No, it's not considered "incredibly walkable". But more realistically, until the last few years, even people who lived in the truly walkable parts of Houston di

No, it's not considered "incredibly walkable". But more realistically, until the last few years, even people who lived in the truly walkable parts of Houston didn't care or often take advantage of it. For the two dozen of us who did care, it was easy to get somewhere in the high 80's. My place (in Montrose) has a walkscore of 86, and it's not even in the most ideal location (startup salary, you see). You say "for the city", and the real answer is "which city"? Explaining it requires some background on how Houston is structured (i.e. no single urban core, several "pockets" of density that are only finally growing together). There are parts of town "in Houston" that are further from each other than some cities are from the another on the East Coast, but within their little pocket, a part of Houston might be "incredibly walkable"... but then someone in another pocket invites you to a dinner party, and you'll have to drive to get there. I can write a little more in depth about Houston's structure (it's really interesting and in the middle of huge changes) but want to keep this comment more focused on your point.