Most walkable Philadelphia 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 2026·50 suburbs considered, 10 listed

Yeadon$183k median · 31.6 min commute

Amenities A−Commute DResidents inactive

Walkability
overall 42 D−

Darby Meetinghouse in Darby, PA for Friends (Quakers)1803? in NRHP. I took this photo myself and give it to the public domain.

Darby$118k median · 36.6 min commute

Amenities A−Commute FResidents inactive

Walkability
overall 35 F

Bala Cynwyd$640k median · 27.6 min commute

Amenities ACommute C+Residents inactive

Walkability
overall 75 B

Camden$112k median · 23.8 min commute

Amenities A−Commute CResidents inactive

Walkability
overall 41 D−

Philadelphia$243k median · 31.7 min commute

Amenities A−Commute DResidents inactive

Walkability
overall 49 D+

Ardmore$453k median · 26.4 min commute

Amenities A−Commute B−Residents inactive

Walkability
overall 74 B

Lansdowne$211k median · 33.1 min commute

Amenities B+Commute FResidents inactive

Walkability
overall 46 D

Town center of West Chester. View looks northeast along Market Street from Darlington Street. [Added by Nyttend: this block is included in the West Chester Down

West Chester$491k median · 20.9 min commute

Amenities A−Commute BResidents inactive

Walkability
overall 69 B−

Lower Swedish Cabin - log cabin in suburban Philadelphia. Built sometime after 1638.

Drexel Hill$266k median · 30.9 min commute

Amenities B+Commute DResidents inactive

Walkability
overall 51 D+

Collingswood$380k median · 26.3 min commute

Amenities B+Commute CResidents inactive

Walkability
overall 60 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: Yeadon (Smallbones · CC0); Darby (Smallbones at en.wikipedia · Public domain); Bala Cynwyd (Sir Joseph · CC BY-SA 3.0); Camden (ajay_suresh · CC BY 2.0); Philadelphia (颐园居 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Ardmore (Ii2nmd · CC0); Lansdowne (Smallbones · CC BY-SA 3.0); West Chester (Zoewscott · Public domain); Drexel Hill (User:Smallbones on English Wikipedia. · Public domain); Collingswood (Saucemaster · CC BY-SA 3.0).