Walkability by city / Kansas City, MO
Walkability in Kansas City, MO
How easy it is to get around Kansas City on foot, by transit and by bike — averaged over where the metro's 2.20 million residents live, with its most walkable neighborhoods ranked.
The metro at a glance
Each score is the average of the scores across the metro's streets, weighted by how many people live along them.
Walk Score: 26
Negligible
Driving mandatory
Transit Score: 11
Negligible
Negligible or nothing
Bike Score: 29
Negligible
Negligible or none
Where residents live, by Walk band
17% of residents live where the Walk Score is Moderate or better.
- Complete 0%
- Substantial 5%
- Moderate 12%
- Minimal 17%
- Negligible 65%
Most walkable neighborhoods
Ranked by Walk Score. Every area listed is home to at least 1,500 people; where a city has no mapped neighborhood boundaries, the whole city or community is ranked instead.
| # | Neighborhood | Walk | Transit | Bike | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power & Light Districtin Kansas City · 1,580 residents | 93Walk | 74Transit | 78Bike | 1,580 |
| 2 | Central Downtownin Kansas City · 5,560 residents | 86Walk | 70Transit | 71Bike | 5,560 |
| 3 | River Marketin Kansas City · 2,550 residents | 83Walk | 61Transit | 66Bike | 2,550 |
| 4 | WestwoodCity · whole area · 1,780 residents | 60Walk | 37Transit | 61Bike | 1,780 |
| 5 | North Kansas CityCity · whole area · 5,730 residents | 57Walk | 33Transit | 44Bike | 5,730 |
| 6 | Roeland ParkCity · whole area · 6,090 residents | 46Walk | 34Transit | 51Bike | 6,090 |
| 7 | PaolaCity · whole area · 5,850 residents | 43Walk | 0Transit | 37Bike | 5,850 |
| 8 | AdrianCity · whole area · 1,910 residents | 43Walk | 0Transit | 31Bike | 1,910 |
| 9 | CameronCity · whole area · 5,330 residents | 43Walk | 0Transit | 36Bike | 5,330 |
| 10 | Platte CityCity · whole area · 5,210 residents | 42Walk | 0Transit | 28Bike | 5,210 |
| 11 | Prairie VillageCity · whole area · 23,270 residents | 40Walk | 20Transit | 43Bike | 23,270 |
| 12 | FairwayCity · whole area · 4,140 residents | 38Walk | 24Transit | 45Bike | 4,140 |
| 13 | MissionCity · whole area · 10,580 residents | 37Walk | 19Transit | 41Bike | 10,580 |
| 14 | BucknerCity · whole area · 2,760 residents | 36Walk | 0Transit | 23Bike | 2,760 |
| 15 | OdessaCity · whole area · 4,430 residents | 35Walk | 0Transit | 31Bike | 4,430 |
| 16 | MerriamCity · whole area · 11,270 residents | 35Walk | 20Transit | 31Bike | 11,270 |
| 17 | Overland ParkCity · whole area · 196,680 residents | 34Walk | 15Transit | 42Bike | 196,680 |
| 18 | GladstoneCity · whole area · 27,520 residents | 33Walk | 11Transit | 33Bike | 27,520 |
| 19 | Kansas CityCity · whole area · 509,740 residents | 33Walk | 26Transit | 36Bike | 509,740 |
| 20 | LenexaCity · whole area · 58,030 residents | 33Walk | 19Transit | 35Bike | 58,030 |
| 21 | LathropCity · whole area · 2,080 residents | 31Walk | 0Transit | 26Bike | 2,080 |
| 22 | HigginsvilleCity · whole area · 4,030 residents | 29Walk | 0Transit | 28Bike | 4,030 |
| 23 | Blue SpringsCity · whole area · 58,450 residents | 28Walk | 0Transit | 31Bike | 58,450 |
| 24 | LeavenworthCity · whole area · 36,710 residents | 28Walk | 0Transit | 41Bike | 36,710 |
| 25 | OlatheCity · whole area · 142,270 residents | 28Walk | 5Transit | 34Bike | 142,270 |
Show all 68 ranked areas
| # | Neighborhood | Walk | Transit | Bike | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | KearneyCity · whole area · 10,750 residents | 27Walk | 0Transit | 21Bike | 10,750 |
| 27 | De SotoCity · whole area · 5,410 residents | 26Walk | 0Transit | 24Bike | 5,410 |
| 28 | ShawneeCity · whole area · 69,250 residents | 26Walk | 6Transit | 25Bike | 69,250 |
| 29 | LansingCity · whole area · 9,100 residents | 26Walk | 0Transit | 23Bike | 9,100 |
