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The most walkable neighborhoods in Philadelphia
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
20 neighborhoods of Philadelphia ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own center. Chinatown and Center City share the top score of 99/100, then Society Hill (98) and the Old City (98). 16 of the 20 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is Chestnut Hill (47).
| # | Neighborhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinatown | 99 |
| 1 | Center City | 99 |
| 3 | Society Hill | 98 |
| 3 | Old City | 98 |
| 5 | Fishtown | 97 |
| 6 | Kensington | 94 |
| 7 | Cedar Park | 93 |
| 8 | Fairmount | 92 |
| 9 | Mantua | 91 |
| 10 | University City | 90 |
| 11 | Fern Rock | 87 |
| 12 | Port Richmond | 86 |
| 13 | Manayunk | 85 |
| 14 | Frankford | 79 |
| 14 | Germantown | 79 |
| 16 | Wissahickon | 78 |
| 17 | Holmesburg | 63 |
| 17 | Overbrook | 63 |
| 19 | Fox Chase | 55 |
| 20 | Chestnut Hill | 47 |
"From the center" is the distance from Philadelphia's busiest point to the neighborhood's center. "Area scoring 70+" is the share of points across the neighborhood where most errands can be done on foot.
The top 5 up close
Chinatown
Chinatown scores 99/100, 850 m north-east of Philadelphia's busiest point. It has the most banks of the five: 132 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest Abacus Federal Savings Bank, about a minute away.
Center City
Center City is the most central of these five, 500 m north-west of Philadelphia's busiest point, and scores 99/100. None of the others has as many libraries and bookshops, with 65 in a 30 minute walk; Aia Bookstore is the nearest, about 5 minutes away. More on Center City.
Society Hill
Society Hill scores 98/100, 1.1 km east of Philadelphia's busiest point. 3,635 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 2 minutes away. More on Society Hill.
Old City
The Old City scores 98/100, 1.3 km east of Philadelphia's busiest point. 3,551 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 5 minutes away.
Fishtown
Fishtown lies the furthest out of these five, 3.8 km north-east of Philadelphia's busiest point, and scores 97/100. 1,063 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about a minute away. It has the fewest cultural venues of the five, 27.
Center and outskirts
The 5 neighborhoods within 3 km of Philadelphia's center average 97, and the 15 further out average 79, so walkability falls away from the center. The nearest to the center, Center City, 500 m away, scores 99, and the farthest, Fox Chase, 16 km out, scores 55.
Each dot is a ranked neighborhood, numbered by rank and colored by score, placed by its distance and direction from the center of Philadelphia.
Philadelphia as a whole scores 89 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center. Other cities in the United States with ranked neighborhoods: New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, San Diego.
Questions about Philadelphia's neighborhoods
What is the most walkable neighborhood in Philadelphia?
2 of the 20 neighborhoods we rank in Philadelphia tie as the most walkable, each with a walkability score of 99 out of 100 (Walker's Paradise): Chinatown and Center City.
Which neighborhoods of Philadelphia are least walkable?
Of the 20 neighborhoods we rank, the lowest scoring are Chestnut Hill (47), Fox Chase (55) and Overbrook (63). These are the best-known neighborhoods with their own Wikipedia articles, so less walkable outer suburbs that are not ranked may score lower still.
How are Philadelphia's neighborhoods ranked?
Each neighborhood is scored at points 100 m to 500 m apart across a circle around its center, sized to its area, and its score is the mean of those points. Each point's score counts the groceries, restaurants, shops, schools, parks and other everyday places within a 30 minute walk, as described in the methodology. Philadelphia scores 89 across the 5 km around its center.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. Neighborhoods and where they lie from Overture Maps and Wikidata.