The house is beautiful. There are neighbors upstairs. However, the downstairs is huge and lovely. The area could get loud at night. It looked like there was a club w/I a couple of blocks that really blared the music. I was there over Halloween so I don't know if it's usually that loud. Otherwise, the area seemed safe. We didn't walk around at night mainly b/c of the uneven sidewalks, but all and all, I never felt threatened there.