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How walkable is The Bronx?
The Bronx has a walkability score of 91 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 10th most walkable of 15 cities ranked in the United States.
What's within walking distance
845 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central The Bronx. The nearest grocery is بقالة و ملحمة السعدي / alsadihalal, about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks and schools.
- بقالة و ملحمة السعدي / alsadihalal470 m · 6 min
- Compare Foods510 m · 6 min
- Bronx - Morris Park Ave710 m · 9 min
- Evan W Kohn Esq P.c.-sba Small 7a Term140 m · 2 min
- Mr Deli & Convenience Inc230 m · 3 min
- Grill House240 m · 3 min
- The Botanical Square Community Garden40 m · 1 min
- Latino Appliances Repair50 m · 1 min
- Young Women on the Rize, Inc.90 m · 1 min
- Istanbul Cafe380 m · 5 min
- Dunkin'710 m · 9 min
- KYAN Cafe730 m · 9 min
- Cross County Savings Bank730 m · 9 min
- Capital One Bank870 m · 11 min
- Capital One ATM890 m · 11 min
- Bronx Park300 m · 4 min
- Matthews-Muliner Playground690 m · 9 min
- Van Nest Memorial Square990 m · 12 min
- Ps 105 Senator Abraham Bernstein440 m · 5 min
- P.S. 105440 m · 5 min
- Cuny Prep670 m · 8 min
- Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library850 m · 11 min
- Pelham Parkway-van Nest Library850 m · 11 min
- Morris Park Branch Library1.2 km · 15 min
- Playful Discoveries, CDC790 m · 10 min
- Bronx Zoo-Bronx River Pkwy Gate1.0 km · 13 min
- Wild_About_CheerFit1.0 km · 13 min
Measured from the representative point at 40.8499, -73.8664. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 64 street intersections per km², and blocks average 112 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 1%, 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 51 to 98, and The Bronx's score of 91 is their median. Walkability changes a lot across the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 91 | Map |
| 1 km north | 95 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 85 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 98 | Map |
| 1 km south | 91 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 73 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 51 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Manhattan, United States | 11 km | 95 |
| Queens, United States | 19 km | 90 |
| New York City, United States | 19 km | 100 |
| Brooklyn, United States | 23 km | 93 |
| Philadelphia, United States | 149 km | 100 |
Questions about walking in The Bronx
Is The Bronx a walkable city?
Yes. Central The Bronx has a walkability score of 91 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 10th of 15 cities in the United States and 131st 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. The Bronx ranks 10th with 91.
How does The Bronx compare with nearby cities?
The Bronx sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: The Bronx scores 91, against Manhattan (95, 11 km away), Queens (90, 19 km away) and New York City (100, 19 km away).
How is The Bronx'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 The Bronx 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.