How walkable is Financial District?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Financial District has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Toronto, which scores 82 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
5,193 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Financial District. The nearest grocery is Coles, about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Zenbev2 min
- Oliviers & Co2 min
- America Restaurant1 min
- Chatime Atealier1 min
- Peter Parvez Bespoke Tailors1 min
- Medica Outlet1 min
- Dineen @CommerceCourt1 min
- Pilot Coffee Roasters1 min
- CIBC Branch with ATM1 min
- Deutsche Bank Securities Ltd1 min
- Unnamed park4 min
- Berczy Park6 min
- Pickering high school6 min
- Neil McNeil High School8 min
- Minute Books6 min
- London On The Esplanade Library8 min
- Aviation Museum Ottawa2 min
- Design Exchange2 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Financial District at 43.6486, -79.3803. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 90 street intersections per km², and blocks average 102 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Financial District
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 400 m around the centre of Financial District. Rings mark 200 m and 400 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Toronto
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown Toronto | 950 m | 97 |
| Distillery District | 1.7 km | 95 |
| Yorkville | 2.7 km | 95 |
| The Annex | 3.1 km | 95 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Toronto page.
Questions about walking in Financial District
Is Financial District walkable?
Yes. Financial District in Toronto has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Financial District more walkable than the rest of Toronto?
Financial District is more walkable than Toronto as a whole: it scores 100, against 82 for the 5 km around Toronto's centre. It ranks 1st of the 5 Toronto neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Toronto?
Of the 5 Toronto neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Financial District (100), Downtown Toronto (97) and The Annex (95).
How is the walkability score of Financial District 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 Financial District it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 400 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.