Question 1

How do I check the walkability of a specific property?

Accepted Answer

Enter the property address on SafeStreets. You get a 0 to 10 walkability evaluation with a four-part breakdown (Daily Reach, Street Safety, Transit Reach, Walking Comfort), twelve underlying metrics, three lifestyle verdicts, and a 15-minute city analysis. It is free, works for any address in 190+ countries, and needs no sign-up.

Question 2

Does walkability increase home value?

Accepted Answer

The evidence says yes. Research from CEOs for Cities (Cortright, 2009) found that in 13 of 15 major US markets, higher walkability was associated with higher home values, on the order of 500 to 3,000 dollars per point of walk score, holding other factors constant. Pivo and Fisher found walkable commercial properties carried higher values and lower cap rates. SafeStreets pairs an address-level score with that peer-reviewed evidence base.

Question 3

What is a good walk score for a rental or a property to buy?

Accepted Answer

On the 0 to 10 scale, 8.3 and above (Very walkable) means most daily needs are reachable on foot with real pedestrian infrastructure. 7.0 to 8.2 (Walkable) supports a car-light life. 5.5 to 6.9 (Moderate) is walkable for some trips but still car-reliant. Below 5.5 leans car-dependent. For income property, the Very walkable and Walkable bands are where walkability shows up in rent and resale.

Question 4

How do I add a walkability score to my real estate listing?

Accepted Answer

SafeStreets offers a free embeddable walkability badge. Pick the property location, copy the snippet, and paste it into a listing page or client one-pager. It shows the 0 to 10 SafeStreets score and links back to the full evaluation, with an open, citable method behind the number and no fee.

Question 5

What data is a SafeStreets walkability evaluation built on?

Accepted Answer

Government and satellite sources: US Census ACS commute data, CDC PLACES health outcomes, FEMA flood zones, the EPA National Walkability Index, plus ESA Sentinel-2 satellite imagery, OpenStreetMap, NASADEM terrain, and Transitland GTFS worldwide. The full methodology is archived on Zenodo with a permanent DOI.