Walking, shopping and dining from the beach to Atlantic Avenue
From out on the Atlantic Ocean, Downtown Atlantic City is defined by an illuminated skyline, the flashing spokes of the Steel Pier Ferris Wheel blending with the glow of casino marquees. Walking along the Atlantic City Boardwalk or Atlantic and Pacific avenues, locals and tourists alike get closer to the restaurants, commercial strips and entertainment venues that set the city apart from other coastal enclaves. “There’s a lot of things going on in Downtown Atlantic City – there's everything in the beach block, the Orange Loop development, we have investors from Asbury Park coming in,” says Todd Gordon, a broker sales associate at the Hartman Home Team and Berkshire Hathaway Fox and Roach Real Estate with 23 years of experience in Atlantic City. “People get to live where they can walk to everything.” With beachfront access to many of the city’s ever-adapting events and entertainment venues, Downtown Atlantic City’s amenities and attractions shift as often as the tides.
Walk along the different shops on the boardwalk.
Downtown Atlantic City has popular restaurants and the Tanger Outlets.
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Boardwalks, beaches and Atlantic City pocket parks
Atlantic City’s beaches are the star of the show in Downtown Atlantic City, open to the public year-round and lacking the additional cost of an annual beach pass typical of many other New Jersey beaches. While beachgoers lounge in the sun, go for a swim and walk along the shoreline, cyclists traverse the bumpy-smooth stretches of the Atlantic City Boardwalk up past the grass-spotted dunes. Anglers may try their luck out on rocky jetties further north toward Uptown. Just off the boardwalk, Brighton Park is a tree-shaded pocket park decorated with benches and a central fountain. The Civil Rights Garden is a block over, combining well-maintained landscaping and shady Gingko trees with granite pillars and sculptures commemorating the activists and moments central to the Civil Rights era.
Downtown Atlantic City is alive with coastal city life.
Walk to the Steel Pier for fun & games after a day at the beach in Downtown AC.
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Shopping and dining on the Orange Loop, Atlantic Avenue
The Orange Loop, a three-block stretch off the boardwalk, has become a point of pride for residents and Downtown developers. “If you venture to Tennessee Avenue, in the last three years they’ve been introducing a neighborhood vibe on the beach block,” Gordon says. “Restaurants, the outdoor Tennessee Avenue Beer Hall, a chocolate bar – cool things that you would never know existed in Atlantic City.” Around the corner, reservations to enjoy soul food and live music at Kelsey’s are a must, as lines wrap around the block during peak hours.
Heading down Atlantic Avenue, shoppers pass preserved historic commercial buildings and newer developments housing global eateries and small businesses, Save A Lot and the AtlantiCare HealthPlex on the way to the dozens of retailers making up the Tanger Outlets. Several churches hold services throughout the neighborhood, including St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church which was built in 1905 and fills the sanctuary with the music of a restored antique pipe organ. Downtown Atlantic City has a CAP Index crime score of 6 out of 10 compared to the national average of 4.
The Orange Loop business district covers three beach blocks in Atlantic City.
Go straight to the Beer Hall from the beach.
Try the unique cocktail specialties from Bar 32.
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Welcome to Downtown Atlantic City.
Atlantic City Airshow
Teams of pilots and individual performers fly in tight formations and soar above massive crowds for two days at the Atlantic City Airshow each August. “People fill the beaches from the Steel Pier to Lower Chelsea. Thousands and thousands of people come,” Gordon says. Ticketholders can opt for more exclusive venues and a different angle on the action at places like The Vue, a bar at the top of the Claridge Hotel. Shows and more regular entertainment venues run throughout the year, including the amusement park attractions at Steel Pier and daily live shows at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
Rowhouses from $100,000
Dominated as it is by commercial districts and beach block businesses, Downtown Atlantic City has fewer residential areas and housing options than other neighborhoods around the island. Scattered rowhouses built in the early 1900s are the primary home style, standing flush to the sidewalk and selling for $100,000 to $425,000 depending on renovation levels and potential to rent out additional living space. Oceanfront condos tower above the skyline, units selling for $150,000 to $320,000 depending on square footage and height above the waves. Nearly all Downtown Atlantic City residents rent rather than own their homes.
Condos are a popular choice in downtown atlantic city with views of the beach.
Find newly renovated spaces located walking distance from the beach.
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Atlantic City High School has 1,764 students in grades 9-12.
Dual Credit through Atlantic Cape Community College
New York Avenue School earns a C-minus from Niche and Pennsylvania Avenue School earns a C, both schools serving prekindergarten through eighth grade. Atlantic City High School serves ninth through 12th grades and earns a B-minus. High schoolers can enroll in dual credit courses at school to get a head start on earning a degree from Atlantic Cape Community College.
Walking, biking and busing around Atlantic City
With much of Atlantic City’s business life within several blocks of Downtown Atlantic City, locals may choose to walk a handful of blocks or bike up and down the island via the boardwalk and side streets. To access public transportation, bus riders can wait at NJ Transit stops along Atlantic Avenue or hop on Jitney buses which run up and down Pacific Avenue 24 hours a day.
Atlantic City Bus Station is located in downtown AC.
The Atlantic City Boardwalk has trolleys taking you up and down the oceanside.
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Average Home Value
Source: Public Records
Property Mix - Square Feet
This Neighborhood Has More Renters
Demographics
Total Population
2,541
Median Age
50
Population Density
9 ppl/acre
Population under 18
18.3%
Below the national average
23.8%
Population over 65
28%
Above the national average
19.1%
Finances
Median Household Income
$22,907
Significantly below the national average
$71,702
Average Household Income
$33,214
Education and Workforce
High School Graduates
75.7%
College Graduates
12.2%
Below the national average
34.1%
Advanced Degrees
2.9%
% Population in Labor Force
39.1%
Significantly below the national average
65.1%
Weather
Annual Precipitation
46''
Average Winter Low Temperature
25°F
Average Summer High Temperature
86°F
Annual Snowfall
0''
Area Factors
Bikeable
Bike Score®
51/ 100
Walker's Paradise
Walk Score®
90/ 100
Good Transit
Transit Score®
56/ 100
Source: Walk Score
Source: Walk Score
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