How walkable is Toronto?
Toronto has a walkability score of 94 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 2nd most walkable of 4 cities ranked in Canada.
What's within walking distance
1,089 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Toronto. The nearest grocery is Sobeys Urban Fresh, about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks and schools.
- Sobeys Urban Fresh380 m · 5 min
- Pasta Pantry Fine Foods Inc570 m · 7 min
- La Salumeria680 m · 8 min
- Fionn MacCool's270 m · 3 min
- Subway290 m · 4 min
- MR.SUB290 m · 4 min
- Advantage Pest Control Inc120 m · 2 min
- First Class Dry Cleaners210 m · 3 min
- Sightech Optical260 m · 3 min
- Second Cup270 m · 3 min
- Tim Hortons280 m · 3 min
- Starbucks320 m · 4 min
- HomeEquity Bank260 m · 3 min
- TD Bank400 m · 5 min
- BMO Bank of Montreal1.4 km · 17 min
- Oriole Park100 m · 1 min
- Fiona Nelson Parkette210 m · 3 min
- Kay Gardner Beltline Park230 m · 3 min
- Davisville Junior Public School540 m · 7 min
- Tiny Explorers Academy710 m · 9 min
- The Study Academy Lower School710 m · 9 min
- Alpha Plus650 m · 8 min
- Comic Book Lounge1.5 km · 18 min
- Doug Miller Books1.5 km · 19 min
- GONO Karaoke1.1 km · 13 min
- Against the Grain Theatre1.1 km · 14 min
- Curious Caterpillars1.2 km · 15 min
Measured from the representative point at 43.6974, -79.3986. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 60 street intersections per km², and blocks average 115 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 1%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 67 to 99, and Toronto's score of 94 is their median. Walkability changes a lot across the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 99 | Map |
| 1 km north | 76 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 84 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 96 | Map |
| 1 km south | 94 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 96 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 67 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ottawa, Canada | 350 km | 97 |
| Montréal, Canada | 502 km | 67 |
| Philadelphia, United States | 546 km | 100 |
| Manhattan, United States | 553 km | 95 |
| New York City, United States | 556 km | 100 |
Questions about walking in Toronto
Is Toronto a walkable city?
Yes. Central Toronto has a walkability score of 94 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 2nd of 4 cities in Canada and 102nd of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Canada?
Ottawa is the most walkable of the 4 cities ranked in Canada, with a score of 97. Toronto ranks 2nd with 94.
How does Toronto compare with nearby cities?
Toronto sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Toronto scores 94, against Ottawa (97, 350 km away), Montréal (67, 502 km away) and Philadelphia (100, 546 km away).
How is Toronto's walkability score calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Toronto it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.