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Walk Score Calculator

Estimate a walkability score from distances to nearby amenities including groceries, transit, parks, restaurants, and services.

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Results

Walk Score

88 / 100

ClassificationVery Walkable — most errands can be accomplished on foot
Grocery Score14.1
Restaurant Score12
Shopping Score9.9
Transit Score18
Park Score9.4
Medical Score8.6
Est. Property Value Impact$264,000.00
Additional Steps4,400
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter Distance to Grocery, Distance to Restaurants, and Distance to Shopping.
  2. Set Distance to School, Distance to Park, and Distance to Transit.
  3. Adjust Distance to Medical, Distance to Bank/Services as needed.
  4. Review the Walk Score (/ 100) result.
  5. Use Classification and Grocery Score to inform your decision.

How the result changes with Distance to Grocery

Distance to GroceryWalk Score
0.3587 / 100
1.0877 / 100
1.9774 / 100
2.7174 / 100

What each input means

Distance to Grocery
Walking distance to the nearest grocery store.
Distance to Restaurants
Walking distance to the nearest restaurant cluster.
Distance to Shopping
Walking distance to retail and shopping areas.
Distance to School
Walking distance to the nearest school.
Distance to Park
Walking distance to the nearest park or green space.
Distance to Transit
Walking distance to the nearest transit stop (bus, rail, etc.).
Distance to Medical
Walking distance to nearest medical facility, clinic, or pharmacy.
Distance to Bank/Services
Walking distance to financial and personal services.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Distance to Grocery = 0.3, Distance to Restaurants = 0.2, Distance to Shopping = 0.4, Distance to School = 0.5 = 8 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Walk Score
    Walk Score
    88 = 88
  3. Calculate Classification
    Very Walkable — most errands can be accomplished on foot = Very Walkable — most errands can be accomplished on foot
  4. Calculate Grocery Score
    Grocery Score
    14.1 = 14.1

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