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Connecticut rankings · Walkability

Most walkable towns in Connecticut

New Haven ranks first on walkability among Connecticut’s 155 towns of 2,500+; 59 of the 155 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

New Haven

New Haven County · 138,774 people
A+

Walkability grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall D− · #148 of 151 in CT

#T2

Hartford

Hartford County · 121,981 people
A+

Walkability grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall D− · #151 of 151 in CT

#T2

New London

New London County · 28,003 people
A+

Walkability grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall D · #144 of 151 in CT

All 155 towns

Walkability grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 21 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

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

#TownGradeOverall
1New HavenNew Haven County · 138,774 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall D− · #148 of 151
T2HartfordHartford County · 121,981 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall D− · #151 of 151
T2New LondonNew London County · 28,003 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall D · #144 of 151
4StamfordFairfield County · 139,535 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall C+ · #119 of 151
5Jewett CityNew London County · 3,456 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #139 of 151
6BridgeportFairfield County · 152,273 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #146 of 151
7Greenwich64,801 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #17 of 151
8Darien22,583 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #11 of 151
9GrotonNew London County · 10,160 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #120 of 151
10NorwalkFairfield County · 94,508 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #109 of 151
11Fairfield66,262 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #38 of 151
12Hamden61,824 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #133 of 151
13Westport28,301 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #14 of 151
14Westbrook6,918 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #39 of 151
15WaterburyNew Haven County · 115,771 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #150 of 151
16Mansfield College campus29,062 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A
17Essex6,819 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #27 of 151
18West HavenNew Haven County · 55,351 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #132 of 151
T19New BritainHartford County · 76,286 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #149 of 151
T19Windham24,139 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #141 of 151
21Manchester59,773 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #127 of 151
22Groton39,138 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #97 of 151
23Stratford53,908 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #116 of 151
24East Haven27,925 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #130 of 151
25New Canaan21,208 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #7 of 151
26East Hartford50,968 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #136 of 151
27West Hartford64,242 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #80 of 151
28MeridenNew Haven County · 60,810 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #140 of 151
29MiddletownMiddlesex County · 48,439 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #115 of 151
30Winchester10,360 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #93 of 151
31NorwichNew London County · 40,001 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #145 of 151
32Milford53,606 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
33Clinton13,439 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #83 of 151
34Kent3,101 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #23 of 151
35Vernon30,842 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #100 of 151
T36Bloomfield22,267 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #128 of 151
T36Branford28,724 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #90 of 151
38North Canaan3,231 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #122 of 151
39NaugatuckNew Haven County · 32,230 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #111 of 151
40Wethersfield27,291 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #57 of 151
41Chester3,726 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #86 of 151
42Cromwell14,350 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #79 of 151
43Madison17,734 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #9 of 151
44Wilton19,435 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #3 of 151
45Deep River4,468 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #33 of 151
46Griswold11,690 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #129 of 151
T47Farmington28,632 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #29 of 151
T47Salisbury4,290 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #77 of 151
49DanburyFairfield County · 89,033 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #135 of 151
50Old Lyme7,702 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #12 of 151
51Trumbull38,075 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #66 of 151
52Middlebury8,093 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #10 of 151
53Windsor29,879 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #108 of 151
54Newington31,647 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #95 of 151
T55Cheshire30,983 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #6 of 151
T55North Haven24,799 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #84 of 151
T55Washington3,733 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #58 of 151
58AnsoniaNew Haven County · 19,216 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #137 of 151
59TorringtonLitchfield County · 35,796 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #134 of 151
60Plainville17,746 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #87 of 151
61Litchfield8,381 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
62BristolHartford County · 62,341 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #124 of 151
63Rocky Hill21,575 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #35 of 151
64Stonington18,832 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #47 of 151
65Thomaston7,572 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #30 of 151
T66Old Saybrook10,680 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #51 of 151
T66Windsor Locks12,617 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #94 of 151
68Wallingford44,406 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #53 of 151
69DerbyNew Haven County · 12,925 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #142 of 151
70Sharon2,783 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #125 of 151
