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How walkable is Deep Ellum?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Deep Ellum has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 600 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Dallas, which scores 75 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,291 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Deep Ellum. The nearest grocery is 1890 Marketplace Dallas, about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Tom Thumb16 min
- Maui Foods International17 min
- Kemet Kitchen1 min
- Le Bon Temps1 min
- Amor Y Queso1 min
- Dallas Pinup1 min
- The Berni Bean Coffee Co.4 min
- Cafe Brazil - Deep Ellum4 min
- RBC8 min
- PlainsCapital Bank10 min
- Santa Fe Trail Corridor9 min
- Exposition Plaza9 min
- Pegasus School of Liberal Arts & Sciences12 min
- Celebree School of Dallas Arts District20 min
- Baylor Health Sciences Library10 min
- Criswell College Library17 min
- Cry Havoc Theater Company2 min
- Dallas Comedy Club3 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Deep Ellum at 32.7843, -96.7805. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 106 street intersections per km², and blocks average 84 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Deep Ellum
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 600 m around the centre of Deep Ellum. Rings mark 300 m and 600 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Dallas
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown | 1.7 km | 96 |
| Arts District | 1.8 km | 99 |
| West End Historic District | 2.5 km | 96 |
| Lakewood | 5.4 km | 44 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Dallas page.
Questions about walking in Deep Ellum
Is Deep Ellum walkable?
Yes. Deep Ellum in Dallas has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 600 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Deep Ellum more walkable than the rest of Dallas?
Deep Ellum is more walkable than Dallas as a whole: it scores 93, against 75 for the 5 km around Dallas's centre. It ranks 4th of the 5 Dallas neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Dallas?
Of the 5 Dallas neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Arts District (99), West End Historic District (96) and Downtown (96).
How is the walkability score of Deep Ellum 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 Deep Ellum it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 600 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.