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How walkable is South Phoenix?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
South Phoenix has a walkability score of 54 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 3rd most walkable of 3 neighbourhoods ranked in Phoenix, which scores 56 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
161 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of South Phoenix. The nearest grocery is Carniceria Castillo, about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, shopping and banks. It is weakest for coffee and books & libraries.
- La Castillo Carniceria2 min
- AAA liquor22 min
- Taqueria Tepehuaje4 min
- Mfx Llc5 min
- Ace Hardware2 min
- Broadway Central Hardware2 min
- Victory Place Cafe25 min
- South Mountain Cafe26 min
- Bank of America Financial Center4 min
- Ho-E Park14 min
- Kipok Park23 min
- Espiritu Charter Schools11 min
- Roosevelt School Dist Elem Schools13 min
Measured from the mapped centre of South Phoenix at 33.4065, -112.0729. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 48 street intersections per km², and blocks average 131 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 3%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability across South Phoenix
- 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 South Phoenix. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Phoenix
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown Phoenix | 4.6 km | 91 |
| Willo | 7.4 km | 63 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Phoenix page.
Questions about walking in South Phoenix
Is South Phoenix walkable?
Partly. South Phoenix has a walkability score of 54 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot.
Is South Phoenix more walkable than the rest of Phoenix?
South Phoenix is about as walkable as Phoenix as a whole: it scores 54, against 56 for the 5 km around Phoenix's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 3 Phoenix neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Phoenix?
Of the 3 Phoenix neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Downtown Phoenix (91), Willo (63) and South Phoenix (54).
How is the walkability score of South Phoenix 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 South Phoenix it is the average of 61 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.