Southwest is the 27th most walkable neighborhood in Wichita with 13,656 residents.
Southwest does not have many bike lanes.
Nearby neighborhoods: Stanley/Aley, Southwest Village, South Central Improvemen, Mccormick, South City Community, Riverside and Delano.
Some errands can be accomplished on foot.

Some errands can be accomplished on foot in Southwest.
Southwest is the 27th most walkable neighborhood in Wichita with a Walk Score of 51.
The best Wichita neighborhoods for walkability are Uptown, East Front and New Salem.
Compare Southwest to other Wichita neighborhoods.
Rank # |
Name |
Walk Score |
Transit Score |
Bike Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uptown | 77 | - | 73 |
| 2 | East Front | 72 | - | 55 |
| 3 | New Salem | 66 | - | 72 |
| 4 | The Elm | 64 | - | 63 |
| 5 | College Hill | 64 | - | 61 |
| 6 | Historic Midtown | 62 | - | 65 |
| 7 | Hilltop | 61 | - | 53 |
| 8 | Delano | 60 | - | 56 |
| 9 | La Placita Park | 59 | - | 58 |
| 10 | Crown Heights | 58 | - | 59 |
| 11 | Courtland | 58 | - | 50 |
| 12 | Schweiter | 57 | - | 49 |
| 13 | Comotara Mainsgate Villa | 56 | - | 42 |
| 14 | Schweiter East | 56 | - | 47 |
| 15 | Murdock | 56 | - | 49 |
| 16 | Cottonwood Village | 55 | - | 50 |
| 17 | Grandview Heights | 55 | - | 46 |
| 18 | Kellogg School | 54 | - | 54 |
| 19 | Orchard Breeze | 54 | - | 40 |
| 20 | Sunflower | 54 | - | 44 |
| 21 | Crown Heights South | 54 | - | 56 |
| 22 | South Central Improvemen | 53 | - | 58 |
| 23 | Pueblo | 53 | - | 46 |
| 24 | Mccormick | 53 | - | 44 |
| 25 | Sleepy Hollow | 52 | - | 49 |
| 26 | Northwest Big River | 51 | - | 47 |
| 27 | Southwest | 51 | - | 43 |
| 28 | Central 2000 | 51 | - | 53 |
| 29 | Eastridge | 50 | - | 65 |
| 30 | Indian Hills | 50 | - | 62 |
| 31 | Westlink | 50 | - | 42 |
| 32 | Macdonald | 50 | - | 41 |
| 33 | Sunnyside | 50 | - | 43 |
| 34 | Hilltop - Jefferson | 49 | - | 51 |
| 35 | Linwood | 49 | - | 46 |
| 36 | Brookhollow | 49 | - | 44 |
| 37 | Harrison Park Rk | 48 | - | 39 |
| 38 | Indian Hills Riverbend | 48 | - | 52 |
| 39 | Fabrique | 48 | - | 55 |
| 40 | North Central | 47 | - | 46 |
| 41 | Orchard Park | 47 | - | 46 |
| 42 | Fairmount | 46 | - | 44 |
| 43 | Benjamin Hills | 46 | - | 44 |
| 44 | East Mt Vernon Na | 46 | - | 47 |
| 45 | Meadowlark | 45 | - | 44 |
| 46 | North Riverside | 45 | - | 55 |
| 47 | Mead | 43 | - | 48 |
| 48 | Planeview United | 43 | - | 60 |
| 49 | Stanley/Aley | 43 | - | 36 |
| 50 | Country Overlook | 43 | - | 45 |
| 51 | Power | 42 | - | 50 |
| 52 | K-15 | 41 | - | 59 |
| 53 | Matlock Heights | 39 | - | 45 |
| 54 | Ken-Mar | 39 | - | 43 |
| 55 | South City Community | 38 | - | 53 |
| 56 | Chisholm Creek | 37 | - | 45 |
| 57 | Longview | 37 | - | 41 |
| 58 | Southwest Village | 34 | - | 33 |
| 59 | Northeast Millair | 29 | - | 55 |
| 60 | Northeast Heights | 26 | - | 41 |
| 61 | South Area | 25 | - | 32 |
| 62 | Riverside | 23 | - | 30 |
| 63 | Jones Park | 23 | - | 37 |
| 64 | Sherwood Glen | 20 | - | 33 |
| 65 | Pleasant Valley | 18 | - | 34 |
There are about 44 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Southwest. People in Southwest can walk to an average of 0.9 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.
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