neighborhood overview

Location, fun, and fitness. This is a neighborly place where people can walk or bike to destinations such as the South Hill Library, Manito Post Office, restaurants, coffee shops, grocery stores, banks, dry cleaners, schools, and churches or synagogues. It is located on the south side of the city in a broader area commonly known as the South Hill. The neighborhood is primarily single-family residential, and a mix of homes built during the streetcar era and then built during the post-World War II housing boom. The neighborhood is also home to a few commercial districts, including the regionally important Manito Shopping Center, two schools, the eponymous Comstock Park, sports fields and a golf course.  Residents tend to describe the neighborhood as established, family friendly, safe and stable. Some neighbors keep in touch with one another through block parties and neighborhood meetings. Many see each other when out walking, jogging or biking. Housing ranges from small and affordable to large and expensive. Regardless of size, homes tend to be well maintained. Likewise the people who live here are diverse; they have varied interests, religious preferences, and professions. But many voice a shared appreciation for the location, affordability, walkable tree lined streets, neighborhood shopping center, outdoor recreation opportunities, and healthy lifestyle.