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Living in Anchorage

Anchorage has an average Walk Score of 31 with 291,826 residents.

Anchorage has minimal public transportation and is somewhat bikeable.

The most walkable Anchorage neighborhoods are Downtown Spenard, Downtown and Evergreen.

Nearby Anchorage Apartments on Redfin

31 Walk Score of Anchorage, AK

Anchorage is a Car-Dependent city

Most errands require a car.

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Most errands require a car in Anchorage.

Anchorage Apartments for Rent

Anchorage Neighborhoods

Rank

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Walk Score

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Population

1 Downtown Spenard 87 41 70 2,244
2 Downtown 80 50 74 2,452
3 Evergreen 69 36 80 812
4 Woodland Park 60 34 69 1,756
5 Roosevelt Park 55 32 66 553
6 Windemere 51 30 78 968
7 Downtown Eagle River 50 14 57 2,250
8 Sperstad 48 27 80 569
9 College Village 44 35 76 1,595
10 Dimond Estates 44 25 70 1,443
11 Hillcrest West 39 27 67 837
12 Independence Park 34 24 55 2,618
13 Northstar 34 29 64 543
14 Hillcrest 34 28 61 893
15 Campbell Lake Heights 32 15 46 957
16 Olympus 31 16 49 560
17 Rovenna Park 28 25 76 600
18 Windsor Village 27 17 32 745
19 Turnagain Homes 27 22 63 875
20 Sherwood Acres 25 25 70 591
21 Brookwood 22 5 61 969
22 Oceanview 22 14 54 708
23 Castle Heights 20 38 60 1,653
24 Fort Richardson 17 - 46 6,161
25 Elmendorf Air Force Base 15 16 40 7,580
26 Strawberry Meadows 15 14 47 1,347
27 Alyeska 14 - 22 956
28 Turnagain View 14 6 46 1,350
29 Columbia Park 12 24 36 1,130
30 Eaglewood 11 - 46 2,727
31 North Birchwood 11 - 24 813
32 Bayshore West 10 5 50 1,314
33 Oceanview North 9 14 56 720
34 Parkview Terrace 8 - 37 1,397
35 Eagleridge 7 2 25 565
36 North Woods 5 - 12 550
37 Satellite Park 3 19 33 540
38 Eagle Crossing 3 - 15 1,744
39 Goldenview Park 3 - 36 846
40 Zodiak Manor Alaska 2 - 52 659

Eating & Drinking

There are about 698 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Anchorage.

People in Anchorage can walk to an average of 0.4 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

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22 Transit Score of Anchorage, AK

Anchorage has Minimal Transit

It is possible to get on a bus. Find Anchorage apartments for rent on Redfin.

Public Transit Routes

Anchorage has minimal public transportation and about 14 bus lines.

Transit Time

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

52 Bike Score of Anchorage, AK

Anchorage is Bikeable

Some bike infrastructure.

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