Shown to be beneficial in reducing a variety of these nega- tive health conditions (anderson et al., 2014 ; appel et al., 2011 ; elmer et al., 2006 ; maruthur, wang, & appel, 2009 ) by improving glucose metabolism and reducing inflamma- tion and oxidative stress, all of which contribute to cardio- vascular and metabolic health risks (esposito et al., 2003 ; lofgren et al., 2005 ; van gaal, wauters, & de leeuw, 1997 ). studies have documented the effect of neighborhood social conditions, including social support and cohesion, a sense of community, crime and violence, and informal social control, on how people interact with others and with the environment (bursik & grasmick, 1993 ; sampson, ; shaw & mckay, 1942 ; zorbaugh, 1929 ). further- more, neighborhood economic conditions that limit options for healthy good and opportunities for physical activity have been shown to be associated with obesity and weight gain (black & macinko, 2008 ; coogan et al., 2012 ; zhang, bauer, powell-wiley, & xiao, 2021 ). as such, neighbor- hood social and economic conditions determine the built environment (i.e., the physical aspects of where one lives). research on the built environment has increased signifi- cantly over the past decades (jackson et al., 2013 ), with an emphasis on how the built environment influences lifestyle behaviors that in turn affect weight management (brownson