| 30 | LibertyCity · whole area · 30,580 residents | 26Walk | 0Transit | 23Bike | 30,580 |
| 31 | Kansas CityCity · whole area · 154,630 residents | 26Walk | 12Transit | 29Bike | 154,630 |
| 32 | LeawoodCity · whole area · 35,240 residents | 25Walk | 8Transit | 34Bike | 35,240 |
| 33 | RichmondCity · whole area · 5,040 residents | 24Walk | 0Transit | 20Bike | 5,040 |
| 34 | BeltonCity · whole area · 24,610 residents | 24Walk | 0Transit | 29Bike | 24,610 |
| 35 | Bonner SpringsCity · whole area · 7,510 residents | 24Walk | 0Transit | 20Bike | 7,510 |
| 36 | IndependenceCity · whole area · 121,070 residents | 24Walk | 6Transit | 25Bike | 121,070 |
| 37 | ConcordiaCity · whole area · 1,860 residents | 24Walk | 0Transit | 36Bike | 1,860 |
| 38 | ParkvilleCity · whole area · 10,100 residents | 24Walk | 0Transit | 21Bike | 10,100 |
| 39 | Grain ValleyCity · whole area · 13,680 residents | 24Walk | 0Transit | 20Bike | 13,680 |
| 40 | Pleasant HillCity · whole area · 8,690 residents | 23Walk | 0Transit | 24Bike | 8,690 |
| 41 | SmithvilleCity · whole area · 8,900 residents | 23Walk | 0Transit | 16Bike | 8,900 |
| 42 | ButlerCity · whole area · 3,950 residents | 23Walk | 0Transit | 27Bike | 3,950 |
| 43 | Excelsior SpringsCity · whole area · 9,220 residents | 23Walk | 0Transit | 20Bike | 9,220 |
| 44 | Mission HillsCity · whole area · 3,400 residents | 23Walk | 2Transit | 36Bike | 3,400 |
| 45 | LouisburgCity · whole area · 5,140 residents | 23Walk | 0Transit | 24Bike | 5,140 |
| 46 | Lee's SummitCity · whole area · 100,140 residents | 22Walk | 0Transit | 26Bike | 100,140 |
| 47 | Oak GroveCity · whole area · 7,960 residents | 22Walk | 0Transit | 18Bike | 7,960 |
| 48 | RaytownCity · whole area · 29,600 residents | 21Walk | 10Transit | 22Bike | 29,600 |
| 49 | LawsonCity · whole area · 2,530 residents | 20Walk | 0Transit | 20Bike | 2,530 |
| 50 | GardnerCity · whole area · 23,580 residents | 20Walk | 0Transit | 28Bike | 23,580 |
| 51 | RiversideCity · whole area · 4,880 residents | 19Walk | 0Transit | 21Bike | 4,880 |
| 52 | HarrisonvilleCity · whole area · 9,510 residents | 19Walk | 0Transit | 23Bike | 9,510 |
| 53 | Pleasant ValleyCity · whole area · 3,340 residents | 18Walk | 0Transit | 16Bike | 3,340 |
| 54 | Sugar CreekCity · whole area · 3,910 residents | 18Walk | 0Transit | 24Bike | 3,910 |
| 55 | BasehorCity · whole area · 6,710 residents | 18Walk | 0Transit | 12Bike | 6,710 |
| 56 | EdgertonCity · whole area · 2,060 residents | 17Walk | 0Transit | 12Bike | 2,060 |
| 57 | PlattsburgCity · whole area · 2,150 residents | 17Walk | 0Transit | 17Bike | 2,150 |
| 58 | TonganoxieCity · whole area · 4,180 residents | 16Walk | 0Transit | 19Bike | 4,180 |
| 59 | Spring HillCity · whole area · 9,240 residents | 16Walk | 0Transit | 21Bike | 9,240 |
| 60 | PeculiarCity · whole area · 5,570 residents | 16Walk | 0Transit | 18Bike | 5,570 |
| 61 | LexingtonCity · whole area · 3,880 residents | 14Walk | 0Transit | 22Bike | 3,880 |
| 62 | OsawatomieCity · whole area · 4,110 residents | 14Walk | 0Transit | 18Bike | 4,110 |
| 63 | RaymoreCity · whole area · 22,310 residents | 14Walk | 0Transit | 25Bike | 22,310 |
| 64 | GrandviewCity · whole area · 25,800 residents | 13Walk | 0Transit | 18Bike | 25,800 |
| 65 | Lake LotawanaCity · whole area · 2,690 residents | 8Walk | 0Transit | 8Bike | 2,690 |
| 66 | EdwardsvilleCity · whole area · 4,710 residents | 7Walk | 0Transit | 5Bike | 4,710 |
| 67 | Weatherby LakeCity · whole area · 1,500 residents | 6Walk | 0Transit | 3Bike | 1,500 |
| 68 | GreenwoodCity · whole area · 5,200 residents | 5Walk | 0Transit | 9Bike | 5,200 |
These are averages: streets within a neighborhood can score well above or below its number. For the scores at one address, look it up.
Updated October 15, 2026.