WalkScore, an online service that ranks cities and neighborhoods based on amenities within a quarter-mile distance from homes, rates San Francisco as the third most walkable city in the U.S. of the 141 included in its rankings, with an overall score of 83.9 of a possible 100. According to the company, San Francisco is the highest-rated West Coast city for walkability.
Oakland ranked as the 11th most walkable city in the country, with a score of 68.5, and is the third-highest-rated city on the West Coast, behind Seattle.
The three San Francisco neighborhoods with the highest walkability scores are all located in the city’s densely packed northeastern corner: Chinatown (100), the Financial District (99), and Downtown (99). In Oakland, the three most walkable neighborhoods are found in the central part of the city: Civic Center (98), Chinatown (97), and Downtown (97).
Walk Score also calls San Francisco the third most bike-friendly city in the U.S., with a Bike Score of 70. Since the company’s scoring methodology accounts for terrain, San Francisco’s most bike-friendly neighborhoods are ones that lack the city’s famed hills: South of Market (96), the Mission, (94), and Yerba Buena (93).
In terms of access to public transportation, San Francisco ranks No. 2 in the U.S., with a score of 80.5., slightly behind New York City. Six San Francisco neighborhoods received perfect Transit Scores as calculated by the company: Chinatown, the Financial District, Downtown, the Tenderloin, Yerba Buena, and South Beach.
Walk Score rates Oakland’s access to public transportation as the nation’s 13th best, giving the city a Transit Score of 54.3. Not surprisingly, Oakland’s top three neighborhoods for public transportation lie within close proximity of one of the city’s two downtown BART stations.
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