Walkable US Cities
Sixteen cities with published citywide Walk Scores of at least 60, from New York and San Francisco to Buffalo and Milwaukee.
A city can make errands on foot easy and still be expensive, spread out, or poorly connected by transit. These sixteen cities offer different versions of walkable daily life. Compare their citywide scores alongside transit, housing and climate, then look closely at the neighborhoods you would actually live in.
Photo by Tom Barrett · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Cities included
16
Reviewed shortlist, not all qualifying cities
Typical walk score
73
Median published citywide score in this shortlist
Minimum walk score
60
Citywide, not a downtown address
Collection lens
What defines this collection
Collections are browse lenses, not rankings. These notes explain why these cities show up here in the first place.
Published citywide Walk Score of at least 60 and population of at least 50,000. Point readings and estimated scores do not qualify.
A reviewed shortlist, not an exhaustive national ranking. A city average does not promise the same experience in every neighborhood.
A positive stored rent estimate is required for comparison, but there is no rent ceiling. Source periods can differ; these are not current apartment quotes.
Walkability and transit are different measures. A higher Walk Score does not by itself mean you can live without a car.
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Cities in this collection
16 reviewed cities. Other cities may also qualify.
Compare a reviewed shortlist of walkable US cities across transit, housing and climate. No rent ceiling, no downtown-only scores, and no claim that every neighborhood is car-free.
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City directory
The 16 cities in this reviewed shortlist.