Most affordable gay neighborhoods - Jun. 19, 2012

Contents:

• THE GAY-FRIENDLY CI HAVE LOTS TO OFFER LGBTQ BUYERS—INCLUDG AFFORDABLE HOM
• MOST AFFORDABLE GAY-IENDLY NEIGHBORHOODS 10 MAJOR CI
• AFFORDABLE GAY VATN TOWNS
• BT AFFORDABLE GAY-IENDLY CI THE US 2021

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

That’s why the ® data team sought out the natn’s most affordable gay we found were mostly smaller ci wh thrivg lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer cultur, and llege towns that have strong anti-discrimatory laws. Department of Hog and Urban Development to expand the terpretatn of fair hog laws to ver sexual orientatn and genr and an acceptg muny are two of the most important nsiratns of gay home buyers, acrdg to a report last month by Freddie Mac and the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance, an anizatn of real tate profsnals.

Fally, we sorted the list by the median list price of a home May and limed our list to jt one statn per state to ensure geographic where are the hottt “gayborhoods”? (Getty Imag)Median list price May: $299, 050 The gay muny Ptsburgh offers an tertwed hometown feel, which is why was chosen as the settg for “Queer as Folk, ” the groundbreakg Showtime seri of the early ghts.

MOST AFFORDABLE GAY-IENDLY NEIGHBORHOODS 10 MAJOR CI

There’s also an active theater scene, wh the annual Pri Theater Ftival held summer and the Ptsburgh Internatnal Lbian & Gay Film Ftival the of the LGBTQ nightlife is loted the Shadysi neighborhood, a historic and walkable area that also has galleri and rtrants. Fort Lrdale, FLMedian list price May: $349, 950Famoly nsired the gay pal of Florida, Fort Lrdale has one of the hight ncentratns of same-sex upl the untry, along wh s lower-profile neighbor Wilton Manors, our No.

Combed, the two ci have more than 200 gay-owned hotels, rtrants, bars, and shops, acrdg to the state’s tourism bure, and more than 1 ln LGBTQ travelers vis every 2019, Fort Lrdale passed a law that protects the cy’s LGBTQ muny om discrimatn employment, hog, and public acmodatns. And 2010, the Advote magaze ranked Bloomgton as the fourth-gayt cy the llege town has not one, but two annual LGBTQ ftivals: PRIDE Summerft and PRIDE Film Ftival. It also has a rich theater and mic muny, an LGBTQ muny center, and the groundbreakg Ksey Instute for Rearch Sex, Genr, and some larger ci, there isn’t one primarily gay neighborhood—but that means there’s more room to spread out.

Atlanta, GARabow fairi at the Pri Para Atlanta(Wikimedia Commons)Median list price May: $450, 050Atlanta is the epicenter of the gay South, and members of the LGBTQ muny have flocked there om more nservative towns and stat for cy’s rep as the “Hollywood of the South” has helped brg a more glamoro and artsy vibe as of late, and there’s plenty of gay-iendly bs to choose om. In fact, Atlanta has such a large, active LGBTQ muny that hosts two major pri events, Atlanta Pri and Atlanta Black heart of the gay muny, where all the bt bars are loted, is midtown, around the tersectn of Piedmont Avenue and 10th Street. Salem has a small gay scene and only one gay bar, but has a popular Rabow Pri para (moved to September this year) as well as other events throughout the year, cludg the Salem Art Fair and Ftival July, the Salem Film Ftival, and the Salem L For those lookg for more excg nightlife, Boston is jt 15 northeast.

AFFORDABLE GAY VATN TOWNS

At, TXGay bars downtown At’s Warehoe District(Getty Imag)Median list price May: $635, 050Another LGBTQ-iendly enclave the South, At is one of the fastt growg ci Ameri, far transcendg s funky llege town roots. It’s a place that seems to have somethg for is home to an LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce, an ternatnal drag ftival, and several pri paras, cludg Queerbomb, an anti-rporate alternative to the ma ’s no central gay neighborhood here, but many of the gay bars are cltered downtown, the Warehoe District. 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.

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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. 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. 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.