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An avenue is one of the 3 types of properties in Monopoly. Aside from Avenues, there are Utilities and Railroads. However, Avenues are the only space on the Monopoly board on which players can build houses.
Spaces like utilities, and railroads, cannot have any houses on them. According to Hasbro, these spaces that allow the building of houses are originally called streets, but in the US version of Monopoly, these streets are known as Avenues. On the traditional Monopoly board by Hasbro, each avenue has a color strip of its own color group. Three or two avenues share the same color.
The avenues are placed on the four sides of the Monopoly board. They can be either 5 or 6 on each side. The avenues are designed to increase in worth as players advance on the board. Meaning, the farther you go, the more expensive the avenues.
No avenue is independently profitable, you have to buy more avenues within the same color set to enable you to build houses, and eventually, a hotel.
Players can mortgage their avenues to the bank for half their original value. Once an avenue is mortgaged, the owner must not collect rent, or build houses on it, until it’s unmortgaged.
Personally, I would rather call them ‘Avenues’ than ‘Streets.’ It just sounds better. So ‘Avenues’ is a good name for all the streets in Monopoly, and not just for those having ‘Avenue’ attached to their names.
Avenues on The US Version
- Mediterranean Avenue
- Baltic Avenue
- Oriental Avenue
- Vermont Avenue
- Connecticut Avenue
- St. Charles Avenue
- States Avenue
- Virginia Avenue
- St. James Place
- Tennessee Avenue
- New York Avenue
- Kentucky Avenue
- Indiana Avenue
- Illinois Avenue
- Atlantic Avenue
- Ventnor Avenue
- Marvin Gardens
- Pacific Avenue
- North Carolina Avenue
- Pennsylvania Avenue
- Park Place
- Boardwalk
Avenues on The UK Version
- Old Kent Road
- Whitechapel Road
- The Angel, Islington
- Euston Road
- Pentonville Road
- Pall Mall
- Whitehall
- Northumberland Avenue
- Bow Street
- Marlborough Street
- Vine Street
- Strand
- Fleet Street
- Trafalgar Street
- Leicester Street
- Piccadilly Street
- Regent Street
- Oxford Street
- Bond Street
- Park Lane
- Mayfair
Groups of Monopoly Avenues
Brown – Mediterranean Avenue & Baltic Avenue
Light Blue – Oriental Avenue, Vermont Avenue, & Connecticut Avenue
Pink – St. Charles Place, States Avenue, Virginia Avenue
Orange – St. James Place, Tennessee Avenue, & New York Avenue
Red – Kentucky Avenue, Indiana Avenue, & Illinois Avenue
Yellow – Atlantic Avenue, Ventnor Avenue, & Marvin Avenue
Green – Pacific Avenue, North Carolina Avenue, & Pennsylvania Avenue
Dark Blue – Park Place & Boardwalk
Avenues on Monopoly Mega Edition
Avenue names found in a bracket () indicate an addition to the Monopoly: Mega Edition.
- Mediterranean Avenue
- Baltic Avenue
- (Arctic Avenue)
- (Massachusetts Avenue)
- Oriental Avenue
- Vermont Avenue
- Connecticut Avenue
- (Maryland Avenue)
- St. Charles Place
- States Avenue
- Virginia Avenue
- St. James Place
- Tennessee Avenue
- New York Avenue
- (New Jersey Avenue)
- Kentucky Avenue
- Indiana Avenue
- Illinois Avenue
- (Michigan Avenue)
- Atlantic Avenue
- Ventnor Avenue
- Marvin Gardens
- (California Avenue)
- Pacific Avenue
- (South Carolina Avenue)
- North Carolina Avenue
- Pennsylvania Avenue
- (Florida Avenue)
- Park Place
- Boardwalk
It may be surprising to know that only the Dark Blue properties do not have avenues. All other color sets have either two or three avenues.
Truthfully, there are several editions of Monopoly, and their property names greatly differ. However, the US Monopoly board was designed based on streets in Atlantic City. Other versions or editions of Monopoly are based on locations from around the world.
The UK edition of the Monopoly also derives its street names from cities and streets within the United Kingdom.
To know more about Monopoly squares or properties in Monopoly, you’d have to read my complete guide on them.
