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How walkable is Uptown Houston?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Uptown Houston has a walkability score of 89 out of 100 across the 1.1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Houston, which scores 79 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,468 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Uptown Houston. The nearest grocery is Turner's, about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- ARA5 min
- Konjo Honey6 min
- Maggiano's Little Italy1 min
- Post Oak Blvd1 min
- Texas Showdown1 min
- Uptown Houston1 min
- Fresh Choice Cafe6 min
- Merchant7 min
- Southside Bank3 min
- PurePoint Financial3 min
- Post Oak Park10 min
- Amegy Tower Park13 min
- St. Michael Catholic School8 min
- Fusion Academy12 min
- Mystery Cafe7 min
- Rooftop Cinema Club Uptown7 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Uptown Houston at 29.7456, -95.4614. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 78 street intersections per km², and blocks average 88 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Uptown Houston
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.1 km around the centre of Uptown Houston. Rings mark 550 m and 1.1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Houston
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Medical Center | 7.3 km | 74 |
| Houston Museum District | 7.5 km | 92 |
| Midtown | 8.2 km | 90 |
| Houston Heights | 8.4 km | 81 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Houston page.
Questions about walking in Uptown Houston
Is Uptown Houston walkable?
Yes. Uptown Houston has a walkability score of 89 out of 100 across the 1.1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Uptown Houston more walkable than the rest of Houston?
Uptown Houston is more walkable than Houston as a whole: it scores 89, against 79 for the 5 km around Houston's centre. It ranks 3rd 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 Uptown Houston 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 Uptown Houston it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.1 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.