About the neighborhood

Belfast presents a tranquil community with predominantly single detached homes featuring three or more bedrooms, offering spacious living options. This area benefits from convenient highway access, making travel by automobile efficient and straightforward. Green spaces and parks are plentiful in neighboring communities, providing ample opportunities to experience nature nearby. Local primary schools are accessible within a short distance, and a modest variety of restaurants contribute to the neighborhood’s amenities. With plentiful parking and close bus stop locations, getting around remains practical despite limited public transit options. The neighborhood’s peaceful atmosphere and well-maintained residence types contribute to a welcoming environment.

Characteristics

Transportation

Driving is very often the favored mode of transportation in Belfast. It is very convenient to access a parking spot, and nearby highways are easy to drive to from any location in this community. However, public transit riders may have few choices in Belfast by reason of the service's low frequency. Thankfully, residents are served by a few bus lines, and it is especially convenient to find a nearby bus stop from most properties. This community is not very convenient for pedestrians since meeting daily needs is very challenging without a car. The bike is a rather poor means of transportation in Belfast because there are a fair number of elevation changes, and the cycling network is quite bad.

Services

In all but a few cases, a vehicle is needed in Belfast to reach the nearest grocery store. There are also a few options for those who care about restaurants within a short distance. Regarding education, locals will appreciate that no matter where their house is located in Belfast, primary schools are nearby. On the other hand, there are no high schools in this community.

Character

There is a wide selection of green spaces in Belfast. It is easy to get to green spaces from most locations within the community since there are around 10 of them close by for residents to enjoy. Finally, it remains relatively serene in this part of the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metropolitan area, as there are very few people out and about on the streets.

Car friendly10.0

Excellent access to freeways and/or major arteries, with almost no chance of parking problems

Cycling friendly3.8

Not very suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling

Pedestrian friendly1.2

Other transportation modes are needed to reach day-to-day needs

Transit friendly2.8

Transit is available for some trips

Restaurants3.4

Some restaurants within a short drive

Groceries3.2

Some groceries within a short drive