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How walkable is Fort Worth?
Fort Worth has a walkability score of 72 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 15th most walkable of 15 cities ranked in the United States.
What's within walking distance
201 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Fort Worth. The nearest grocery is Sonshine Girls Counseling Center, about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries and parks. It is weakest for banks.
- Sonshine Girls Counseling Center330 m · 4 min
- O.b. Macaroni Co.2.3 km · 29 min
- Lloyd's Cafe370 m · 5 min
- Salsa Limón820 m · 10 min
- Stephanie's Jamaican Kitchen840 m · 11 min
- Lucky Mini Market350 m · 4 min
- Floreria Tulipan580 m · 7 min
- Baylor Scott & White Pharmacy #102820 m · 10 min
- STEEL Grinding Coffee + Scratch Cafe860 m · 11 min
- 5AM DRIP Coffee Roasters890 m · 11 min
- Crude Craft Coffee Bar2.1 km · 26 min
- Town Square Mortgage2.2 km · 27 min
- Omni America Bank2.3 km · 28 min
- Southside Bank2.3 km · 28 min
- Hillside Park50 m · 1 min
- Glenwood Park630 m · 8 min
- Harvey Street Park1.5 km · 19 min
- Carroll Peak Elementary School800 m · 10 min
- Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary School1.5 km · 19 min
- IDEA Tarrant County Regional Office2.2 km · 27 min
- Fort Worth Public Library - Shamblee1.0 km · 13 min
- Ella Mae Shamblee Public Library1.0 km · 13 min
- Recluse Books2.3 km · 29 min
- Tarrant County Black Historical & Genealogical Society800 m · 10 min
- Lenora Rolla Heritage Center Museum810 m · 10 min
- What's Up Fort Worth1.3 km · 16 min
Measured from the representative point at 32.7299, -97.3116. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 70 street intersections per km², and blocks average 116 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 1%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 32 to 88, and Fort Worth's score of 72 is their median. Walkability changes a lot across the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 66 | Map |
| 1 km north | 79 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 72 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 32 | Map |
| 1 km south | 36 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 78 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 88 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas, United States | 49 km | 95 |
| Houston, United States | 379 km | 94 |
| San Antonio, United States | 384 km | 92 |
| Monterrey, Mexico | 836 km | 93 |
| Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | 868 km | 82 |
Questions about walking in Fort Worth
Is Fort Worth a walkable city?
Yes. Central Fort Worth has a walkability score of 72 out of 100, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It ranks 15th of 15 cities in the United States and 232nd 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. Fort Worth ranks 15th with 72.
How does Fort Worth compare with nearby cities?
Fort Worth is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Fort Worth scores 72, against Dallas (95, 49 km away), Houston (94, 379 km away) and San Antonio (92, 384 km away).
How is Fort Worth'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 Fort Worth 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.