Jacksonville: One of America's Least Walkable Cities

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The good news is Jacksonville is a more walkable friendly city than Charlotte. The bad news is that isn't saying much. Here is a look at Walk Score's 2014 ranking of America's most walkable cities.



2014 Walk Score Rankings (US cities 200,000 and above)

Cities with some form of consolidated city-county governments are highlighted in green.

100 - 90 Walker's Paradise - Daily errands do not require a car.

No American city with 200,000 residents or more is considered a walker's paradise.



89 - 70 Very Walkable - Most errands can be accomplished on foot.

1.  87.6  New York, NY

 2.  84.4  Jersey City, NJ

3.  83.9  San Francisco, CA

 4.  79.5  Newark, NJ

4.  79.5  Boston

6.  77.8  Philadelphia, PA

7.  76.5  Miami, FL

 8.  75.6  Chicago, IL

 9.  74.1  Washington,DC

10.  70.8  Seattle, WA



Miami is the only major southern city to rank in the top 10.




69 - 50 Somewhat Walkable - Some amenities within walking distance.

11. 68.5  Oakland, CA

12. 67.1  Arlington, VA

13. 66.2  Baltimore, MD

14. 65.8  Long Beach, CA

15. 65.4  Minneapolis, MN

16. 65.2  Hialeah, FL

17. 64.9  Buffalo, NY

18. 63.9  Los Angeles, CA

19. 62.8  Portland, OR

20. 62.6  Honolulu, HI

21. 61.3  Santa Ana, CA

22. 60.9  Rochester, NY

23. 59.8  Pittsburgh, PA

23. 59.8  St. Louis

25. 59.4  Milwaukee, WI

26. 56.8  Cleveland, OH

27. 56.3  New Orleans, LA

28. 56.0  St. Paul, MN

29. 55.7  Denver, CO

30. 52.2  Detroit, MI

31. 51.5  Oxnard, CA

32. 50.7  Tacoma, WA

33. 50.6  Anaheim, CA

34. 50.1  Cincinnati, OH



Despite losing most of its residents since 1950, Detroit is still considered to be a somewhat walkable city.


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