Name: Chillum
Address: Chillum

About the neighborhood

Chillum offers convenient access to numerous transportation options, including around ten nearby bus lines and well-planned biking routes. Daily errands are simple with a variety of local businesses, supermarkets, and restaurants located within close proximity. The community features a calm atmosphere with minimal street noise, providing a peaceful setting for residents. Access to an excellent selection of public and private primary schools adds to the neighborhood’s appeal. Numerous parks including Heurich Park and Rosemary Terrace Park are easily accessible and provide ample outdoor space. Housing options are diverse, with a blend of single detached homes and apartment buildings suitable for many preferences.

Characteristics

Transportation

This part of the Greater Washington metropolitan area affords property owners several alternative modes of transportation. Owing to 3 rapid transit stations (Fort Totten, Hyattsville Crossing and West Hyattsville) on the Metrorail Green Line and Metrorail Red Line, and over 50 nearby bus lines, Chillum features a reasonably good public transit system. Chillum is also a fairly pleasant part of the Greater Washington metropolitan area for pedestrians; running daily errands is convenient without a car, and a good number of businesses of different types can be found as well. Biking is easy in Chillum.

Services

In this part of the Greater Washington metropolitan area, residents will generally be able to get to primary schools as pedestrians. On the other hand, there are only a limited number of high schools and thus they can be an extended trip away. Apart from public schools, there are private elementary and secondary schools. As far as food is concerned, home buyers in this community will appreciate that a grocery store is always only a short trip away. Additionally, there is generally a restaurant or cafe just around the corner, for instance along New Hampshire Avenue.

Character

No matter what type of character home buyers prefer in a community, Chillum is a fairly good option. Most areas in Chillum are quiet, as noise from the streets and other parts of the city is rarely an issue. However, there are over 150 public green spaces nearby for residents to enjoy, such as Takoma-Piney Branch Local Park and Fort Slocum Park, which results in them being very easy to get to from the majority of locations in the community. Lastly, even though this part of the Greater Washington metropolitan area is not known for its lively ambience, the vibe is still quite energetic around its main streets, and finding one of the approximately 10 bars is occasionally challenging because they are generally situated in not particularly convenient locations.

Car friendly5.8

Arteries nearby, but traffic congestion and parking problems are possible

Cycling friendly5.4

Somewhat suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling

Pedestrian friendly6.4

Most day-to-day needs are within walking distance

Transit friendly5.8

Transit is available for most trips

Restaurants7.6

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

Groceries8.2

Wide variety of groceries within a few minutes' walk