well, @abasket, my home gets a score of zero. Zero, really, not that I’m surprised. Sure, you can walk if all you want to do is see chipmunks, squirrels, deer, the occasional deer. The nearest retail establishment of any kind is 10 minutes drive.
Mine gets a 4 on walkscore.
I ran walkscore on my current home and got a score of 70. This is ridiculous because it’s virtually impossible to walk anymore. The major street has stop lights about 6 blocks apart. The site is creepy, though, because there was a photo of my house on it.
I got a score of zero on walkscore! Not too surprising. I love my neighborhood, though. It’s in the woods, and our yard backs up to a river. I can step out my front door and go for long runs or bike rides. I will stay here as long as I can.
Officially, it is close to 0. Unofficially, I can walk the 3.5 miles with almost no stop lights just fine - to get to the closest “civilization.” A grocery store is much closer, but I would not dream of hauling my loot without loading it into a car - it is Costco, after all, lol.
I got a walk score of 33 and I’m .2 miles walk to the metro station.
^LOL.
What is your transit score? I bet it is in the upper 90s.
Former house walk score of 47; current condo is 87.
We have to distinguish retirement in early stage and late stage. I am not sure if I want to ride around a wheelchair on streets in Mahatton in my 90s.