Most walkable Phoenix 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 2026·31 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Hayden Flour Mill and Silos from north of Tempe Town Lake
Tempe$455k median · 20.9 min commute
Amenities A+Commute A−Residents inactive
97
Walkability
overall 69 B−
2
City of Chandler neighborhoods
Chandler$508k median · 23.9 min commute
Amenities A+Commute BResidents inactive
82
Walkability
overall 72 B−
3
Photo of one of the entrance areas to the Mesa Arts Center
Mesa$408k median · 24.7 min commute
Amenities ACommute C+Residents inactive
81
Walkability
overall 63 C+
4
Skyline view of Phoenix — looking northeast from a helicopter, from above the 4th Avenue Jail. Foreground is the Central City Village and Central Avenue Corrido
Phoenix$421k median · 25.6 min commute
Amenities BCommute C+Residents inactive
78
Walkability
overall 61 C
5
Downtown Glendale, Arizona as viewed from the intersections of Glendale Ave. and 58th Ave.
Glendale$388k median · 27.7 min commute
Amenities BCommute C−Residents inactive
77
Walkability
overall 58 C
6
Gilbert’s Heritage Court as viewed from Gilbert Road, in Gilbert, Arizona.
Gilbert$575k median · 25.9 min commute
Amenities ACommute C+Residents inactive
74
Walkability
overall 72 B−
7
Queen Creek Town Hall. The building that currently serves as the Town Hall for Queen Creek began as a meetinghouse for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Queen Creek$635k median · 31.1 min commute
Amenities B+Commute DResidents inactive
58
Walkability
overall 65 C+
8
The Sun City DEVCO Model #1 a.k.a. “Del Webb Sun Cities Museum” is a white brick Bungalow built in 1959 and located at 10801 W. Oakmont Drive in Sun City, Arizo
Sun City$281k median · 24.1 min commute
Amenities CCommute C+Residents inactive
53
Walkability
overall 55 C−
9
Sun Lakes$455k median · 20.5 min commute
Amenities CCommute BResidents inactive
44
Walkability
overall 64 C+
10
San Tan Valley$410k median · 36.4 min commute
Amenities CCommute FResidents inactive
44
Walkability
overall 52 D+
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%.

Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Tempe (Hunter Trick (TrickHunter) · CC BY-SA 4.0); Chandler (Chandlernews · CC BY-SA 4.0); Mesa (Cygnusloop99 · CC BY-SA 3.0); Phoenix (DPPed · CC BY-SA 3.0); Glendale (Tony the Marine (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0); Gilbert (Tony the Marine (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0); Queen Creek (Tony the Marine · CC BY-SA 3.0); Sun City (Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0).