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Living in New Orleans

New Orleans has an average Walk Score of 58 with 343,829 residents.

New Orleans has some public transportation and is somewhat bikeable.

The most walkable New Orleans neighborhoods are French Quarter, Marigny and Central Business District.

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58 Walk Score of New Orleans, LA

New Orleans is Somewhat Walkable

Some errands can be accomplished on foot.

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Photo of Crescent City Connection Bridge in New Orleans

Crescent City Connection Bridge

Photo of Crescent City Classic in New Orleans

Crescent City Classic

Some errands can be accomplished on foot in New Orleans.

New Orleans Apartments for Rent

New Orleans Neighborhoods

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Population

1 French Quarter 97 77 95 3,692
2 Marigny 96 59 92 3,076
3 Central Business District 93 81 87 2,288
4 Lower Garden District 92 59 81 6,576
5 East Riverside 92 50 74 2,829
6 Touro 91 56 78 2,927
7 Garden District 90 56 74 2,307
8 St. Thomas Development Neighborhood 89 47 81 1,059
9 Irish Channel 88 50 76 4,316
10 Uptown 88 54 79 5,955
11 West Riverside 87 46 77 4,766
12 City Park 85 55 96 2,898
13 Treme - Lafitte 85 63 100 4,138
14 Central City 85 57 79 10,945
15 Bywater 84 44 85 3,351
16 Milan 84 52 83 5,138
17 Iberville 84 83 97 1,153
18 Bayou St. John 83 56 97 3,516
19 Mid-City 81 61 94 14,480
20 Seventh Ward 81 51 92 10,240
21 Leonidas 77 54 83 6,684
22 Tulane - Gravier 77 72 90 3,571
23 St. Claude 75 41 83 6,835
24 Freret 74 46 85 1,712
25 East Carrollton 74 54 81 4,342
26 Fairgrounds 73 45 94 5,195
27 Algiers Point 73 48 75 2,470
28 St. Roch 69 45 75 6,639
29 Marleyville - Fontainbleau 66 52 77 5,738
30 Audubon 65 50 79 15,828
31 Gert Town 64 48 82 3,574
32 Lakeview 62 26 61 6,354
33 Broadmoor 61 41 80 5,290
34 McDonough 61 41 68 2,412
35 Black Pearl 59 52 97 1,749
36 Whitney 59 34 62 2,482
37 B. W. Cooper 57 52 75 785
38 Dillard 57 42 61 4,359
39 Holly Grove 56 42 66 4,447
40 Milneburg 54 39 52 3,399
41 Gentilly Terrace 51 41 59 8,229
42 West End 51 22 65 3,179
43 Navarre 50 47 49 2,304
44 Holy Cross 48 35 66 2,726
45 Pines Village 48 40 47 3,438
46 Read Boulevard West 47 35 43 5,387
47 St. Anthony 47 38 69 3,510
48 Gentilly Woods 46 43 51 2,827
49 St. Bernard Area 46 35 65 955
50 Behrman 44 35 59 8,050
51 Plum Orchard 40 37 41 4,158
52 Old Aurora 40 33 44 16,379
53 Lower Ninth Ward 39 34 53 2,838
54 Dixon 39 51 67 1,266
55 Fillmore 39 33 64 4,230
56 West Lake Forest 39 36 49 4,102
57 Lake Terrace - Oaks 38 36 50 2,470
58 U. S. Naval Base 38 31 59 2,214
59 Fischer Development Neighborhood 37 39 51 733
60 Florida Area 37 33 61 1,275
61 Viavant - Venetian Isles 36 34 37 947
62 Desire Area 34 35 39 1,198
63 Lake Shore - Lake Vista 31 24 53 3,444
64 Little Woods 30 35 41 31,671
65 Tall Timbers - Brechtel 29 32 41 12,232
66 Lakewood 25 33 37 1,663
67 Read Boulevard East 24 35 34 5,692
68 Village De L'Est 24 36 34 8,017
69 Desire Development Neighborhood 18 24 35 786
70 Ponchartrain Park 16 36 36 1,469
71 New Aurora 10 38 28 4,040
72 Lake Catherine 2 - 26 892
73 English Turn 0 2 25 1,758

thumbnail for Crescent City Connection BridgeThe Crescent City Connection Bridge. Connecting the Westbank of New Orleans to the Eastbank over the Mississippi River.

Daisha Hodges
on Crescent City Connection Bridge

44 Transit Score of New Orleans, LA

New Orleans has Some Transit

A few nearby public transportation options. Find New Orleans apartments for rent on Redfin.

Public Transit Routes

New Orleans has some public transportation and about 31 bus, 5 light rail and 2 ferry lines.

Transit Time

The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from New Orleans on public transit.

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Photo of 4508 Freret Street in New Orleans

4508 Freret Street

Photo of Crescent City Comics in New Orleans

Crescent City Comics

Photo of Kehoe Tire in New Orleans

Kehoe Tire

Photo of W New Orleans - French Quarter in New Orleans

W New Orleans - French Quarter

Photo of Saints and Sinners in New Orleans

Saints and Sinners

Photo of New Orleans Public Library - Main Branch in New Orleans

New Orleans Public Library - Main Branch

66 Bike Score of New Orleans, LA

New Orleans is Bikeable

Some bike infrastructure.

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Photo of Commander's Palace in New Orleans

Commander's Palace

Photo of James M. Singleton Charter School in New Orleans

James M. Singleton Charter School

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Jackson Square

Photo of Woldenberg Park in New Orleans

Woldenberg Park

Photo of Garden District Book Shop in New Orleans

Garden District Book Shop

Photo of Garden District Book Shop in New Orleans

Garden District Book Shop

thumbnail for Crescent City ClassicBreakfast for champions..locals giving away free breakfast along the 10k route of the crescent city classic....free.beer, free bacon and lots of love New Orleans style

Ian Cockburn
on Crescent City Classic

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St Vincent's Guesthouse

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Bourbon Street

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Saint Louis Cathedral

Photo of Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans

Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

thumbnail for Guy's Po-BoysWhere locals go for excellent poboys. Where I discovered shrimp poboys some 20 years ago....and they have been there for generations

Ian Cockburn
on Guy's Po-Boys

New Orleans is Talking About...

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Photo of New Orleans Fire Museum in New Orleans

New Orleans Fire Museum

Photo of Napoleon Ave At St Charles in New Orleans

Napoleon Ave At St Charles

Photo of Mississippi River View in New Orleans

Mississippi River View

thumbnail for Commander's PalaceThis iconic place is a world class restaurant. It offers classic New Orleans dishes served by a very polished waitstaff. Gourmands from Europe fly to New Orleans just to dine in Commander's Palace.

Michael Greene
on Commander's Palace

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