GR tech tips: Walkscore

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By Sarah Amundsen on 12/29/2015

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If you’re the type who likes to walk everywhere or use public transportation, Walk Score is perfect for you.

The app lets you find houses, search for apartments and see the walk score of any address on your phone. It calculates the walkability of any location and shows you a map of nearby restaurants, coffee shops, grocery stores and schools.

Want to make sure you’re near a bus or subway? Walk Score is the only app that lets you search for a home by commute time or near public transit. Listings come from leading sites that include Apartment Finder, Apartments.com, HotPads, MyNewPlace, Trulia and Realtor.com.

To start your search, download Walk Score from the app store for free.

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