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Wheaton: A Walkable Community?
Downtown Wheaton area scores high on Walk Score's online tool.

Walk Score, an online service that rates an address's "walkability" from 1 to 100, thinks downtown Wheaton is quite pedestrian-friendly. It gave a score of 88 to 11194 Veirs Mill Road, which places the area in the "Very Walkable" category.
The system's algorithm measures the distances between the address and nearby amentities, such as restaurants, groceries, schools, parks and bars.
How does Wheaton compare with neighboring cities?
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- Downtown Silver Spring is a "Walker's Paradise."
- Takoma Park is "Very Walkable," but at a lower score than Wheaton.
- Kensington is also "Very Walkable."
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