The Ten Most Walkable Cities in Colorado

In the wake of our updated list of Denver's most walkable neighborhoods, we recently posted about the ten least walkable cities in Colorado according to the online resource Walkscore.com. Now, we flip to the other side of the coin. Continue to check out the site's picks for the ten most...

By Michael Roberts

May 9, 2016

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In the wake of our updated list featuring Denver's most walkable neighborhoods, we recently posted about the ten least walkable cities in Colorado according to the online resource Walkscore.com.

Now, we flip to the other side of the coin.

Continue to check out the site's picks for the ten most walkable Colorado communities, all of which are in the Denver-Boulder metro area. Accompanying them are Walkscore graphics and data.

Note that some of them are designated as car-dependent or only somewhat walkable — meaning that walks there can be long ones. But we hear that walking is good for us.

Count down the top ten below.

Number 10: Lafayette

Walk Score: 37

Transit Score: —

Bike Score: —

Population: 24,453

Number 9: Littleton

Walk Score: 37

Transit Score: 36

Bike Score: —-

Population: 41,737

Number 8: Aurora

Walk Score: 38

Transit Score: 35

Bike Score: 61

Population: 325,078

Number 7: Golden

Walk Score: 39

Transit Score: —

Bike Score: —

Population: 18,867

Number 6: Lakewood

Walk Score: 39

Transit Score: 38

Bike Score: —

Population: 142,980

Continue to keep counting down Colorado's ten most walkable cities.

Number 5: Wheat Ridge

Walk Score: 43

Transit Score: —

Bike Score: —

Population: 30,166

Number 4: Northglenn

Walk Score: 43

Transit Score: —

Bike Score: —

Population: 35,789

Number 3: Englewood

Walk Score: 55

Transit Score: —

Bike Score: —

Population: 30,255

Number 2: Boulder

Walk Score: 56

Transit Score: 48

Bike Score: 86

Population: 97,385

Number 1: Denver

Walk Score: 56

Transit Score: 47

Bike Score: 71

Population: 600,158

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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