Creative Class

"Whether or not you subscribe to Richard Florida’s “creative class” theory, where the gays go eventually so do higher property values, less crime, better schools, ethnic diversity and growth.  …GayGhettos.com in partnership with GayRealEstate.com, the leading resource for gay-friendly real estate transactions, has announced its inaugural list of the nation’s top up-and-coming “gay ghettos.”   

Hell’s Kitchen, NYC

Near Northeast, Syracuse

New London, CT
South End, Boston
Canton/Highlandtown, Baltimore

New Hope, PA

Rehoboth Beach, DE

Shaw, Washington, DC
Washington Square West, Philadelphia

Midtown, Atlanta

NODA—North Davidson Street, Charlotte, NC

Oakcliff, Dallas
Uptown,Tampa Bay

Andersonville, Chicago
East Side, Madison, WI

Third Ward/South Second, Milwaukee

Wicker Park, Chicago

Hilltop, Tacoma, WA

Northeast Broadway,Portland, OR

Oakland, CA

Stapleton, Denver

The full list (hat tip: Jesse Elliott) is here.

What do you think–any others you’d add?

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