Los Angeles

Most walkable Los Angeles 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
The image is of the Hollywood landmark sign
Los Angeles$921k median · 30.7 min commute
Amenities A+Commute D+Residents inactive
98
Walkability
overall 54 C−
2
Long Beach$807k median · 29.9 min commute
Amenities A+Commute D+Residents inactive
97
Walkability
overall 57 C−
3
Casa Del Mar Hotel — on the beach in Santa Monica, Southern California. Built in a Renaissance Revival-Mediterranean Revival style in 1926 as an elite beach clu
Santa Monica$1.76M median · 24.8 min commute
Amenities A+Commute BResidents inactive
95
Walkability
overall 71 B−
4
Lakewood City Hall entrance
Lakewood$827k median · 28.4 min commute
Amenities ACommute C−Residents inactive
93
Walkability
overall 61 C
5
a welcome sign sr:Слика:Alhambra
Alhambra$858k median · 30.3 min commute
Amenities A+Commute D+Residents inactive
93
Walkability
overall 60 C
6
The Burbank media district, view from Griffith Park, with Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the foreground.
Burbank$1.09M median · 26.0 min commute
Amenities A+Commute B−Residents inactive
92
Walkability
overall 63 C+
7
Torrance City Hall in the civic center complex on Torrance Boulevard, Torrance, California.
Torrance$1.07M median · 26.9 min commute
Amenities A+Commute C+Residents inactive
91
Walkability
overall 66 C+
8
Pasadena City Hall
Pasadena$1.09M median · 26.9 min commute
Amenities A+Commute B−Residents inactive
90
Walkability
overall 62 C
9
The City Hall of Westminster
Westminster$858k median · 27.0 min commute
Amenities ACommute C−Residents inactive
89
Walkability
overall 60 C
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Costa Mesa$1.12M median · 22.4 min commute
Amenities A+Commute B+Residents inactive
89
Walkability
overall 70 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: Los Angeles (Gnaphron · CC BY-SA 2.0); Santa Monica (User:User2004 · Public domain); Lakewood (Proarte · CC BY-SA 4.0); Alhambra (Jey0h (talk) · CC BY 3.0); Burbank (Junkyardsparkle · CC0); Torrance (Thurifer · CC BY-SA 4.0); Pasadena (David Wakely · CC BY-SA 2.5); Westminster (Deathlock97 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Costa Mesa (pelle68 · CC BY-SA 3.0).