Seattle rated No. 6 in nation’s most walkable cities

Seattle was ranked No. 6 in the nation’s most walkable cities according to the latest rankings compiled by Walk Score.

Seattle-based Walk Score uses an algorithm that generates a walkability score for America’s 50 largest cities. New York grabbed the top spot and Jacksonville the basement.

The algorithm can generate a walkability score for an individual address based on its proximity to nearby amenities like restaurants, shopping, schools, parks and libraries.

To rank cities and neighborhoods, Walk Score samples the walkability of individual city blocks, weighting grid points by population density so that rankings reflect where people actually live.

Cities and neighborhoods are ranked on a scale of one to 100, with locations scoring between 90 and 100 considered to be a “Walkers’ Paradise.”