Top Gay-Friendly Ci Wh Affordable Hom for LGBTQ Buyers

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• THE GAY-FRIENDLY CI HAVE LOTS TO OFFER LGBTQ BUYERS—INCLUDG AFFORDABLE HOM
• MOST AFFORDABLE GAY-IENDLY NEIGHBORHOODS 10 MAJOR CI

THE GAY-FRIENDLY CI HAVE LOTS TO OFFER LGBTQ BUYERS—INCLUDG AFFORDABLE HOM

So go ahead and wave that big, betiful rabow flag—and, jt maybe, zero on a place to buy a great new ’s also the perfect time to pse and regnize that while the Uned Stat has e a long way om the 1969 Stonewall rts, which sparked the morn gay rights movement, 2022 is on track to break the rerd for the number of anti-LGBTQ bills troduced stat across the untry, wh at least 320 highly rtrictive bills pendg state legislatur, acrdg to the rights group Freedom for All, as we do each year, ® searched for the most LGBTQ-iendly and affordable ci for homebuyers. Instead, we set our sights on smaller ci that are gay-iendly and budget-iendly, where hog is still mostly priced and the overall muny and laws are more welg and favorable to lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer dividuals.

There is one gay bar, MB Lounge, and plenty of LGBTQ-iendly events like the Drag Bnch, queer dance parti, and a fashn show or cy’s gay muny is bt known for Worcter Pri, a weeklong grand party thrown by the Queer Coaln of Greater Worcter early September. And, for those who are lookg for an even bigger gay scene, both Boston and Province, RI, are not far nice thg is, Worcter, buyers won’t be payg Boston pric when lookg for hog. And while home pric have risen lately, they’re still way lower than the natn’s median list price of $447, 000 Rochter, the center of the cy’s gay neighborhood ns along the Park Avenue rridor, where buyers n grab this charmg two-bedroom, one-bathroom abo loted a few blocks off Park Avenue for $180, 000.

Portland also abounds wh LGBTQ-iendly sports and recreatn opportuni, cludg the Varsy Gay League, which aniz activi throughout the year such as kickball, soccer, yoga, strength trag, and, y, the ocsnal Mar Kart tournament. Sacramento, CASacramento, CA(Getty Imag)Median home list price: $515, 000It seems apropos that the ma gayborhood Sacramento is lled Lavenr Heights. Loted roughly 87 om Ameri’s epicenter of gay culture (San Francis), Sacramento has s own fair share of gay-iendly shops, rtrants, bars, and activi that draw a young and active crowd.

MOST AFFORDABLE GAY-IENDLY NEIGHBORHOODS 10 MAJOR CI

Hartford, CTHartford, CT(Getty Imag)Median home list price: $150, 000Followg on the heels of s neighbor Massachetts, Connecticut was the send state the untry to legalize gay marriage. Allentown, PAAllentown, PA(Getty Imag)Median home list price: $250, 000Famo as the lotn for some of the first ristance to Brish Colonialism, Allentown also happens to be home to a large, diverse, and welg gay muny.

Overall, the entire Lehigh Valley has many gay-iendly bs that help to promote the area’s diversy, says Chris Troxell, a real tate agent wh Keller Williams Real Estate Allentown. Though dimutive size, the lively llege town (home to Brown Universy and the Rho Island School of Dign) is home to untls gay bars, a thrivg arts scene, and top-rated rtrants. State pal wh an openly gay mayor, David centerpiece of the cy’s annual Pri celebratn, which n attract up to 100, 000 people, is the famed Illumated Night Para featurg floats, performg artists, and marchg of that, and homebuyers n get their hands on this 1, 200-square-foot, three-bed, one-bath charmer the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Province, listed for $275, 000.

Dayton, OHDayton, OH(Getty Imag)Median home list price: $95, 000Dayton is one of a handful of Oh ci that are “leadg the way on LGBTQ cln a difficult state, ” acrdg to the Human Rights Oh don’t have statewi, prehensive laws that prohib discrimatn agast LGBTQ dividuals, Dayton is among the 35 loli that have enacted protectns agast discrimatn employment, hog, and public also offers an energetic and flourishg gay scene wh a plethora of clubs and nightclubs, an active LGBTQ-targeted outdoor recreatn group, and plenty of arts and cultural Pri is one of the regn’s longt-nng and largt LGBTQ events, a three-day celebratn.