WalkablyThe two scores side by side
| Walk Score | Walkably | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it works | The United States and Canada. | Every street in 31 European countries. 477 cities have their own page, in their language and in English. |
| What the number means | A number from 0 to 100 for how easily you can run daily errands on foot. At 90 to 100 Walk Score says “daily errands do not require a car”. | A number from 0 to 100. 60 of the 100 points are for the walk to eight daily needs: groceries, food and drink, shops, health, school, parks, culture and public transport. 40 points are for how pleasant the streets are. |
| How it is worked out | Places within a 5-minute walk earn full points. Further places earn fewer points, and after a 30-minute walk they earn none. It also looks at how many people live nearby, how long the blocks are and how often streets meet. | The walk on real streets, at 80 metres a minute, to the nearest of each of the eight needs. A longer walk earns fewer points. Heavy traffic, busy roads nearby, little summer shade and steep slopes lower the street points. |
| Other scores | A Transit Score and a Bike Score, each from 0 to 100. | One walking score. Public transport is one of the eight needs. |
| Price and access | A website for addresses in the US and Canada, and an API for property sites. Its API page says developers need a key from Walk Score. | The map and the score for any address are free, with no account. Our free link for AI assistants, mcp.walkably.org, lets Claude or ChatGPT look up the score for any address. For listings and apps, see the API. |
| Checks you can read | Its method page says the method “has been validated by leading academic researchers”. | We compared our score with census data on how people walk to work in France, England and Wales, and Ireland. In all three, neighbourhoods with a higher score have more people who walk to work. The figures are on the About page. |
As of 26 October 2026. What we say about Walk Score comes from its own pages, read on that day: cities and neighbourhoods, method and API. Walk Score is a registered trademark of Walk Score Management LLC. Walkably is not part of Walk Score.
Which one to use
If the address is in the United States or Canada, use Walk Score.
If the address is in one of the 31 European countries we cover, use Walkably (every city, by country). The About page explains our method step by step.