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Transit Quality in Seattle

Seattle ranks T#11 of 134 US cities for transit quality, with a Transit Quality score of 89 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 93rd percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Washington.

Transit Quality score
89
Exceptional
National rank
T#11 of 134
In Washington
#1 of 2
Percentile
93rd

The typical city scores 50 for transit quality; Seattle sits 39 points above the median.

How transit quality is measured

How well a person without a car can move around the city.

Data sources: GTFS schedules via Transit.land, the Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database and US Census ACS B08301 commuter mode share.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Seattle

  1. T#8 Oakland, CA 90
  2. T#8 Philadelphia, PA 90
  3. T#11 Seattle, WA — this page 89
  4. T#13 Aspen, CO 88
  5. T#13 Baltimore, MD 88

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Top US cities for transit quality

  1. #1 New York, NY 93
  2. T#2 Boston, MA 92
  3. T#2 Jersey City, NJ 92
  4. T#2 Washington, DC 92
  5. T#5 Chicago, IL 91

More about Seattle

Seattle scores 100 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: