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Milpitas' Most Walkable Neighborhoods

If you live near East Calaveras Boulevard, you're in one of the city's best corridors for walking, according to a study released this week.

Milpitas has flat terrain, plenty of grocery stores and many shopping centers, but is it a good place for ditching the car and walking?

According to a Walk Score study released this week, Milpitas is a "somewhat walkable" city, averaging a 62 out of 100. Compare that score to San Jose at 54.5.

Neighborhoods that are most walkable are located near the East Calaveras Boulevard corridor, particularly near the intersections where Abel Street and Milpitas Boulevard cross. See heat map.

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Plug in the address for Milpitas City Hall and the score comes out to 89 for its close walking distance to the cluster of stores around Safeway. 

Creators of the study used census data, neighborhood boundaries from Zillow.com, and other sources to calculate "walkability". Residences within a quarter mile from amenities received the most points. 

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A score of 50-69 means some amenities are close within walking distance while a score of 90-100 means than no car whatsoever is required.

With that criteria, New York topped the list of the most walkable cities, with a score of 85.3. But San Francisco was a close second, at 84.9. Walk Score ranked about 2,500 cities and more than 10,000 neighborhoods. 

According to Walk Score, homes in walkable neighborhoods are worth more than those in less walkable neighborhoods. Furthermore, the average resident of a walkable neighborhood weighs six to ten pounds less than someone who lives in a sprawling neighborhood.

Look up the walkability of your neighborhood by typing your address at Walk Score’s website.


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