McBrayer Arena, the basketball and practice base on the EKU campus at 521 Lancaster Ave, sits steps from CG Bank Field at Roy Kidd Stadium. Everything in this guide is built around a short, low-stress commute to both.
The blocks lining Lancaster Avenue and the streets immediately around campus are wall-to-wall student and athlete renters within walking distance of McBrayer Arena.
A dense run of newer apartment communities along the Eastern Bypass, close to Baptist Health, Kroger and Walmart.
A calm, well-kept residential pocket near Gibson Bay Golf Course and Lake Reba with single-family and townhome rentals.
An established, tree-lined west-side area around the Arlington community with house and townhome rentals and easy bypass access.
Larger newer-build homes on bigger lots in the quieter north end of Richmond toward the Lexington side.