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How walkable is Midtown?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Midtown has a walkability score of 90 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Houston, which scores 79 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,080 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Midtown. The nearest grocery is Lepapillon Restaurant Inc, about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Market Cocina9 min
- Kikka Sushi9 min
- Midtowne Spa1 min
- Entertainment Events Inc1 min
- CVS Pharmacy1 min
- Dollar Tree1 min
- Un Caffe5 min
- CAFE #137 min
- East West Bank7 min
- Wells Fargo10 min
- Elizabeth Glover Park4 min
- Unnamed park8 min
- HCC Life Skills9 min
- HAIS PTO12 min
- HCC Central Campus Library7 min
- Sacco Company Catholic Store11 min
- Gordon Education Initiatives for the Performing Arts4 min
- The Garden Theatre4 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Midtown at 29.7412, -95.3762. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 133 street intersections per km², and blocks average 85 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Midtown
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of Midtown. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Houston
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Museum District | 2.2 km | 92 |
| Texas Medical Center | 4 km | 74 |
| Houston Heights | 6.6 km | 81 |
| Uptown Houston | 8.2 km | 89 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Houston page.
Questions about walking in Midtown
Is Midtown walkable?
Yes. Midtown in Houston has a walkability score of 90 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Midtown more walkable than the rest of Houston?
Midtown is more walkable than Houston as a whole: it scores 90, against 79 for the 5 km around Houston's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 5 Houston neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Houston?
Of the 5 Houston neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Houston Museum District (92), Midtown (90) and Uptown Houston (89).
How is the walkability score of Midtown 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 Midtown it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1 km 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.