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How walkable is Society Hill?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Society Hill has a walkability score of 98 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 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Philadelphia, which scores 89 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
3,635 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Society Hill. The nearest grocery is Acme, about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- 8th and Market Piano Bar5 min
- South & Passyunk Farmers' Market6 min
- Frieda4 min
- Sue's Market5 min
- CVS Pharmacy3 min
- Philly Bride4 min
- Green Line Cafe5 min
- Bodhi Coffee6 min
- Navy Federal Credit Union4 min
- PNC Bank6 min
- Delancey Park2 min
- Bingham Court2 min
- St. Peter's School4 min
- Schwartz Preschool4 min
- Athenaeum of Philadelphia5 min
- Black and Nobel6 min
- Powel House3 min
- Bishop White House5 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Society Hill at 39.9449, -75.1484. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 138 street intersections per km², and blocks average 84 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Society Hill
- 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 Society Hill. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Philadelphia
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chinatown | 1.3 km | 99 |
| Center City | 1.5 km | 99 |
| Fishtown | 3.5 km | 97 |
| Germantown | 10.4 km | 79 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Philadelphia page.
Questions about walking in Society Hill
Is Society Hill walkable?
Yes. Society Hill in Philadelphia has a walkability score of 98 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 Society Hill more walkable than the rest of Philadelphia?
Society Hill is more walkable than Philadelphia as a whole: it scores 98, against 89 for the 5 km around Philadelphia's centre. It ranks 3rd 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 Society Hill 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 Society Hill it is the average of 56 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.