Columbus

Most walkable Columbus 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 2026·24 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Downtown Columbus, Ohio, view from Main St. Bridge (Edited version)
Columbus$253k median · 21.5 min commute
Amenities A−Commute A−Residents inactive
91
Walkability
overall 57 C−
2
Bexley City Hall in Bexley, Ohio.
Bexley$528k median · 18.1 min commute
Amenities BCommute A+Residents inactive
80
Walkability
overall 77 B
3
Upper Arlington Municipal Center, Upper Arlington, Ohio.
Upper Arlington$596k median · 19.3 min commute
Amenities B+Commute AResidents inactive
75
Walkability
overall 76 B
4
Whitehall Municipal Building decorated for Christmas viewed from the northeast.
Whitehall$160k median · 21.4 min commute
Amenities B−Commute BResidents inactive
74
Walkability
overall 47 D
5
East Main Street (w:U.S. Route 22) in w:Lancaster, Ohio This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in th
Lancaster$194k median · 27.7 min commute
Amenities B+Commute D+Residents inactive
73
Walkability
overall 51 D+
6
Gahanna, OH
Gahanna$351k median · 20.4 min commute
Amenities BCommute A−Residents inactive
70
Walkability
overall 68 B−
7
Buildings on the western side of the 600 block of High Street (U.S. Route 23) in downtown Worthington, Ohio, United States. These buildings are part of the Wort
Worthington$441k median · 20.3 min commute
Amenities B−Commute A−Residents inactive
68
Walkability
overall 71 B−
8
Photograph taken in Franklin County, Ohio. See categories for more information.
Westerville$375k median · 19.4 min commute
Amenities BCommute AResidents inactive
65
Walkability
overall 68 B−
9
Grove City, Ohio library. Viewed looking northwest.
Grove City$310k median · 21.6 min commute
Amenities B−Commute BResidents inactive
62
Walkability
overall 60 C
10
Front of the Hilliard, Ohio City Hall and city administrative center.
Hilliard$385k median · 21.9 min commute
Amenities C+Commute B+Residents inactive
60
Walkability
overall 68 B−
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: Columbus (Paul Wasneski · Public domain); Bexley (Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0); Upper Arlington (Postdlf · CC BY-SA 3.0); Whitehall (Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0); Lancaster (Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5); Gahanna (Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0); Worthington (Nyttend · Public domain); Westerville (Pythaglio · CC BY-SA 2.0); Grove City (Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0); Hilliard (Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0).