Walk Score
Walkability scores, bike scores and transit scores
Walkability, transit access and bikeability scores for places and addresses.
Your information
Street address with city and state, for example 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC.
Example results
- 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
- walkscore.com
- 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.
About Walk Score
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 by Fous from walkscore.com and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with Walk Score.
Actions
Get walk score
1 credit per runGet 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 Unpublished scores are null; unresolved or mismatched addresses are not found.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
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Addressaddress | Text | Required | Street address with city and state, for example 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC.Example: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Addressaddress | Text | Matched street address, city, state and postal code.Example: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20500 |
Summarysummary | Text | One-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Bike Scorebike_score | Number | Bike Score from 0 to 100, or null if unpublished.Example: 80 |
Walk Scorewalk_score | Number | Walk Score from 0 to 100, or null if unpublished.Example: 95 |
Transit Scoretransit_score | Number | Transit Score from 0 to 100, or null if unpublished.Example: 100 |
Score Page Linkscore_page_link | Text | Link to the matched address score page.Example: https://www.walkscore.com/score/1600-pennsylvania-ave-nw-washington-dc-20500 |
Bike Descriptionbike_description | Text | Bike Score description, or null if unpublished.Example: Very Bikeable |
Walk Descriptionwalk_description | Text | Walk Score description, or null if unpublished.Example: Walker’s Paradise |
Transit Descriptiontransit_description | Text | Transit Score description, or null if unpublished.Example: Rider’s Paradise |
Nearby Amenities Summarynearby_amenities_summary | Text | Nearby 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
{
"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
Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.
# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"
curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
--fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_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
Is Fous affiliated with Walk Score?
No. Fous is not affiliated with Walk Score. This workflow reads the public walkscore.com website and returns its data.
How much does it cost?
Each run costs 1 credit. 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; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check 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.