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The famous names, taken on their own terms: what draws people in, what it costs to stay, and the trade offs that come with the address.
Hyde Park, Austin, TX
Austin's first suburb still runs on its 1891 streetcar plan: Victorian and bungalow blocks under a pecan canopy, a sculptor's limestone studio turned museum, the 43rd Street bakeries and bars, and Guadalupe Street along its western edge, three miles from Downtown.
Median $624,698Walk Score 78
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City, NY
Brownstone and limestone row house blocks wrapped around Prospect Park inside the city's largest landmarked district, with a member run food co-op, a Saturday greenmarket, and two retail avenues carrying daily life.
Median $1,939,064Walk Score 98
Photo: Jeffrey O. Gustafson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA
Craftsman cottages and landmark modernist houses stacked in the hills above the reservoir, where the Meadow and the 2.2 mile loop set the morning routine, and cafe strips carry the rest of the day.
Median $1,559,247Walk Score 81
Photo: Junkyardsparkle, CC0, Wikimedia Commons