Center City West is the most walkable neighborhood in Philadelphia with 30,359 residents.
Center City West has world-class public transportation and is a biker’s paradise.
Nearby neighborhoods: Schuylkill Southwest, Fairmount/Spring Garden, Point Breeze, Powelton, Center City East, Wharton/Hawthorne/Bella Vista and Poplar/Ludlow/Yorktowne.
Daily errands do not require a car.

Daily errands do not require a car in Center City West.
Center City West is the most walkable neighborhood in Philadelphia with a Walk Score of 97.
The best Philadelphia neighborhoods for walkability are Center City West, Center City East and University City.
Compare Center City West to other Philadelphia neighborhoods.
Rank # |
Name |
Walk Score |
Transit Score |
Bike Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Center City West | 97 | 99 | 98 |
| 2 | Center City East | 97 | 97 | 94 |
| 3 | University City | 93 | 93 | 98 |
There are about 451 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Center City West. People in Center City West can walk to an average of 36 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.
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World-class public transportation.
Center City West has world-class public transportation and about 20 bus, 13 rail, 2 subway and 4 light rail lines passing through it.
The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Center City West on public transit.
Center City West has about 21 car shares from RelayRides and Zipcar.
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Daily errands can be accomplished on a bike.
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The Sterling Apartments
Packard Motor Car Building
320 S 15th Street, Philadelphia
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1934 Waverly Street, Philadelphia
2230 Spruce Street, Philadelphia
30 S. 22nd Street, Philadelphia
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on Swann Memorial Fountain