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How walkable is Pittsburgh?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Pittsburgh has a walkability score of 61 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 38th most walkable of the 58 cities ranked in the United States, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the center
1,551 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Pittsburgh. The nearest grocery is about 9 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Walmart, 10 min
- Shop N Save, 12 min
Restaurants & bars
- PPG Paints Arena - Lexus Club, 1 min
- Captain Morgan Club, 2 min
Shopping
- Uniforms USA, 4 min
- Pittsburgh Scout Shop, 5 min
Coffee
- Tim Hortons, 2 min
- Dunkin', 3 min
Banks
- First National Bank, 3 min
- PNC Bank, 4 min
Parks
- Mellon Green, 7 min
- Mellon Square, 10 min
Schools
- Metropolitan Preschool and Nursery, 11 min
- Hill House Passport Academy Charter School, 11 min
Books & libraries
- Barnes & Noble, 5 min
- Gumberg Library at Duquesne University, 6 min
Culture & entertainment
- Genesius Theater, 7 min
- Tuxedo Cinemas, 10 min
Measured from the center at 40.4406, -79.9900, the point near Pittsburgh's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the center there are about 118 street intersections per km², and blocks average 97 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Pittsburgh's score of 61 is the average across the 5 km around its center, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 93 within 1 km of the center, 74 from 1 to 3 km out and 50 from 3 to 5 km out. 45% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the center, so check a specific address on the map.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Pittsburgh. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the center. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Center | 92 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 93 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 74 | 62% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 50 | 28% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland, United States | 185 km | 62 |
| Columbus, Ohio, United States | 261 km | 64 |
| London, Ontario, Canada | 301 km | 54 |
| Washington, D.C., United States | 306 km | 79 |
| Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | 313 km | 64 |
Questions about walking in Pittsburgh
Is Pittsburgh a walkable city?
Partly. Pittsburgh has a walkability score of 61 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its center scores 92. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks joint 38th of 58 cities in the United States and joint 439th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in the United States?
New York City is the most walkable of the 58 cities ranked in the United States, with a score of 93. Pittsburgh ranks joint 38th with 61.
How does Pittsburgh compare with nearby cities?
Pittsburgh sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 61, against Cleveland (62, 185 km away), Columbus, Ohio (64, 261 km away) and London, Ontario (54, 301 km away).
Which part of Pittsburgh is most walkable?
The streets just around Pittsburgh's center are its most walkable, averaging 93 within 1 km. The center itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 92. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 81) and falls most to the north (40).
Why is Pittsburgh's score different from its Walk Score?
Walk Score's city scores average every neighborhood within the city limits, weighted by where people live, so they count outer suburbs that the 5 km around Pittsburgh's center leaves out, and they are usually lower. Address by address the two agree closely: across 46 addresses in the United States and Canada, How Walkable's scores were 5.9 points from Walk Score's on average, as the accuracy study at howwalkable.com/accuracy shows.
How is Pittsburgh's walkability score calculated?
For Pittsburgh it is the average of 85 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 38 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
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. City position and population from GeoNames.
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