Shockoe Bottom neighborhood in Richmond

Shockoe Bottom is the 9th most walkable neighborhood in Richmond with 2,305 residents.

Nearby neighborhoods: Church Hill, Union Hill, Chimborazo, Old Town Manchester, Central Office, Fairmount and Church Hill North.

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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 Shockoe Bottom.

Shockoe Bottom is the 9th most walkable neighborhood in Richmond with a Walk Score of 84.

The best Richmond neighborhoods for walkability are Monroe Ward, City Center and Jackson Ward.

Shockoe Bottom Neighborhood Ranking

Compare Shockoe Bottom to other Richmond neighborhoods.

Rank #	Name	Walk Score	Transit Score	Bike Score	Population
1	Monroe Ward	95	-	-	2,595
2	City Center	94	-	-	515
3	Jackson Ward	92	-	-	1,565
4	VCU	91	-	-	4,563
5	Carver	89	-	-	2,555
6	Carytown	88	-	-	1,429
7	Central Office	87	-	-	638
8	The Fan	86	-	-	13,016
9	Shockoe Bottom	84	-	-	2,305
10	The Museum District	83	-	-	6,803
11	Westhampton	75	-	-	1,449
12	Oregon Hill	75	-	-	1,044
13	Manchester	71	-	-	698
14	Virginia Union	70	-	-	1,659
15	Union Hill	70	-	-	1,463
16	Church Hill	70	-	-	2,638
17	Chamberlayne Industrial Center	65	-	-	801
18	Gilpin	64	-	-	2,765
19	Bellevue	64	-	-	2,625
20	Stony Point	64	-	-	740
21	Blackwell	62	-	-	1,806
22	Byrd Park	61	-	-	1,443
23	Three Chopt	59	-	-	2,568
24	Northern Barton Heights	59	-	-	2,730
25	University of Richmond	58	-	-	2,494
26	Monument Avenue Park	58	-	-	530
27	Old Town Manchester	57	-	-	666
28	Sauer's Gardens	57	-	-	1,109
29	Upper Shockoe Valley	57	-	-	1,211
30	Rosedale	57	-	-	1,773
31	Fairmount	57	-	-	1,237
32	Randolph	56	-	-	2,911
33	Forest View	54	-	-	845
34	John Marshall	54	-	-	949
35	Laburnum Park	54	-	-	773
36	Brookland Park	53	-	-	1,815
37	Ginter Park	53	-	-	4,378
38	Swansboro West	52	-	-	2,006
39	Chippenham Forest	52	-	-	1,327
40	Sherwood Park	51	-	-	592
41	Forest Hill Terrace	51	-	-	1,204
42	Westover Hills	50	-	-	1,109
43	Swansboro	50	-	-	1,724
44	Church Hill North	50	-	-	2,067
45	Malvern Gardens	50	-	-	1,302
46	Mosby	50	-	-	1,745
47	Forest Hill	49	-	-	1,330
48	Green Park	49	-	-	703
49	Broad Rock	48	-	-	1,397
50	Reedy Creek	48	-	-	1,114
51	Southwood	48	-	-	2,378
52	Stonewall Court	47	-	-	920
53	Carillon	47	-	-	886
54	Highland Terrace	46	-	-	883
55	McGuire	45	-	-	1,428
56	Mary Munford	45	-	-	1,285
57	Chimborazo	45	-	-	1,355
58	Southern Barton Heights	45	-	-	882
59	Colonial Place	45	-	-	2,024
60	Willow Lawn	45	-	-	978
61	Gravel Hill	45	-	-	556
62	Northrop	42	-	-	1,612
63	Washington Park	42	-	-	813
64	Woodland Heights	42	-	-	2,071
65	McGuire Manor	41	-	-	1,341
66	North Highland Park	41	-	-	3,012
67	Hioaks	40	-	-	1,415
68	Edgewood	40	-	-	822
69	Highland Park Southern Tip	40	-	-	1,984
70	Brauers	39	-	-	613
71	Jahnke	38	-	-	3,178
72	Woodville	38	-	-	608
73	Oxford	37	-	-	1,589
74	Providence Park	36	-	-	1,334
75	Peter Paul	36	-	-	693
76	Windsor Farms	36	-	-	1,378
77	Cedarhurst	35	-	-	2,484
78	Midlothian	35	-	-	2,519
79	Oak Grove	35	-	-	1,873
80	McGuire Veterans Hospital	35	-	-	810
81	Eastview	34	-	-	3,189
82	Jeff Davis	34	-	-	3,352
83	Westover	33	-	-	2,842
84	Huguenot	32	-	-	3,328
85	Woodhaven	32	-	-	1,418
86	Creighton	32	-	-	1,341
87	South Garden	31	-	-	2,256
88	British Camp Farms	31	-	-	1,321
89	Windsor	31	-	-	565
90	Fairfield	30	-	-	1,152
91	Oakwood Cemetery	30	-	-	559
92	Hillside Court	30	-	-	984
93	Swanson	30	-	-	570
94	Oakwood	29	-	-	564
95	Wilton	29	-	-	1,000
96	Hickory Hill	28	-	-	1,266
97	Beaufont	28	-	-	1,299
98	Willow Oaks	28	-	-	507
99	Westlake Hills	27	-	-	1,122
100	Elkhardt	27	-	-	1,538
101	Bellemeade	26	-	-	2,615
102	Piney Knolls	25	-	-	2,720
103	Fawnbrook	25	-	-	830
104	Broad Rock Industrial Park	24	-	-	698
105	Davee Gardens	24	-	-	620
106	Stratford Hills	24	-	-	3,212
107	Warwick	23	-	-	953
108	Walmsley	23	-	-	1,482
109	Worthington	23	-	-	1,009
110	Cottrell Farms	23	-	-	1,258
111	Fulton	23	-	-	4,553
112	Westover Hills West	22	-	-	540
113	Maymont	19	-	-	839
114	Deerbourne	17	-	-	935
115	Southampton	16	-	-	654

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Eating & Drinking

There are about 67 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Shockoe Bottom. People in Shockoe Bottom can walk to an average of 22 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

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Shockoe Bottom runs along side of the James River and the Kanawha Canal which means that it also runs along side of the flood wall creating some interesting architectural elements.

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The Edgar Allan Poe Museum contains manuscripts, letters, first editions, memorabilia and personal belongings of Poe.

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Art & Community in Shockoe Bottom include The Museum of Edgar Allan Poe, Shockoe Bottom and Shockoe Bottom.

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The Virginia Capital Trail is a 55-mile long, dedicated multi-use trail connecting Richmond and Williamsburg along the historic and beautiful Rt. 5 corridor. Part of it runs through Shockoe Bottom and provides a perfect spot for walking, biking, running and/or jogging.