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How walkable is Dallas?
Dallas has a walkability score of 95 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 6th most walkable of 15 cities ranked in the United States.
What's within walking distance
1,886 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Dallas. The nearest grocery is H Mart, about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks and culture & entertainment.
- H Mart80 m · 1 min
- The Meat Shop, Llc280 m · 3 min
- Tom Thumb440 m · 6 min
- Saint Ann Restaurant and Bar40 m · 1 min
- Happiest Hour Llc60 m · 1 min
- Magnolia Pub Llc60 m · 1 min
- Scent Kapture60 m · 1 min
- Rolex120 m · 1 min
- Beeseenworldwide Inc.280 m · 3 min
- Magnolias Sous Le Pont220 m · 3 min
- Brewed+Pressed230 m · 3 min
- White Rock Coffee260 m · 3 min
- The Northern Trust Company60 m · 1 min
- Amegy Bank80 m · 1 min
- City Bank120 m · 1 min
- Unnamed park70 m · 1 min
- Anita Phelps Park170 m · 2 min
- Pike Park280 m · 4 min
- Primrose School at Klyde Warren Park590 m · 7 min
- Uplift Education - Laureate Prep Middle1.2 km · 15 min
- Booker T. Washington High School For The Performing And Visual Arts1.2 km · 15 min
- Truett Memorial Library1.3 km · 16 min
- The Helping Friendly Little Free Library1.3 km · 17 min
- El Centro College Bookstore1.9 km · 24 min
- The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection30 m · 1 min
- Ascension Arts Project280 m · 3 min
- Dallas Center for Architecture610 m · 8 min
Measured from the representative point at 32.7920, -96.8067. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 109 street intersections per km², and blocks average 84 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 52 to 100, and Dallas's score of 95 is their median. Walkability changes a lot across the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 96 | Map |
| 1 km north | 95 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 100 | Map |
| 1 km south | 87 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 52 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 73 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth, United States | 49 km | 72 |
| Houston, United States | 363 km | 94 |
| San Antonio, United States | 407 km | 92 |
| Monterrey, Mexico | 861 km | 93 |
| Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | 917 km | 82 |
Questions about walking in Dallas
Is Dallas a walkable city?
Yes. Central Dallas has a walkability score of 95 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 6th of 15 cities in the United States and 93rd of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in the United States?
Philadelphia is the most walkable of the 15 cities ranked in the United States, with a score of 100. Dallas ranks 6th with 95.
How does Dallas compare with nearby cities?
Dallas is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Dallas scores 95, against Fort Worth (72, 49 km away), Houston (94, 363 km away) and San Antonio (92, 407 km away).
How is Dallas'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 Dallas 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.