Zurich's districts, ranked by how walkable they are

Updated 10 November 2026 · map data of 30 October 2026

Gewerbeschule leads, followed by Langstrasse, Mühlebach and Sihlfeld.

87.4/100best district: Gewerbeschule
64.1/100last place: Leimbach
23.3points between the best and the last district

Districts for families: school and park on foot

In Zurich, 41% of residents live within 3 minutes on foot of both a school and a park. The highest shares: Mühlebach (70%), Hochschulen (69%) and Sihlfeld (67%).

Living without a car: daily needs on foot

In Zurich, 23% of residents live within 3 minutes on foot of groceries, a public transport stop and health care. The highest shares: Langstrasse (72%), Hochschulen (64%) and City (59%).

The map

The table below the map lists the same districts with their scores.Gewerbeschule: 87Langstrasse: 87Mühlebach: 86Sihlfeld: 86Seefeld: 84Alt-Wiedikon: 84Hottingen: 83City: 83Escher Wyss: 82Oberstrass: 82Hard: 82Enge: 81Hochschulen: 80Unterstrass: 80Hirslanden: 80Oerlikon: 79Albisrieden: 79Wipkingen: 79Altstetten: 78Friesenberg: 77Fluntern: 76Saatlen: 76Wollishofen: 76Weinegg: 73Hirzenbach: 73Seebach: 73Schwamendingen Mitte: 72Affoltern: 72Höngg: 69Witikon: 67Leimbach: 64LindenhofWerdRathaus
Darker: shorter walks, calmer streets. Hatched: no score.

Ranked districts

Zurich's districts by Walkably score, 31 districts with a score
Minutes on foot
1GewerbeschuleKreis 5Kreis 587.41.30.70.83.22.62.42.52.30%854
1LangstrasseKreis 4Kreis 487.41.40.40.62.12.21.61.62.00%936
3MühlebachKreis 8Kreis 886.22.21.31.32.51.72.53.22.21%731
4SihlfeldKreis 3Kreis 386.01.81.10.92.82.21.92.81.90%1,581
5SeefeldKreis 8Kreis 883.82.10.80.82.63.62.62.61.80%793
6Alt-WiedikonKreis 3Kreis 383.63.01.71.53.62.81.44.32.30%1,644
7HottingenKreis 7Kreis 782.73.62.42.23.13.11.85.12.22%1,921
8CityKreis 1Kreis 182.61.70.60.51.33.61.82.42.05%405
9Escher WyssKreis 5Kreis 582.02.51.11.73.03.41.52.42.2under 1%518
10OberstrassKreis 6Kreis 681.93.72.52.53.84.01.63.92.12%1,710
11HardKreis 4Kreis 481.52.41.81.63.22.62.13.72.80%882
12EngeKreis 2Kreis 281.13.22.22.03.73.92.24.72.20%1,394
13HochschulenKreis 1Kreis 180.32.20.90.91.82.11.51.11.50%327
14UnterstrassKreis 6Kreis 679.83.12.21.73.82.72.04.82.10%2,570
15HirslandenKreis 7Kreis 779.63.62.41.73.42.92.86.32.0under 1%1,115
16OerlikonKreis 11Kreis 1178.83.82.12.05.32.81.56.12.40%2,196
17AlbisriedenKreis 9Kreis 978.53.13.52.33.62.81.910.12.8under 1%2,361
17WipkingenKreis 10Kreis 1078.53.02.21.94.23.82.15.12.0under 1%1,593
19AltstettenKreis 9Kreis 978.13.32.52.25.33.42.07.12.22%4,287
20FriesenbergKreis 3Kreis 376.65.53.63.84.23.10.76.62.5under 1%2,193
21FlunternKreis 7Kreis 776.43.53.33.92.93.32.87.42.31%1,627
22SaatlenKreis 12Kreis 1276.04.24.63.15.22.80.69.32.51%758
22WollishofenKreis 2Kreis 276.03.73.42.94.94.11.79.82.41%2,558
24WeineggKreis 8Kreis 873.44.33.23.31.75.11.77.52.10%1,021
25HirzenbachKreis 12Kreis 1273.04.02.93.84.32.52.112.72.81%846
26SeebachKreis 11Kreis 1172.83.72.32.67.43.21.316.92.41%2,038
27Schwamendingen MitteKreis 12Kreis 1271.94.22.83.45.12.61.47.82.01%968
28AffolternKreis 11Kreis 1171.84.63.73.15.53.31.812.82.44%2,550
29HönggKreis 10Kreis 1068.55.04.23.56.93.92.28.92.56%3,133
30WitikonKreis 7Kreis 766.75.64.54.77.75.81.67.32.67%1,718
31LeimbachKreis 2Kreis 264.13.53.33.25.64.41.98.22.44%910
–LindenhofKreis 1Kreis 1Area too small for a score1.30.70.41.85.92.01.72.0–410
–WerdKreis 4Kreis 4Area too small for a score1.60.70.42.23.71.91.51.7–394
–RathausKreis 1Kreis 1Area too small for a score1.40.40.51.73.92.21.02.0–747

“Area too small for a score”: in this area, fewer than 50 of the map’s cells have a walkable street, so no score is shown. “Share under 50”: residents who live where the score is under 50. “Buildings”: how many buildings the map shows in the area.

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The ranked districts of Zurich, one by one

Reach shows how close daily needs are. Street quality shows how pleasant the streets are to walk.

Where most people live in places scoring under 50

  1. Höngg: 1,363 people (6%)
  2. Affoltern: 976 people (4%)
  3. Witikon: 766 people (7%)
  4. Altstetten: 717 people (2%)
  5. Seebach: 361 people (1%)
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