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Topeka has an average Walk Score of 37 with 127,473 residents.

Topeka has minimal public transportation and is somewhat bikeable.

The most walkable Topeka neighborhoods are Tennessee Town, Old Town and Elmhurst.

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Topeka is a Car-Dependent city

Most errands require a car.

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Whitson Elementary School

Most errands require a car in Topeka.

Topeka Neighborhoods

Rank #	Name	Walk Score	Transit Score	Bike Score	Population
1	Tennessee Town	71	32	75	634
2	Old Town	71	36	83	2,295
3	Elmhurst	69	30	72	1,040
4	Historic Holiday Park North	67	37	80	1,037
5	College Hill	64	30	72	1,512
6	Westboro	63	28	57	807
7	West Meade	60	32	77	2,483
8	Central Park	60	33	69	2,634
9	Norton	59	29	68	636
10	McAlister Parkway	57	28	54	756
11	Chesney Park	57	31	72	1,444
12	Central Topeka	54	28	66	5,094
13	Monroe	52	37	82	1,089
14	Randolph	51	28	65	1,598
15	Kenwood	49	24	64	633
16	Oakland	45	18	46	5,650
17	North Topeka East	44	23	67	3,096
18	Quinton Heights	42	26	56	726
19	Greater Auburndale	41	25	54	1,482
20	East Topeka North	39	28	77	2,764
21	Central Highland Park	36	25	44	5,556
22	East Topeka South	29	30	60	2,867
23	Jefferson Square	29	27	41	685
24	East Topeka	26	17	39	3,070
25	Highland Crest	24	25	50	5,375
26	North Topeka West	21	20	61	2,707
27	East End	18	23	30	1,965

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Topeka is Bikeable

Some bike infrastructure.

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