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Walkability, transit access and bikeability scores for places and addresses.

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Get walk score

Get the Walk, Transit and Bike Scores and neighborhood details for a street address. Unpublished scores are null; unresolved or mismatched addresses are not found.

Your information

Street address with city and state, for example 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC.

1 credit per completed run

The same inputs also work from your code or an AI assistant. See For developers.

Example results

Walk Score95Walker’s Paradise
Transit Score100Rider’s Paradise
Bike Score80Very Bikeable

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20500

This location is a Walker’s Paradise so daily errands do not require a car.

Nearby parks include East Executive Park, General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument and Presidents Park.

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About the Walk Score tool

Walk Score returns Walk, Transit, and Bike Scores plus neighborhood details for a street address with city and state.

Get walk score also returns the matched address, score descriptions, a walkability summary, and nearby amenities when shown.

Built from walkscore.com. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.

Actions

Get walk score

1 credit

Get the Walk, Transit and Bike Scores and neighborhood details for a street address. Unpublished scores are null; unresolved or mismatched addresses are not found.

What you provide

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
AddressaddressTextRequiredStreet address with city and state, for example 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC.Example: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC

What you get

FieldTypeDescription
AddressaddressTextMatched street address, city, state and postal code.Example: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20500
SummarysummaryTextOne-sentence walkability summary shown for this location.Example: This location is a Walker’s Paradise so daily errands do not require a car.
Bike Scorebike_scoreNumberBike Score from 0 to 100, or null if unpublished.Example: 80
Walk Scorewalk_scoreNumberWalk Score from 0 to 100, or null if unpublished.Example: 95
Transit Scoretransit_scoreNumberTransit Score from 0 to 100, or null if unpublished.Example: 100
Score Page Linkscore_page_linkTextLink to the matched address score page.Example: https://www.walkscore.com/score/1600-pennsylvania-ave-nw-washington-dc-20500
Bike Descriptionbike_descriptionTextBike Score description, or null if unpublished.Example: Very Bikeable
Walk Descriptionwalk_descriptionTextWalk Score description, or null if unpublished.Example: Walker’s Paradise
Transit Descriptiontransit_descriptionTextTransit Score description, or null if unpublished.Example: Rider’s Paradise
Nearby Amenities Summarynearby_amenities_summaryTextNearby amenities summary when shown.Example: Nearby parks include East Executive Park, General William Tecumseh Sherman…

Example result

For Address: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC

JSON
{
  "address": "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20500",
  "summary": "This location is a Walker’s Paradise so daily errands do not require a car.",
  "bike_score": 80,
  "walk_score": 95,
  "transit_score": 100,
  "score_page_link": "https://www.walkscore.com/score/1600-pennsylvania-ave-nw-washington-dc-20500",
  "bike_description": "Very Bikeable",
  "walk_description": "Walker’s Paradise",
  "transit_description": "Rider’s Paradise",
  "nearby_amenities_summary": "Nearby parks include East Executive Park, General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument and Presidents Park."
}

For developers

Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.

cURL
curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@walk-score",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_walk_score",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "address": "1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

  • Compare walkability across property locations
  • Assess transit access near an address
  • Review bike access for real estate listings
  • Summarize nearby amenities for a location

Questions about Walk Score

Can I run it with my own inputs?

Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.

Can I call this Walk Score tool as an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.

How much does it cost?

Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a Walk Score account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from walkscore.com when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.

What are the walk, transit, and bike scores for an address?

Get walk score returns these scores and their descriptions when published; unpublished scores are null.

What neighborhood details are available for an address?

Get walk score returns a walkability summary and nearby amenities summary when shown.

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