone Boulevard park path with large homes and high-end units.