#1Tarrant
Jefferson County · 5,639 peopleWalkability grade, better than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #133 of 187 in AL
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Tarrant, #1 on this list · Photo: Kylestonephotgraphy · CC BY-SA 4.0Tarrant ranks first on walkability among Alabama’s 187 towns of 2,500+; 12 of the 187 grade A− or better on walkability nationally.
The Walkability grade: the EPA National Walkability Index where residents live, and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit (Census ACS). How grades work
#1Walkability grade, better than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #133 of 187 in AL
#2Walkability grade, better than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #164 of 187 in AL
#3Walkability grade, better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #36 of 187 in AL
Walkability grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 72 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
187 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
Tarrant (Jefferson County) ranks first on walkability among 187 towns, with an A; Birmingham and Homewood follow.
The Walkability grade: the EPA National Walkability Index where residents live, and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit (Census ACS). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a walkability grade (187 in Alabama). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Alabama page.
Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.