Locals explain why they love their communities Each year, Curbed cities across the country host a prestigious competition?called the Curbed Cup?to find the neighborhood of the year. The bracket-style competition takes two weeks and uses thousands of votes to determine which neighborhood is the best in San Francisco, New York, New Orleans, and more.
The results show a snapshot of some of the best neighborhoods in America. These aren?t necessarily the most well-known communities. Instead, these under-the-radar destinations keep locals happy thanks to their diversity, outdoor amenities, and friendly neighbors.
In essence, these are places that people love to live, whether it?s a park-filled neighborhood in Chicago or a community in Los Angeles master-planned in the 1920s. In honor of the Curbed Cup and the winning districts, Curbed city sites interviewed locals to find out just what makes their neighborhood tick. So, without further ado, here are nine of the best neighborhoods in the United States?all winners of the Curbed Cup?and everything you need to know about them from the locals who live there.

Bayview in San Francisco, California

Photo by Steve Boland
The waterside from Bayview, a southside neighborhood in San Francisco.

For the second year in a row, the south-side San Francisco neighborhood Bayview nabbed the Curbed Cup, beating Inner Richmond by less than 100 votes. Unlike many SF neighborhoods these days, lifelong residents ...