McKinley Heights

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About this Neighborhood

McKinley Heights is a historic conservation neighborhood on the near South Side, rated a Top 10 spot for young adults in the metro. It backs up that reputation with an 83 Walk Score, no flood risk, clean AQI-36 air, and an everyday layer of 22 restaurants at 4.6 stars, four coffee shops, five groceries, and a leafy 11 parks. The 12,924 Yelp reviews average a strong 4.7, and the food heavyweights are serious: Blues City Deli, Bogart's Smokehouse, and Polite Society. Foursquare's tastes capture the social side, with bars, American restaurants, parks, a pizzeria, a beer garden, and a wine bar near the top. With restaurants and entertainment spilling over from adjacent Soulard and Lafayette Square, it's a neighborhood that lives well beyond its own borders.

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