South Boston neighborhood in Boston

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South Boston is the 16th most walkable neighborhood in Boston with 33,607 residents.

South Boston has good public transportation and is somewhat bikeable.

Nearby neighborhoods: Downtown, Chinatown, Downtown Crossing, North Dorchester, Bay Village, North End and South End.

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Very Walkable

Most errands can be accomplished on foot.

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Most errands can be accomplished on foot in South Boston.

South Boston is the 16th most walkable neighborhood in Boston with a Walk Score of 79.

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

South Boston Neighborhood Ranking

Compare South Boston to other Boston neighborhoods.

Rank #	Name	Walk Score	Transit Score	Bike Score	Population
14	Charlestown	81	73	75	16,132
15	Roxbury	80	77	71	60,853
16	South Boston	79	64	69	33,607
17	Brighton	79	76	62	45,976
18	North Dorchester	77	66	64	27,229

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Eating & Drinking

There are about 198 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in South Boston. People in South Boston can walk to an average of 5 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

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This is a great bowling place to go to, it has lots of lanes, arcades, a small bar area and also a function room for birthday parties. It's on a main road great location and easy to get too. Must check out great prices

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Good Transit

Many nearby public transportation options.

Public Transit Routes

South Boston has good public transportation and about 16 bus and 1 subway lines passing through it.

Transit Time

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South Boston has about 21 car shares from RelayRides, Zipcar, Hertz On Demand and Enterprise CarShare.

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Bikeable

Some bike infrastructure.

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Bike sharing is available from Hubway.

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Check out everything this beach has to offer with its beautiful shoreline, bike trails, food stands and historical site of Fort Independence. #urbanbeach Photo: BostonPhotoSphere