WalkScore.com: score your neighborhood
Find out how walking-friendly your neighborhood is at Walk Score, a website that applies your address to its mapping technology and the amenities nearest your home.
WalkScore says:
We help homebuyers, renters, and real estate agents find houses and apartments in great neighborhoods. Walk Score shows you a map of what’s nearby and calculates a Walk Score for any property. Buying a house in a walkable neighborhood is good for your health and good for the environment.
The site admits to some issues with the scoring system, such as an inability to measure street design, safety or how well local transit works. Walk Score basically charts out the nearest coffeehouses, restaurants, libraries, etc. you might want to walk to.
Within blocks of my neighborhood, there is a great view of Puget Sound, two grocery stores, a wine bar, a coffee shop, a big city park, library, and a popular neighborhood bar. Not to mention tree-lined streets inhabited with beautiful homes to look at while you walk.
My neighborhood score was 92 out of 100.