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How walkable is Manhattan?
Manhattan has a walkability score of 95 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 5th most walkable of 15 cities ranked in the United States.
What's within walking distance
2,752 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Manhattan. The nearest grocery is Boisson Upper West Side - Non-Alcoholic Spirits, Beer, Wine Shop, about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- Boisson Upper West Side - Non-Alcoholic Spirits, Beer, Wine Shop180 m · 2 min
- Pioneer Supermarket190 m · 2 min
- New York - Columbus Ave220 m · 3 min
- Pinkberry120 m · 1 min
- Crumbl - Upper West Side130 m · 2 min
- Asset140 m · 2 min
- Jeannie's Dream90 m · 1 min
- Corks on Columbus100 m · 1 min
- Alexander West110 m · 1 min
- Starbucks180 m · 2 min
- Black Press Coffee320 m · 4 min
- Cafe 77320 m · 4 min
- Chase Bank140 m · 2 min
- HSBC Bank150 m · 2 min
- Bank of America ATM170 m · 2 min
- Theodore Roosevelt Park320 m · 4 min
- Tecumseh Playground510 m · 6 min
- Verdi Square640 m · 8 min
- The Parkside School140 m · 2 min
- Robert Louis Stevenson School190 m · 2 min
- The IDEAL School of Manhattan240 m · 3 min
- Book Culture900 m · 11 min
- Shakespeare & Co910 m · 11 min
- Wonder Hat Books940 m · 12 min
- DiMenna Children's History Museum330 m · 4 min
- Spitzer Hall of Human Origins340 m · 4 min
- The New York Historical340 m · 4 min
Measured from the representative point at 40.7789, -73.9765. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 50 street intersections per km², and blocks average 132 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 3%, 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 66 to 97, and Manhattan's score of 95 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 | 96 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 94 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 97 | Map |
| 1 km south | 89 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 95 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 97 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| New York City, United States | 8 km | 100 |
| The Bronx, United States | 11 km | 91 |
| Brooklyn, United States | 15 km | 93 |
| Queens, United States | 16 km | 90 |
| Philadelphia, United States | 137 km | 100 |
Questions about walking in Manhattan
Is Manhattan a walkable city?
Yes. Central Manhattan has a walkability score of 95 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 5th of 15 cities in the United States and 92nd 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. Manhattan ranks 5th with 95.
How does Manhattan compare with nearby cities?
Manhattan sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Manhattan scores 95, against New York City (100, 8 km away), The Bronx (91, 11 km away) and Brooklyn (93, 15 km away).
How is Manhattan'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 Manhattan 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.