Nora's neighborhoods typically feature diverse housing stock, large lots, and mature trees.
The commonly-accepted community boundaries are those defined by the Nora-Northside Community Council (NCC) – contained by White River on the east (southward around the Broad Ripple oxbow), Williams Creek and 79th Street on the south, Township Line Road on the west, and 96th Street (which forms the border between Marion and Hamilton counties) and I-465 on the north.
It contains six distinct commercial districts, including Nora Center, Greenbriar, and The Fashion Mall at Keystone at the Crossing.
Its purpose is to promote development with a high degree of pedestrian connectivity that has a slightly higher density than the surrounding area.
Lawson owned a grocery store situated at what is today the southwest corner of Westfield Boulevard and 86th Street.