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Arkansas rankings · Walkability

Most walkable towns in Arkansas

Fayetteville ranks first on walkability among Arkansas’ 123 towns of 2,500+; 12 of the 123 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

#1

Fayetteville

Washington County · 106,623 people
A

Walkability grade, better than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #26 of 123 in AR

#2

Arkadelphia

Clark County · 9,916 people
A−

Walkability grade, better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #68 of 123 in AR

#3

Magnolia

Columbia County · 10,660 people
A−

Walkability grade, better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #63 of 123 in AR

All 123 towns

Walkability grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 20 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

123 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownGradeOverall
1FayettevilleWashington County · 106,623 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #26 of 123
2ArkadelphiaClark County · 9,916 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #68 of 123
3MagnoliaColumbia County · 10,660 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #63 of 123
4MenaPolk County · 5,607 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #36 of 123
5NewportJackson County · 8,193 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #114 of 123
6Siloam SpringsBenton County · 21,298 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #28 of 123
7Little RockPulaski County · 206,427 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #91 of 123
8ParisLogan County · 3,357 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #41 of 123
9Hot SpringsGarland County · 37,979 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #90 of 123
10Green ForestCarroll County · 3,246 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #69 of 123
11SearcyWhite County · 24,351 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #76 of 123
12HarrisonBoone County · 13,802 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #39 of 123
13North Little RockPulaski County · 65,120 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #102 of 123
14PiggottClay County · 3,508 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #60 of 123
15RussellvillePope County · 29,521 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #67 of 123
16Helena-West HelenaPhillips County · 8,216 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #120 of 123
17West MemphisCrittenden County · 23,336 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #105 of 123
18ManilaMississippi County · 3,773 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #44 of 123
19JohnsonWashington County · 3,684 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #17 of 123
20StuttgartArkansas County · 7,525 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #110 of 123
21BoonevilleLogan County · 3,836 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #65 of 123
22ClarksvilleJohnson County · 9,632 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #93 of 123
23Little FlockBenton County · 3,039 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #27 of 123
24BentonvilleBenton County · 63,057 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #6 of 123
25ConwayFaulkner County · 72,328 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #52 of 123
26JacksonvillePulaski County · 29,460 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #108 of 123
27De QueenSevier County · 6,045 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #47 of 123
28Pine BluffJefferson County · 38,213 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #117 of 123
29BatesvilleIndependence County · 11,860 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #71 of 123
30Walnut RidgeLawrence County · 5,478 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #87 of 123
31Mountain HomeBaxter County · 13,373 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #74 of 123
32NashvilleHoward County · 3,945 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #84 of 123
33MalvernHot Spring County · 11,144 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #80 of 123
34Pineyunincorporated, Garland County · 4,458 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #75 of 123
35TontitownWashington County · 8,046 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #18 of 123
36FordyceDallas County · 3,141 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #106 of 123
37MorriltonConway County · 7,195 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #85 of 123
38North Crossettunincorporated, Ashley County · 2,556 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #101 of 123
39MonticelloDrew County · 8,269 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #104 of 123
40Fort SmithSebastian County · 90,855 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #78 of 123
41BlythevilleMississippi County · 12,227 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #115 of 123
42El DoradoUnion County · 16,609 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #88 of 123
43SouthsideIndependence County · 4,274 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #38 of 123
44TexarkanaMiller County · 29,123 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #118 of 123
45JonesboroCraighead County · 83,296 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #109 of 123
46MaumellePulaski County · 19,780 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #24 of 123
47ParagouldGreene County · 31,135 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #96 of 123
48Van BurenCrawford County · 24,556 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #62 of 123
49CrossettAshley County · 4,454 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #116 of 123
50CabotLonoke County · 27,711 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #32 of 123
51SpringdaleWashington County · 90,685 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #61 of 123
52SherwoodPulaski County · 33,620 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #46 of 123
T53BeebeWhite County · 9,377 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #43 of 123
T53DardanelleYell County · 4,521 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #45 of 123
55Forrest CitySt. Francis County · 12,308 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #122 of 123
56Heber SpringsCleburne County · 7,323 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #66 of 123
57OzarkFranklin County · 3,628 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #64 of 123
58ElkinsWashington County · 4,184 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #10 of 123
59SheridanGrant County · 5,406 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #51 of 123
60BentonSaline County · 38,898 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #31 of 123
