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The score is calculated by measuring the number of amenities within easy walking distance in each area.
Here are the top ten US cities and their scores:
New York City 85.3
San Francisco 84.9
Boston 79.2
Chicago 74.3
Philadelphia 74.1
Seattle 73.7
Washington DC 73.2
Miami 72.5
Minneapolis 69.3
Oakland 68.2
Is it a coincidence that these happen to be some of the most popular cities in the United States for tourism and livability? I don’t think so. These are the cities that college kids want to move to after graduating, and I’d even say roughly in the order listed (except swap LA for Philly). People are happy living in neighborhoods in which they can walk to grocery stores, restaurants, and transit stops. These cities are full of them.
The scoring system translates to the following, according to Walk Score:
90-100 Walker’s Paradise – Daily errands do not require a car
70-89 Very Walkable – Most errands can be accomplished on foot
50-69 Somewhat Walkable – Some amenities within walking distance
49 -25 Car-Dependent – A few amenities within walking distance
0-24 Car-Dependent – Almost all errands require a car
So Chicago as a whole is “Very Walkable” but there’s a big spread between neighborhoods. Within Chicago’s boundaries, they also analyzed 220 separate neighborhoods and calculated the Walk Score of each one. Here are the top 11 Walkable Chicago neighborhoods, and their scores:
#1 Printer’s Row 99
Tied for #2 Near North 97
Sheridan Park 97
Tied for #3 Dearborn Park 95
Old Town 95
Tied for #4 Gold Coast 94
Lincoln Square 94
Noble Square 94
Park West 94
River North 94
Uptown 94
But you want to know about Lincoln Park specifically, or you wouldn’t be reading this blog, right? Lincoln Park as we know is split up into 8 sub-neighborhoods on the Walk Score list, and they received an average score of 91, which makes Lincoln Park a “Walker’s Paradise”! Here are the Lincoln Park neighborhoods and their Walk Scores:
Park West 94
Sheffield Neighbors 93
Wrightwood Neighbors 93
West DePaul 91
Lathrop Homes 90
Ranch Triangle 88
Old Town Triangle 88
Lincoln Park 87
To see the exact neighborhood boundaries, find out the walk score of your home address, and lots more, go to the Walk Score website.
Happy walking!
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