Hamilton County suburbs moderately walkable

Last Monday, I posted about Walk Score, an online tool that tries to approximate the walkability of any given neighborhood. I won't rehash the entire explanation here, so please click on the link to catch up.

As part of the experiment I tried to compute numbers for all of Cincinnati's neighborhoods.

This week, I will attempt to do the same with Hamilton County.

A couple of caveats:

* Some of these suburbs are large in size. So places like Blue Ash score high near the center but lower as you go farther out.
* Shopping malls skew the numbers because they feature a lot of shops in a small space. But have you ever tried to walk down Colerain Avenue?
* Economically depressed areas bereft of shopping options tend to sink to the bottom of the list.

As a refresher, here is what the numbers mean:

* 90-100: Can live fairly easily without a car
* 70-90: It's possible to get by without a car
* 50-70: Some businesses within walking distance, some require the use of a bike, public transportation or a car
* 25-50: Few destinations are within walking range, most require the use of a bike, public transportation or a car
* 0-25: Forget about walking

(NEXT WEEK: Kenton County)

Car-free living
None

Borrow a car every now and then
Blue Ash (Cooper and Kenwood): 88
Kenwood (Kenwood Towne Centre): 86
Madeira (Euclid and Miami): 83
Deer Park (Plainfield and Matson): 82
Finneytown (Brentwood Plaza): 80
Montgomery (Montgomery and Cooper): 80
Northgate (Colerain and Springdale): 80
Norwood (Montgomery and Smith): 80
Reading (Benson and Jefferson): 72
Mariemont (Village Square): 71

You should own a car, but you won't always need it
Cheviot (Harrison and Glenmore): 69
Anderson Township (Anderson Towne Center): 68
Columbia Township (Ridge and Highland): 68
Covedale (Glenway and Cleves Warsaw): 68
Silverton (Montgomery and Plainfield): 68
Dent (I-74 and Rybolt): 66
Mount Healthy (Hamilton and Compton): 66
Harrison (Harrison and Vine): 65
Madison Place (Bramble and Plainville): 65
Monfort Heights (North Bend and I-74): 63
Forest Park (Winton and Kemper): 62
Groesbeck (Colerain and Cross County): 62
Wyoming (Wyoming and Burns): 62
Evendale (Reading and Glendale Milford): 60
Plainville (Wooster and Walton Creek): 60
Sharonville (Reading and Creek): 58
Cleves (Miami and State): 55
Elmwood Place (Vine and 61st): 55
Lockland (Wyoming and Mill): 55
Glendale (Depot Square): 54
Delhi (Delhi and Anderson Ferry): 52
Springdale (Princeton and Kemper): 52

Buy a gas discount card
Fairfax (Wooster and Watterson): 49
Golf Manor (Bremont and Hammel): 49
Bridgetown (Harrison and Race): 48
White Oak (Cheviot and Jessup): 48
Saint Bernard (Vine and Washington): 45
North College Hill (Galbraith and Savannah): 43
Woodlawn (Springfield Pike and Glendale Milford): 42
Greenhills (Greenhills Shopping Center): 40
Lincoln Heights (Leggett and Medosh): 38
Arlington Heights (Elliott and Erkenbrecher): 34
Hooven (Hooven and Madison): 34
Newtown (OH-32 and Church): 34
Terrace Park (Elm and Marietta): 32
West College Hill (Simpson and Lincoln): 29
Amberley Village (Ridge and Section): 28
Northbrook (Pippin and Adams): 28
Miamitown (Harrison and OH-128): 25
North Bend (Miami and Taylor): 25

Help...I'm trapped!
Highpoint (4th and Cincinnati): 23
Pleasant Run Farms (Mill and Hazelgrove): 18
Addyston (200 Main): 17
New Baltimore (Main and Locust): 15
Camp Dennison (Glendale Milford and Lincoln): 14
Indian Hill (Village Administration Office): 14
New Haven (New Haven and Oxford): 8