Cities ranked by our walkability score — a 0-100 measure based on population density, with bonuses for known walkable cores. Top 50.
Walkability is driven primarily by population density. The cities at the top of this list have density above 8,000 per square mile, meaning most daily errands (groceries, food, transit, parks) are within walking distance. Filter is population 25k+ to avoid tiny dense suburbs.
1New York, NYpop 8,478,072 · home $816,078100walkabilityWalker's paradise62momentum 2San Francisco, CApop 827,526 · home $1,369,171100walkabilityWalker's paradise51momentum 3Jersey City, NJpop 302,824 · home $664,939100walkabilityWalker's paradise61momentum 4Cambridge, MApop 121,186 · home $1,041,988100walkabilityWalker's paradise56momentum 5Somerville, MApop 82,149 · home $942,416100walkabilityWalker's paradise61momentum 6Hoboken, NJpop 59,149 · home $852,673100walkabilityWalker's paradise54momentum 7Paterson, NJpop 160,463 · home $527,54292walkabilityWalker's paradise76momentum 8East Orange, NJpop 71,850 · home $478,02892walkabilityWalker's paradise67momentum 9Passaic, NJpop 70,722 · home $555,66692walkabilityWalker's paradise70momentum 10Union City, NJpop 66,918 · home $560,02292walkabilityWalker's paradise72momentum 11West New York, NJpop 52,975 · home $468,83092walkabilityWalker's paradise69momentum 13Chicago, ILpop 2,721,308 · home $324,18386walkabilityWalker's paradise63momentum 14Philadelphia, PApop 1,573,916 · home $233,81486walkabilityWalker's paradise59momentum 15Seattle, WApop 780,995 · home $871,59986walkabilityWalker's paradise51momentum 16Washington, DCpop 702,250 · home $580,17386walkabilityWalker's paradise36momentum 17Boston, MApop 673,458 · home $793,15486walkabilityWalker's paradise56momentum 18Long Beach, CApop 450,901 · home $862,59986walkabilityWalker's paradise59momentum 19Alexandria, VApop 159,102 · home $679,44786walkabilityWalker's paradise55momentum 20Berkeley, CApop 121,749 · home $1,451,22286walkabilityWalker's paradise41momentum 21Miami Beach, FLpop 83,251 · home $521,66486walkabilityWalker's paradise48momentum 22Los Angeles, CApop 3,878,704 · home $956,46578walkabilityVery walkable53momentum 23Miami, FLpop 487,014 · home $580,99678walkabilityVery walkable66momentum 24Newark, NJpop 317,303 · home $482,67578walkabilityVery walkable61momentum 25Santa Ana, CApop 316,184 · home $865,61078walkabilityVery walkable66momentum 26Hialeah, FLpop 235,388 · home $444,08678walkabilityVery walkable61momentum 27Yonkers, NYpop 211,040 · home $685,54478walkabilityVery walkable71momentum 28Providence, RIpop 194,706 · home $429,44978walkabilityVery walkable72momentum 29Bridgeport, CTpop 151,599 · home $361,66978walkabilityVery walkable75momentum 30Elizabeth, NJpop 140,413 · home $531,59278walkabilityVery walkable70momentum 31Lowell, MApop 120,418 · home $484,22678walkabilityVery walkable66momentum 32Downey, CApop 109,368 · home $888,82078walkabilityVery walkable61momentum 33El Monte, CApop 104,639 · home $768,25178walkabilityVery walkable60momentum 34Lynn, MApop 103,489 · home $584,48278walkabilityVery walkable65momentum 35San Mateo, CApop 103,006 · home $1,692,59078walkabilityVery walkable54momentum 36Inglewood, CApop 102,774 · home $761,87078walkabilityVery walkable57momentum 37Daly City, CApop 101,418 · home $1,134,51178walkabilityVery walkable48momentum 38Norwalk, CApop 98,230 · home $765,31978walkabilityVery walkable59momentum 39Reading, PApop 96,000 · home $264,71678walkabilityVery walkable73momentum 40Trenton, NJpop 91,193 · home $349,56078walkabilityVery walkable64momentum 41Compton, CApop 91,129 · home $637,62578walkabilityVery walkable58momentum 42South Gate, CApop 90,805 · home $698,62778walkabilityVery walkable65momentum 43Santa Monica, CApop 90,729 · home $1,711,89878walkabilityVery walkable45momentum 44Clifton, NJpop 90,322 · home $607,74678walkabilityVery walkable69momentum 45Lawrence, MApop 89,332 · home $510,95078walkabilityVery walkable69momentum 46Hawthorne, CApop 83,633 · home $882,98978walkabilityVery walkable55momentum 47Cicero, ILpop 82,090 · home $268,11978walkabilityVery walkable67momentum 48Alhambra, CApop 80,279 · home $940,49378walkabilityVery walkable61momentum 49Lakewood, CApop 78,494 · home $886,73978walkabilityVery walkable63momentum 50Lauderhill, FLpop 76,627 · home $213,74778walkabilityVery walkable45momentum Methodology: Density-based with bonus for known walkable cities. Not based on the proprietary Walk Score™ — see methodology.