Live in the Downtown neighborhood of Athens at Eclipse on Broad. Enjoy being nearby to local dining, entertainment, and nightlife.
Choosing the location of your first
Athens apartment is very important! Athens is not a large city, yet each Athens neighborhood has a completely different vibe. The prices of rent can also be dependent on what neighborhood the apartment is in. There can be a few different opinions on what the neighborhoods of Athens are, but the
best apartments are usually found in these: Normaltown,
Five Points,
Downtown, and Chicopee-Dudley.
Normaltown
Most people in Athens associate Normaltown with Prince Avenue. Normaltown is a great place to live if you want the feel of Athens, but not necessarily the college town part.
Graduate Students prefer this area. This neighborhood is about a ten-minute drive to UGA's main campus, depending on how far into the neighborhood you are looking at. However, UGA's Health Sciences campus is in Normaltown, so if you are interested in that field, you should consider this area. This area has a lot of great restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and boutiques.
Five Points
Five Points is another great location for your first Athens apartment. Located at the intersection of Milledge Avenue and
Lumpkin Street, this location is super close to UGA's campus and
sorority row! Five Points has a variety of restaurants, including the Athens favorite, Cali N Tito's, which serves unique Latin American cuisine. If you feel like shopping, this area also has plenty of adorable boutiques and shops to browse in, as well as the popular bakery, Independent Baking Co.
Downtown Athens
If you want the UGA Athens experience, living in an
off campus apartment in downtown Athens will be the best place for you. Downtown Athens is incredibly close to
UGA's North Campus and
the Arch, therefore there are a plethora of luxury apartment buildings to choose from. Most of these communities will be close enough to campus to consider themselves a walkable distance. However, you might want to consider the Athens heat in the summer, which can make a fifteen-minute walk feel like an hour. During football season, weekends will be more crowded downtown because of all the great restaurants and bars being within walking distance of Sanford Stadium. Downtown is a great location but be prepared to pay the prices. If you are into working out downtown might be the place for you.
Apartments with fitness centers are more common in
luxury apartments which are prevalent downtown.
Chicopee-Dudley
Chicopee-Dudley is more for nature lovers but is close to downtown as well. This neighborhood runs along the Oconee River and is therefore close to the North Oconee River Greenway. If you enjoy running or biking, this is a great location for you. This area is mostly residential, so there are not as many shops as in the other neighborhoods, however, it does have the famous Athens brunch spot, Mama's Boy.