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Most walkable Chicago suburbs

Ranked on amenities within two miles at 40%, transit stop density at 15%, and the three poll questions about walking to groceries, restaurants and the state of the sidewalks at 45%. Walkability is mostly something residents know and datasets do not.

Updated Sep 2026·60 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
A Chicago River tour boat passes in front of Trump Tower
Chicago$334k median · 33.1 min commute
Amenities A+Commute DResidents inactive
95
Walkability
overall 54 C−
2
View of Fountain Square in Evanston, Illinois looking south-southeast towards Chicago and Lake Michigan
Evanston$481k median · 27.5 min commute
Amenities A+Commute C+Residents inactive
95
Walkability
overall 69 B−
3
Lake Street at dusk
Oak Park$466k median · 31.6 min commute
Amenities ACommute C−Residents inactive
94
Walkability
overall 67 C+
4
Leaning Tower Of Niles
Niles$359k median · 28.3 min commute
Amenities ACommute C−Residents inactive
93
Walkability
overall 62 C
5
The Berwyn City Hall, built in 1939 and designed by the architecture firm of Burnham & Hammond.
Berwyn$300k median · 29.0 min commute
Amenities A−Commute D+Residents inactive
90
Walkability
overall 52 D+
6
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Skokie$387k median · 27.9 min commute
Amenities A−Commute CResidents inactive
90
Walkability
overall 66 C+
7
J. Sterling Morton High School East Auditorium in Cicero, Illinois
Cicero$249k median · 29.3 min commute
Amenities A−Commute DResidents inactive
87
Walkability
overall 49 D+
8
Oak Lawn, Illinois.
Oak Lawn$281k median · 30.8 min commute
Amenities A−Commute DResidents inactive
86
Walkability
overall 55 C−
9
The Pickwick Theatre in downtown Park Ridge, Illinois. Photograph taken January 6, 2007; processed in hugin to remove keystoning.
Park Ridge$551k median · 29.1 min commute
Amenities B+Commute CResidents inactive
85
Walkability
overall 69 B−
10
Des Plaines, Illinois.
Des Plaines$336k median · 28.2 min commute
Amenities B+Commute C−Residents inactive
81
Walkability
overall 66 C+
This list's weighting
Amenities 40%Transit stop density 15%Resident poll (Q3, Q4, Q8) 45%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Chicago (File:Chicago River ferry.jpg: John Picken derivative work: Georgfotoart · CC BY 2.0); Evanston (Madcoverboy (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0); Oak Park (Dennisyerger84 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Niles (Miroslaw Mucha · Public domain); Berwyn (Milos Necas · CC0); Skokie (Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0); Cicero (Teemu08 · CC BY-SA 3.0); Oak Lawn (Village of Oak Lawn · CC BY 2.0); Park Ridge (Kelly Martin · CC BY-SA 3.0); Des Plaines (Randy Escalada · CC BY-SA 2.0).