T61RogersBenton County · 76,956 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #22 of 123
T61WaldronScott County · 3,387 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #100 of 123
63ClintonVan Buren County · 2,511 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #70 of 123
64DeWittArkansas County · 2,791 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #82 of 123
T65CamdenOuachita County · 10,127 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #111 of 123
T65WynneCross County · 7,884 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #107 of 123
67HopeHempstead County · 8,445 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #112 of 123
68TrumannPoinsett County · 7,527 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #98 of 123
69Mountain ViewStone County · 2,940 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #72 of 123
70BryantSaline County · 22,815 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #14 of 123
71PocahontasRandolph County · 7,622 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #92 of 123
72FarmingtonWashington County · 10,658 peopleCbetter than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #7 of 123
73Bald KnobWhite County · 2,548 peopleCbetter than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #89 of 123
74GreenwoodSebastian County · 9,793 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #12 of 123
75PrescottNevada County · 2,949 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #103 of 123
T76BarlingSebastian County · 5,452 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #56 of 123
T76CharlestonFranklin County · 2,760 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #29 of 123
78GreenbrierFaulkner County · 6,645 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #19 of 123
79WarrenBradley County · 5,146 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #97 of 123
80Rockwellunincorporated, Garland County · 3,986 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #73 of 123
81Salemunincorporated, Saline County · 2,642 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #1 of 123
82GentryBenton County · 4,899 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #20 of 123
83LonokeLonoke County · 4,299 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #81 of 123
84McGeheeDesha County · 3,389 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #119 of 123
85CorningClay County · 3,065 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #34 of 123
86LowellBenton County · 12,184 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #8 of 123
T87AlmaCrawford County · 6,071 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #83 of 123
T87MarionCrittenden County · 13,378 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #79 of 123
89Hot Springs Villageunincorporated, Garland County · 16,327 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #50 of 123
90BerryvilleCarroll County · 5,813 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #99 of 123
91LavacaSebastian County · 2,528 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #23 of 123
92HaskellSaline County · 4,362 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #11 of 123
T93Bella VistaBenton County · 34,518 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #4 of 123
T93GravetteBenton County · 3,889 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #15 of 123
95Prairie GroveWashington County · 8,998 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #21 of 123
96BrooklandCraighead County · 4,697 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #42 of 123
97ViloniaFaulkner County · 4,894 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #25 of 123
98CentertonBenton County · 27,176 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #3 of 123
99AtkinsPope County · 2,868 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #37 of 123
100Horseshoe BendIzard County · 2,623 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #94 of 123
T101Cherokee VillageSharp County · 4,981 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #58 of 123
T101MariannaLee County · 3,253 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #123 of 123
T101OsceolaMississippi County · 6,450 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #113 of 123
104Elm SpringsWashington County · 2,852 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #30 of 123
105HuntsvilleMadison County · 3,576 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #54 of 123
106BonoCraighead County · 2,858 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #77 of 123
107DumasDesha County · 3,476 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #121 of 123
108Cave SpringsBenton County · 6,701 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #5 of 123
109Pea RidgeBenton County · 11,233 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #16 of 123
110AshdownLittle River County · 4,135 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #86 of 123
111HighfillBenton County · 3,676 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #2 of 123
112White HallJefferson County · 5,532 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #55 of 123
113PottsvillePope County · 3,326 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #13 of 123
114WardLonoke County · 7,258 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #40 of 123
115HoxieLawrence County · 2,568 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #95 of 123
116Landmarkunincorporated, Pulaski County · 3,948 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #53 of 123
117East Endunincorporated, Saline County · 6,912 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #57 of 123
118AlexanderSaline County · 3,801 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #59 of 123
T119AustinLonoke County · 4,017 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #9 of 123
T119Gibsonunincorporated, Pulaski County · 4,167 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #35 of 123
T119Lake CityCraighead County · 2,796 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #48 of 123
T122GosnellMississippi County · 2,663 peopleD−better than 5% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #49 of 123
T122Shannon HillsSaline County · 4,829 peopleD−better than 5% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #33 of 123
Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the most walkable town in Arkansas?

Fayetteville (Washington County) ranks first on walkability among 123 towns, with an A; Arkadelphia and Magnolia follow.

How are these towns ranked?

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.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a walkability grade (123 in Arkansas). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Arkansas page.

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