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How walkable is Chinatown?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Chinatown has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 across the 450 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Philadelphia, which scores 89 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
4,542 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Chinatown. The nearest grocery is Chung My Llc, about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Asianfresh Food Market1 min
- Tuck Hing1 min
- Canto House1 min
- David's Mai Lai Wah1 min
- Cricket Wireless Authorized Retailer1 min
- Nimbus Vape Philadelphia1 min
- T-Swirl Crêpe1 min
- Matcha Cafe Maiko1 min
- Police and Fire Federal Credit Union3 min
- Citizens4 min
- The Rail Park7 min
- Unnamed park9 min
- Kids Kastle6 min
- Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School7 min
- Aia Bookstore7 min
- Books-A-Million7 min
- Good Good Comedy Theatre2 min
- Yakitori Boy2 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Chinatown at 39.9554, -75.1559. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 132 street intersections per km², and blocks average 87 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Chinatown
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 450 m around the centre of Chinatown. Rings mark 250 m and 450 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Philadelphia
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Center City | 750 m | 99 |
| Society Hill | 1.3 km | 98 |
| Fishtown | 2.9 km | 97 |
| Germantown | 9.1 km | 79 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Philadelphia page.
Questions about walking in Chinatown
Is Chinatown walkable?
Yes. Chinatown in Philadelphia has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 across the 450 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Chinatown more walkable than the rest of Philadelphia?
Chinatown is more walkable than Philadelphia as a whole: it scores 99, against 89 for the 5 km around Philadelphia's centre. It ranks 1st of the 5 Philadelphia neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Philadelphia?
Of the 5 Philadelphia neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Chinatown (99), Center City (99) and Society Hill (98).
How is the walkability score of Chinatown 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 Chinatown it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 450 m 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.