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Walkscore is a new site that looks at how walkable a neighborhood is. We looked at different zipcodes for Austin too see which areas of town where most walkable. We mostly looked at central neighborhoods.

In addition to the walk score rating we also have the average real estate prices for each zipcode. (Thanks to Austin Real Estate Hub for statistics on average prices)

• 78701 – 98 – walker’s paradise (190k)
• 78757 – 91 – walker’s paradise (235k)
• 78705 – 85 – very walkable (266k)
• 78756 – 80 – very walkable (264k)
• 78702 – 80 – very walkable (165k)
• 78745 – 72 – very walkable (160k)
• 78751 – 71 – very walkable (263k)
• 78722 – 65 – somewhat walkable (238k)
• 78704 – 63 – somewhat walkable (261k)
• 78703 – 52 – somewhat walkable (474k)
• 78752 – 45 – car-dependent (173k)
• 78746 – 42 – car-dependent (484k)
• 78721 – 34 – car-dependent (148k)
• 78732 – 20 – car-dependent (350k)
• 78733 – 17 – car-dependent (420k)
• 78731 – 12 – car-dependent (400k)
• 78730 – 6 – car-dependent (510k)

Now it would be nice if there were more affordable neighborhoods in the Austin market. But we did find neighborhoods that had better walkability scores also tended to be more afforable than areas of town that were more car dependent. One more reason to live centrally and spend more time on your feet instead of in the car.

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