--- title: "Is Colorado Springs, Colorado walkable? Score 52/100" description: "Colorado Springs, Colorado scores 52/100 for walkability (Somewhat Walkable) across its central 5 km: how far it reaches and what's near the center." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-states/colorado-springs updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [United States](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-states) 3. Colorado Springs, Colorado # How walkable is Colorado Springs, Colorado? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Colorado Springs, Colorado has a walkability score of 52 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 54th most walkable of the 58 cities ranked in the United States. 52 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable Some errands can be accomplished on foot. * #54 of 58 in the United States * #570 of 690 tied, worldwide * 93 at the center [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=38.83388&lon=-104.82136&q=Colorado%20Springs%2C%20Colorado%2C%20United%20States) ## What's within walking distance of the center 863 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Colorado Springs, Colorado. The nearest grocery is about 9 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment. ### Groceries 2.3 of 3 points * Colorado Co-op, 9 min * Walmart Grocery Pickup and Delivery, 29 min * Walmart, 30 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * Golden Hour, 1 min * Springs Orleans, 1 min * Oro, 2 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Turner Roofing, 1 min * Mountain Chalet, 1 min * The Promenade Shops At Briargate, 1 min ### Coffee 2.0 of 2 points * BLK MGK Coffee, 1 min * MoJoe's Cafe, 2 min * Starbucks, 3 min ### Banks 1.0 of 1 point * Central Bancorp, 1 min * Busey Bank, 2 min * Waypoint Bank, 3 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Acacia Park, 5 min * Alamo Square Park, 6 min * Palmer Center Plaza, 6 min ### Schools 0.8 of 1 point * Palmer High School, 9 min * Early Connections Learning Centers, 9 min * Palmer High School Auditorium, 10 min ### Books & libraries 0.9 of 1 point * Bargain Comics, 6 min * Escape Velocity Comics and Graphic Novels, 6 min * Pikes Peak Library District - Special Collections, 7 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * Peak 31, 1 min * Back East Bar and Grill (Briargate), 1 min * Grace & St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1 min Measured from the center at 38.8339, -104.8214, the point near Colorado Springs, Colorado's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route. ## Street layout Within 800 m of the center there are about 80 street intersections per km², and blocks average 100 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## How far walkability reaches Colorado Springs, Colorado's score of 52 is the average across the 5 km around its center, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 77 within 1 km of the center, 53 from 1 to 3 km out and 47 from 3 to 5 km out. 25% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the center, so check a specific address on the map. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Colorado Springs, Colorado, one hexagon per square kilometer. 25% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 3, is 4 km to the south-west.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/united-states/colorado-springs.svg?v=fe81882fbf0a) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Colorado Springs, Colorado. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the center. Gaps are water or land without streets. | Area | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Center | 93 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 77 | 71% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 53 | 23% | 26 | | 3 to 5 km out | 47 | 20% | 50 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Denver](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-states/denver), United States | 102 km | 76 | | [Albuquerque, New Mexico](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-states/albuquerque), United States | 448 km | 55 | | [Wichita, Kansas](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-states/wichita), United States | 666 km | 53 | | [Oklahoma City](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-states/oklahoma-city), United States | 749 km | 57 | ## Questions about walking in Colorado Springs, Colorado ### Is Colorado Springs, Colorado a walkable city? Partly. Colorado Springs, Colorado has a walkability score of 52 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its center scores 93. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks 54th of 58 cities in the United States and joint 570th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable. ### What is the most walkable city in the United States? New York City is the most walkable of the 58 cities ranked in the United States, with a score of 93. Colorado Springs, Colorado ranks 54th with 52. ### How does Colorado Springs, Colorado compare with nearby cities? Colorado Springs, Colorado is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 52, against Denver (76, 102 km away), Albuquerque, New Mexico (55, 448 km away) and Wichita, Kansas (53, 666 km away). ### Which part of Colorado Springs, Colorado is most walkable? Colorado Springs's most walkable area is its center, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 93. Walkability averages 77 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the east (averaging 66) and falls most to the south-west (27). ### Why is Colorado Springs, Colorado's score different from its Walk Score? Walk Score's city scores average every neighborhood within the city limits, weighted by where people live, so they count outer suburbs that the 5 km around Colorado Springs, Colorado's center leaves out, and they are usually lower. Address by address the two agree closely: across 46 addresses in the United States and Canada, How Walkable's scores were 5.9 points from Walk Score's on average, as the accuracy study at [howwalkable.com/accuracy](https://howwalkable.com/accuracy) shows. ### How is Colorado Springs, Colorado's walkability score calculated? For Colorado Springs, Colorado it is the average of 83 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 21 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score. 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