Manhattan Beach Walkability
Manhattan Beach is one of the most walk-able cities in the country! The walkability score changes over time, but we’re always in the mid-to-high 80′s out of 100. This is a big deal for all around quality of life, health, the environment, and personal finances. Los Angeles is famous for over-crowded highways, ridiculously congested traffic, and smog. Manhattan Beach offers residents a much nicer lifestyle by clustering amenities, restaurants, cafes, nightlife, a public library, local history museum, a spectacular pier, and many other attractions and things for residents to do around the downtown area.
Walking the Manhattan Beach strand, running the Sand Dunes, or strolling downtown offer Manhattan Beach residents wonderful opportunities to slow life’s hectic pace, leave their cars at home, and hit the pavement with their own two feet!
Having a higher walkability score makes Manhattan Beach a better place to live, with a stronger sense of community. Here’s a study that shows that for every 10 minutes a commuter spends in a car, there is a corresponding 10 percent fall in time spent in the community. Residents spending more time in town makes the Manhattan Beach economy more vibrant, and the local culture stronger.
For prospective buyers in Manhattan Beach, consider this study that shows that for every 1 point in walkability score, property values gain $3,000 in value!
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