#T1Berkeley
Alameda County · 121,911 peopleWalkability grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B− · #182 of 841 in CA
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Berkeley, #1 on this list · Photo: pedrik · CC BY 2.0Berkeley, San Francisco and Stanford share first place on walkability among California’s 847 towns of 2,500+; 475 of the 847 grade A− or better on walkability nationally.
The Walkability grade: the EPA National Walkability Index where residents live, and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit (Census ACS). How grades work
#T1Walkability grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B− · #182 of 841 in CA
#T1Walkability grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall C+ · #308 of 841 in CA
#T1Walkability grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · college campus
Walkability grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 609 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
847 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
Berkeley (Alameda County), San Francisco (San Francisco County) and Stanford (Santa Clara County) share first place on walkability among 847 towns.
The Walkability grade: the EPA National Walkability Index where residents live, and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit (Census ACS). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a walkability grade (847 in California). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the California page.
Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.