Best walking cities/town? (house, living in, cost of)

[xz2y]

What (affordable) cities are the best for living downtown and walking to work/shops/stores with necessities? Do any exist other than NYC, Boston, etc., which are far too expensive?

[BlueWillowPlate]

Try a search (middle top of your screen) using the words "walkable" or "walkability;" this has been discussed before in this forum.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by xz2y

What (affordable) cities are the best for living downtown and walking to work/shops/stores with necessities? Do any exist other than NYC, Boston, etc., which are far too expensive?

Living in downtown NYC is affordable?

[Symi81]

It depends what you consider affordable. Seattle and Portland are both FANTASTIC cities for walking, but I dont know if they are "affordable"... compared to NYC they are.

[FindingZen]

Center City, which is what locals call Philadelphia's downtown, is a walkable two square miles. By Northeastern standards, Philly has an affordable cost of living, at least compared to NYC, DC and Boston.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by Symi81

It depends what you consider affordable. Seattle and Portland are both FANTASTIC cities for walking, but I dont know if they are "affordable"... compared to NYC they are.

I was actually very surprised when I looked at property listings in Portland, especially how reasonable some house barges were, I just don't think I'd do well given the lack of sunny days from what I read

[chaz longue]

Burlington VT has won all sorts of awards for this and related aspects. There's a thread at the Vermont section of the board called What's so great about VT, at which I've posted some of the many awards.

[burdell]

Can anyone offer an opinion on Asheville NC as a walkable city?

[carolinajack]

Philly, san fran, nyc, dc, charleston savannah, are walkable and nice

[Vampgrrl]

New Orleans is actually.