Name: Highlands
Address: Lowell

About the neighborhood

Highlands offers a peaceful setting with approximately ten parks nearby, providing excellent opportunities for outdoor activities and quiet relaxation. Residents find a diverse mix of housing types, including single detached homes, duplexes, and various apartment buildings, many with two or three bedrooms to suit different needs. This neighborhood is known for its calm atmosphere and low street noise, except near main transportation routes. Access to daily needs is convenient, with a supermarket and a variety of cafes and restaurants available along Westford Street. Educational facilities, including both public and private elementary and secondary schools, are also easily reachable.

Characteristics

Transportation

Highlands will draw people who value living in a compact community as it is reasonably pedestrian-friendly; many daily needs can be carried out without a car, and numerous businesses are moderately close by. On the other hand, moving around by bicycle is occasionally challenging in Highlands because there are few bike lanes, and the topography is not especially flat. Driving is a fairly good means of transportation in this neighborhood. Coming across a parking spot is generally easy, and the majority of houses for sale are a reasonably short car ride from the nearest highway, such as Blue Streetar Memorial Hwy. However, Highlands is not an especially convenient part of Lowell for getting around by public transit. Thankfully, the neighborhood is linked by a few bus lines, and bus stops are usually very close by.

Services

It is a short trip to get to primary as well as high schools from any location in Highlands. Residents have the choice between public and private schools at both the elementary and high school level. In terms of eating, it is straightforward to reach the closest supermarket as a pedestrian from most homes for sale in Highlands. Furthermore, there is generally a restaurant or cafe in close proximity.

Character

Highlands is a "jack-of-all-trades" when it comes to the feel of this area. Even though this neighborhood is not known for its vibrancy, its main streets are still quite lively, and with its a few bars, there are options for nighttime activities. Most areas in Highlands are quiet, as the streets are usually calm, although that is not the case near the railway line or Blue Streetar Memorial Hwy. Parks, like Festival Field, are very well-spread out and there are about 40 of them close by for residents to visit, making them easy to reach from a large number of locations within Highlands.

Car friendly7.0

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

Cycling friendly4.8

Somewhat suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling

Pedestrian friendly6.2

Most day-to-day needs are within walking distance

Transit friendly3.2

Transit is available for some trips

Restaurants7.2

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

Groceries8.4

Wide variety of groceries within a few minutes' walk