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How walkable is Queens?
Queens has a walkability score of 90 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 11th most walkable of 15 cities ranked in the United States.
What's within walking distance
856 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Queens. The nearest grocery is Met Food, about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment. It is weakest for parks.
- Met Food70 m · 1 min
- Richmond Hill Podiatry300 m · 4 min
- Apna Bazar Farmers Market South Richmond Hill, NY320 m · 4 min
- New Thriving Restaurant30 m · 1 min
- Carvel40 m · 1 min
- Baskin-Robbins50 m · 1 min
- Zara Pharmacy10 m · 1 min
- Sportslane20 m · 1 min
- Alco Shoe Corporation30 m · 1 min
- Dunkin Donuts50 m · 1 min
- Cups N' Cones700 m · 9 min
- D’Caribbean Cafe 1.2 km · 15 min
- Liberty Avenue210 m · 3 min
- Capital One Bank210 m · 3 min
- Investors Bank220 m · 3 min
- Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park1.4 km · 17 min
- Police Officer Nicholas Demutiis Playground1.7 km · 21 min
- Maurice A Fitzgerald Playground1.7 km · 22 min
- P.S. 161 Arthur Ashe School960 m · 12 min
- Our Lady Of Perpetual Help School1.1 km · 14 min
- Epic High School North1.2 km · 14 min
- Queens Public Library at Lefferts250 m · 3 min
- Ckwai2.2 km · 27 min
- Six Flags Great Aventure360 m · 4 min
- Queens Party Hall1.3 km · 16 min
- Vibe Right Entertainment VibeRightCorp.com1.7 km · 21 min
Measured from the representative point at 40.6860, -73.8263. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 62 street intersections per km², and blocks average 147 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 2%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 75 to 94, and Queens's score of 90 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 90 | Map |
| 1 km north | 92 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 90 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 75 | Map |
| 1 km south | 87 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 90 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 94 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn, United States | 10 km | 93 |
| New York City, United States | 15 km | 100 |
| Manhattan, United States | 16 km | 95 |
| The Bronx, United States | 19 km | 91 |
| Philadelphia, United States | 139 km | 100 |
Questions about walking in Queens
Is Queens a walkable city?
Yes. Central Queens has a walkability score of 90 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 11th of 15 cities in the United States and 135th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in the United States?
Philadelphia is the most walkable of the 15 cities ranked in the United States, with a score of 100. Queens ranks 11th with 90.
How does Queens compare with nearby cities?
Queens is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Queens scores 90, against Brooklyn (93, 10 km away), New York City (100, 15 km away) and Manhattan (95, 16 km away).
How is Queens's walkability score 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 Queens it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.