Back Bay neighborhood in Boston

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Back Bay is the 8th most walkable neighborhood in Boston with 21,929 residents.

Back Bay has world-class public transportation and is very bikeable.

Nearby neighborhoods: Bay Village, South End, Beacon Hill, Chinatown, Downtown Crossing, Fenway and West End.

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Walker’s Paradise

Daily errands do not require a car.

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Daily errands do not require a car in Back Bay.

Back Bay is the 8th most walkable neighborhood in Boston with a Walk Score of 95.

The best Boston neighborhoods for walkability are Bay Village, Chinatown and Beacon Hill.

Back Bay Neighborhood Ranking

Compare Back Bay to other Boston neighborhoods.

Rank #	Name	Walk Score	Transit Score	Bike Score	Population
6	Fenway	95	99	89	22,682
7	West End	95	100	83	5,951
8	Back Bay	95	97	88	21,929
9	South End	94	95	82	29,990
10	Downtown	94	100	83	2,307

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Eating & Drinking

There are about 239 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Back Bay. People in Back Bay can walk to an average of 22 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

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Rider’s Paradise

World-class public transportation.

Public Transit Routes

Back Bay has world-class public transportation and about 14 bus, 4 rail, 2 subway and 1 light rail lines passing through it.

Transit Time

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Back Bay has about 28 car shares from RelayRides, Zipcar, Hertz On Demand and Enterprise CarShare.

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Very Bikeable

Biking is convenient for most trips.

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This is a historical building of Boston, if in area and interested in the history of it must stop by here. Great place

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Restaurants & Bars in Back Bay include BerryLine, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream and Cold Stone Creamery.

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This is what Boston's MBTA bus looks like, there are great you can buy day passes or monthly passes. They have a/c and heat for your comfort as you travel around Boston