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The Heights is the strongest overall choice for most recent graduates, with Lower Heights generally first and Greater Heights second. It offers more newer apartment choices, stronger concentrations of recent graduates, and better access to social corridors such as Washington Avenue and West 19th or West 20th Streets. Downtown occasionally fits someone who specifically wants a high-rise or central-office commute, but it tends to attract more established professionals. EaDo can provide newer value near Downtown, yet it has fewer recent graduates and a less-established social environment.
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