--- title: "Is Saint Paul, Minnesota walkable? Walkability score 63/100" description: "Saint Paul, Minnesota scores 63/100 for walkability (Somewhat Walkable) across its central 5 km: how far it reaches and what's near the center." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-states/saint-paul updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [United States](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-states) 3. Saint Paul, Minnesota # How walkable is Saint Paul, Minnesota? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Saint Paul, Minnesota has a walkability score of 63 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 32nd most walkable of the 58 cities ranked in the United States, with 1 other. 63 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable Some errands can be accomplished on foot. * #32 of 58 tied, in the United States * #408 of 690 tied, worldwide * 76 at the center [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=44.94830&lon=-93.10913&q=Saint%20Paul%2C%20Minnesota%2C%20United%20States) ## What's within walking distance of the center 834 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Saint Paul, Minnesota. The nearest grocery is about 15 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment. ### Groceries 1.3 of 3 points * 88 Oriental Foods, 15 min * Wung Lee Supermarket, 16 min * Little Saigon Supermarket, 16 min ### Restaurants & bars 2.8 of 3 points * City View Café, 1 min * City View Grille, 3 min * Mademoiselle Miel, 4 min ### Shopping 1.7 of 2 points * Split Rock Lighthouse, 5 min * Midwest Hearing Aid Systems, 8 min * AA Market, 9 min ### Coffee 1.4 of 2 points * Nina's Coffee Cafe, 10 min * Fresh Seasons Café, 11 min * Ginkgo Coffeehouse, 12 min ### Banks 0.7 of 1 point * Community Development Bank, 10 min * Hiway Credit Union - Dept. of Transportation Branch, 11 min * Associated Healthcare Credit Union, 12 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Summit Park, 2 min * Cathedral Hill Park, 3 min * Boyd Park, 6 min ### Schools 0.5 of 1 point * St. Paul City School, 14 min * SPCPA, 16 min * ECFE-Rondo Site, 17 min ### Books & libraries 1.0 of 1 point * Saint Paul Technical College Library, 2 min * Gale Family Library, 6 min * Boeckmann Library, 11 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * Minnesota State Archives, 5 min * Minnesota Historical Society, 5 min * James J. Hill House, 6 min ### Further than usual * The nearest grocery is 15 minutes from the center on foot, against 5 minutes for the median city ranked. * The nearest shop is 5 minutes from the center on foot, against 1 minute for the median city ranked. * The nearest café is 10 minutes from the center on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked. * The nearest school is 14 minutes from the center on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked. Measured from the center at 44.9483, -93.1091, the point near Saint Paul, Minnesota'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 82 street intersections per km², and blocks average 105 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## How far walkability reaches Saint Paul, Minnesota's score of 63 is the average across the 5 km around its center, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 88 within 1 km of the center, 68 from 1 to 3 km out and 57 from 3 to 5 km out. 46% 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. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Saint Paul, Minnesota, one hexagon per square kilometer. 45% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 11, is 4 km to the south-east.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/united-states/saint-paul.svg?v=fb6c32ce5e51) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Saint Paul, Minnesota. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the center. Gaps are water or land without streets. | Area | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Center | 76 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 88 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 68 | 56% | 27 | | 3 to 5 km out | 57 | 33% | 49 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | --------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Minneapolis](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-states/minneapolis), United States | 14 km | 72 | | [Milwaukee](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-states/milwaukee), United States | 466 km | 76 | | [Omaha, Nebraska](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-states/omaha), United States | 471 km | 54 | | [Chicago](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-states/chicago), United States | 559 km | 91 | | [Winnipeg](https://howwalkable.com/cities/canada/winnipeg), Canada | 629 km | 69 | ## Questions about walking in Saint Paul, Minnesota ### Is Saint Paul, Minnesota a walkable city? Partly. Saint Paul, Minnesota has a walkability score of 63 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 76. 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 32nd of 58 cities in the United States and joint 408th 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. Saint Paul, Minnesota ranks joint 32nd with 63. ### How does Saint Paul, Minnesota compare with nearby cities? Saint Paul, Minnesota sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 63, against Minneapolis (72, 14 km away), Milwaukee (76, 466 km away) and Omaha, Nebraska (54, 471 km away). ### Which part of Saint Paul, Minnesota is most walkable? The streets just around Saint Paul's center are its most walkable, averaging 88 within 1 km. The center itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 76. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 88) and falls most to the south (43). ### Why is Saint Paul, Minnesota'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 Saint Paul, Minnesota'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](https://howwalkable.com/accuracy) shows. ### How is Saint Paul, Minnesota's walkability score calculated? For Saint Paul, Minnesota it is the average of 83 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](https://howwalkable.com/methodology). Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames. 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