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The most walkable neighborhoods in Dallas
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
10 neighborhoods of Dallas ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own center. The Arts District leads with 99/100, then the West End Historic District (96) and Downtown (96). 6 of the 10 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is Bonton (38).
| # | Neighborhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arts District | 99 |
| 2 | West End Historic District | 96 |
| 2 | Downtown | 96 |
| 4 | Deep Ellum | 93 |
| 5 | Old East Dallas | 88 |
| 6 | Design District | 76 |
| 7 | Lower Greenville | 66 |
| 8 | Vickery Midtown | 56 |
| 9 | Lakewood | 44 |
| 10 | Bonton | 38 |
"From the center" is the distance from Dallas's busiest point to the neighborhood's center. "Area scoring 70+" is the share of points across the neighborhood where most errands can be done on foot.
The top 5 up close
Arts District
The Arts District is the most central of these five, 350 m south-east of Dallas's busiest point, and scores 99/100. It has the most banks of the five: 88 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest Bank Of Tokyo-mitsubishi Ufj, about a minute away. More on the Arts District.
West End Historic District
The West End Historic District scores 96/100, 1.4 km south of Dallas's busiest point. 1,546 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 8 minutes away. More on the West End Historic District.
Downtown
Downtown scores 96/100, 1.3 km south of Dallas's busiest point. Cultural venues are where it leads the others, 80 of them within a 30 minute walk, starting with Sweet Tooth Hotel, about 4 minutes away. More on Downtown.
Deep Ellum
Deep Ellum scores 93/100, 2.1 km east of Dallas's busiest point. 1,291 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 7 minutes away. More on Deep Ellum.
Old East Dallas
Old East Dallas lies the furthest out of these five, 2.2 km north-east of Dallas's busiest point, and scores 88/100. 993 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 6 minutes away. It has the fewest banks of the five, 16.
Center and outskirts
The 6 neighborhoods within 3 km of Dallas's center average 91, and the 4 further out average 51, so walkability falls away from the center. The nearest to the center, the Arts District, 350 m away, scores 99, and the farthest, Vickery Midtown, 9.9 km out, scores 56.
Each dot is a ranked neighborhood, numbered by rank and colored by score, placed by its distance and direction from the center of Dallas.
Dallas as a whole scores 75 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center. Other cities in the United States with ranked neighborhoods: New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Houston, San Diego.
Questions about Dallas's neighborhoods
What is the most walkable neighborhood in Dallas?
The Arts District is the most walkable of the 10 neighborhoods we rank in Dallas, with a walkability score of 99 out of 100 (Walker's Paradise). It is followed by the West End Historic District (96) and Downtown (96).
Which neighborhoods of Dallas are least walkable?
Of the 10 neighborhoods we rank, the lowest scoring are Bonton (38), Lakewood (44) and Vickery Midtown (56). These are the best-known neighborhoods with their own Wikipedia articles, so less walkable outer suburbs that are not ranked may score lower still.
How are Dallas's neighborhoods ranked?
Each neighborhood is scored at points 100 m to 500 m apart across a circle around its center, sized to its area, and its score is the mean of those points. Each point's score counts the groceries, restaurants, shops, schools, parks and other everyday places within a 30 minute walk, as described in the methodology. Dallas scores 75 across the 5 km around its center.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. Neighborhoods and where they lie from Overture Maps and Wikidata.