Most walkable neighborhoods in Philadelphia
United States · 15 neighborhoods · Updated October 2026
Of 15 neighborhoods we compared in Philadelphia, Rittenhouse Square, Spring Garden and University City are the easiest to get around on foot, with shops, cafés and daily needs a short walk away.
| # | Neighborhood | Walkability | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rittenhouse Square | 10.0/10 Excellent | 7.2/10 Good |
| 1 | Spring Garden | 10.0/10 Excellent | 6.9/10 Good |
| 1 | University City | 10.0/10 Excellent | 6.3/10 Fair |
| 4 | Graduate Hospital | 9.9/10 Excellent | 7.8/10 Good |
| 5 | Powelton Village | 9.8/10 Excellent | 6.5/10 Good |
| 6 | Logan Square | 9.7/10 Excellent | 7.7/10 Good |
| 7 | Fitler Square | 9.6/10 Excellent | 8.3/10 Excellent |
| 8 | Fairmount | 9.5/10 Excellent | 7.2/10 Good |
| 9 | Naval Square | 8.9/10 Excellent | 9.0/10 Excellent |
| 10 | Yorktown | 8.2/10 Excellent | 5.7/10 Fair |
| 10 | Carroll Park | 8.2/10 Excellent | 4.3/10 Poor |
| 12 | Poplar | 7.8/10 Good | 5.5/10 Fair |
| 13 | Francisville | 7.0/10 Good | 5.5/10 Fair |
| 14 | Schuylkill | 6.5/10 Good | 6.6/10 Good |
| 15 | Overbrook | 6.0/10 Fair | 5.8/10 Fair |
How we measure it
Walkability looks for the nearest supermarket, café, pharmacy, park and other everyday needs within 800 m of the addresses checked in each neighborhood (or of its center where nobody has checked one yet); a need counts fully within 300 m. Methodology