Generating and Measuring Your Apartment’s Walking Score
August 17th, 2010
An important factor in finding your ideal home is proximity to the places you frequent. We threw together a quick way to get an basic idea of your home’s or future home’s walkability. Let’s get started!First, make a list of the top 10 list of the places you frequent. 10 being the most frequented and 1 being the least. Here are some examples of places you might consider:10. Bus Stops9. Subways/Light Rail8. Parks and Trails7. Friends6. Family5. Grocery Stores4. Restaurants3. Work2. School1. GymNow, next to each of the places you’ve listed give them points based on their distance. If the distance measuring is within 5 minutes walking give the location 5 points. If it’s between 5 and 10 minutes away give it 3 points. And if it’s between 10 and 20 minutes away give it 1 point. And if its over 20 minutes away give it 0 points.*Remember this is walking distance time.*10. Bus Stops 5 Points9. Subways/Light Rail 3 Points8. Parks and Trails 5 Points7. Friends 5 Points6. Family 0 Points5. Grocery Stores 1 Points4. Restaurants 5 Points3. Work 0 Points2. School 0 Points1. Gym 3 PointsThen, multiply each point to its location on the top 10 list. So, if your number 10, the most important place you frequent, got 5 points then multiply 10 by 5 or 50pts.10. Bus Stops 5 Points x 10 = 50 pts9. Subways/Light Rail 3 Points x 9 = 27 pts8. Parks and Trails 5 Points x 8 = 40 pts7. Friends 5 Points x 7 = 35 pts6. Family 0 Points x 6 = 0 pts5. Grocery Stores 1 Points x 5 = 5 pts4. Restaurants 5 Points x 4 = 20 pts3. Work 0 Points x 3 = 0 pts2. School 0 Points x 2 = 0 pts1. Gym 3 Points x 1 = 3 ptsThen add up the results and see how you rank on our scale!Ranking Scale220 or higher – You live within walking distance to almost everything that is important in your life. Great location!165 to 219 – With many things close but a few things out of the way your location is much better than most. Good location!110 to 164 – It’s a fair balance for you. About half of the things you value are within walking distance but the other half require a car or other means. Decent location.55 to 109 – A lot of the places you go require a car or are at least a 15 minute walk. Depending on your comfort level with your current residence you might want to consider relocation. Walking? No thanks.0 to 54 – Everything is drive worth for you. But if you like that kind of solitude and the drives don’t bother you, more power to you. You live on a farm.
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