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Most walkable New York 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

View of Hudson Street to the north, Hoboken, New Jersey.

Hoboken$895k median · 36.8 min commute

Amenities A+Commute FResidents inactive

100

Walkability
overall 69 B−

2

View of the Empire State Building in New York City from the Top of the Rock at 30 Rockefeller Plaza during sunset. The tower was illuminated in green in honor o

New York$778k median · 40.3 min commute

Amenities A+Commute FResidents inactive

100

Walkability
overall 52 D+

3

60th Street looking east West New York

West New York$466k median · 34.5 min commute

Amenities A+Commute FResidents inactive

100

Walkability
overall 47 D

4

Aerial shot of Union City, New Jersey, facing north, taken from its southern border at Washington Park, on June 3, 2025. The structure in the center background

Union City$472k median · 33.1 min commute

Amenities A+Commute FResidents inactive

99

Walkability
overall 50 D+

5

Journal Square, Jersey City, New Jersey.

Jersey City$567k median · 36.8 min commute

Amenities A+Commute FResidents inactive

97

Walkability
overall 53 C−

6

A welcome sign to the unincorporated hamlet of Uniondale on Oak Street in Uniondale, Long Island, New York on December 3, 2021.

Uniondale$539k median · 32.7 min commute

Amenities ACommute D−Residents inactive

93

Walkability
overall 54 C−

7

Aerial view of downtown in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey from an aircraft which just departed from Newark Liberty International Airport

Newark$374k median · 32.6 min commute

Amenities ACommute D−Residents inactive

93

Walkability
overall 41 D−

8

Valley Stream$616k median · 40.7 min commute

Amenities ACommute FResidents inactive

93

Walkability
overall 59 C

9

South Main Street, downtown Freeport, Long Island, New York.

Hempstead$460k median · 33.3 min commute

Amenities ACommute FResidents inactive

92

Walkability
overall 44 D

10

The "Be Fort Lee" sign in Fort Lee Park, Fort Lee, New Jersey

Fort Lee$448k median · 35.0 min commute

Amenities A+Commute D−Residents inactive

91

Walkability
overall 63 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: Hoboken (King of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0); New York (Dllu · CC BY-SA 4.0); West New York (Hudconja · CC BY-SA 3.0); Union City (Luigi Novi · CC BY 4.0); Jersey City (King of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0); Uniondale (AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Newark (Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0); Hempstead (Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0); Fort Lee (RyeCityRoller · CC BY-SA 4.0).