Name: Centennial
Address: Lawrence

About the neighborhood

Centennial offers a calm and peaceful atmosphere with quiet streets that provide a relaxing environment. This neighborhood features a mix of housing options, including single detached homes and large apartment buildings, with sizes ranging from lofts to four or more bedrooms. Its convenient location ensures access to nearby grocery stores, restaurants, and cafes, making daily needs readily accessible. Educational institutions are situated close to most residences, enhancing the neighborhood’s connectivity to primary and secondary schools. The area supports cycling with suitable infrastructure, and car parking availability is plentiful, contributing to easy transportation around the community.

Characteristics

Transportation

Centennial will attract house buyers who appreciate residing in a compact community as it is fairly suitable for pedestrians; many daily needs can be met without a car. This part of Lawrence is also moderately cycling-friendly. Cars are a fairly good transportation option in Centennial. It is very convenient to park. In contrast, the public transit service in Centennial is not very frequent. Nonetheless, the neighborhood is connected by around 10 bus lines, and bus stops are not very far from most residences.

Services

It is usually practical for house buyers in Centennial to do groceries as pedestrians. In addition, those who appreciate dining in restaurants or cafes will have a good number of options in this neighborhood. When it comes to education, both primary and secondary schools are very easy to get to as a pedestrian from most houses for sale in this part of the city.

Character

Centennial offers an unique mix of areas that are both busy and quiet. Although this part of the city is not known for its vibrancy, with the bars in nearby neighborhoods, it is easy to find a place to grab a drink since they are generally located close by. At the same time, this area is very quiet overall, as the streets tend to be very calm.

Car friendly7.8

Good access to freeways and/or major arteries, with a low chance of parking problems

Cycling friendly5.4

Somewhat suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling

Pedestrian friendly5.6

Some day-to-day needs are within walking distance

Transit friendly3.8

Transit is available for some trips

Restaurants7.4

Wide variety of restaurants within a short drive, including some within walking distance

Groceries8.4

Wide variety of groceries within a few minutes' walk