Rabbittown exists primarily on the North ("outer") side of Merrymeeting Road, which was one of the early official boundaries of the City of St. John's.

The area's primary commercial enterprises are two grocery stores (Coleman's and Sobey's), as well as two barber shops and several independent, short-order restaurants.

The Rabbittown Community Centre, which is located at 26 Graves Street, hosts a number of services for different age groups.

The Hub, which refers to itself as "The Physically Disabled Service Centre" is on Merrymeeting Road, in the heart of the neighbourhood.

The neighbourhood was the setting of Rabbittown, a CBC Television comedy pilot which aired as a special in 2006 but was not picked up to series.