71Avon19,096 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #19 of 151
72Ridgefield25,373 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #2 of 151
73Watertown22,526 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #75 of 151
74Simsbury25,582 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #21 of 151
75Monroe19,341 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #1 of 151
76Seymour17,153 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #81 of 151
77Bethany5,339 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #13 of 151
78Lisbon4,260 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #104 of 151
79Weston10,517 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #8 of 151
80Guilford22,322 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #40 of 151
T81DanielsonWindham County · 4,265 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #147 of 151
T81Easton7,838 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #5 of 151
83Putnam9,402 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #126 of 151
T84East Lyme19,223 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #32 of 151
T84Goshen3,298 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
86Orange14,416 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #91 of 151
87Redding8,847 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #4 of 151
88Waterford20,435 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #92 of 151
89New Hartford6,748 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #60 of 151
90Bethlehem3,455 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #74 of 151
91Enfield41,142 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #118 of 151
92Berlin20,698 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #72 of 151
93Haddam8,947 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #62 of 151
94SheltonFairfield County · 42,880 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #71 of 151
95South Windsor27,036 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #34 of 151
96New Milford28,941 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #89 of 151
97New Fairfield13,674 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #63 of 151
98Canton10,304 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #24 of 151
99Pomfret4,378 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #69 of 151
100Sprague2,954 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #131 of 151
101East Granby5,432 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #25 of 151
T102Bethel21,682 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #31 of 151
T102Southington44,242 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #65 of 151
104Marlborough6,213 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #54 of 151
105Plainfield15,381 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #103 of 151
106Glastonbury35,503 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #20 of 151
107Granby11,963 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #16 of 151
108Bolton4,875 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #22 of 151
109Montville18,001 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #105 of 151
110Woodbridge9,160 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #18 of 151
111Barkhamsted3,726 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #50 of 151
112Portland9,449 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #26 of 151
113Hebron9,256 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #44 of 151
114Ellington16,594 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #59 of 151
115Salem4,324 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #36 of 151
116East Windsor11,342 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #121 of 151
117Middlefield4,276 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #106 of 151
118Killingly18,177 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #138 of 151
119Sherman3,618 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #68 of 151
120North Stonington5,242 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #28 of 151
121Newtown28,183 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #61 of 151
122Beacon Falls6,307 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #101 of 151
123Plymouth11,902 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #85 of 151
124Colchester15,825 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #73 of 151
125East Hampton13,134 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #41 of 151
126Wolcott16,573 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #46 of 151
127Harwinton5,751 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #42 of 151
128Prospect9,638 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #70 of 151
T129Burlington9,874 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #55 of 151
T129North Branford13,551 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #76 of 151
131Somers10,938 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #64 of 151
132Southbury20,468 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #96 of 151
133Andover3,173 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #43 of 151
134Brookfield18,566 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #45 of 151
135Suffield16,046 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #37 of 151
136Woodbury10,005 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #102 of 151
137Woodstock8,474 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #99 of 151
138Ledyard15,601 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #67 of 151
139Killingworth6,288 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #52 of 151
140Sterling3,736 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #143 of 151
141East Haddam9,043 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #49 of 151
142Oxford13,311 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #82 of 151
143Coventry12,446 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #15 of 151
144Brooklyn8,748 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #117 of 151
145Durham7,209 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #48 of 151
146Columbia5,352 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #78 of 151
147Thompson9,566 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #123 of 151
148Tolland14,752 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #56 of 151
149Canterbury5,251 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #88 of 151
150Voluntown2,653 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #110 of 151
151Preston4,873 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #114 of 151
152Ashford4,265 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #113 of 151
153Stafford11,721 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #107 of 151
154Willington5,601 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #112 of 151
155Lebanon7,142 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #98 of 151
Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the most walkable town in Connecticut?

New Haven (New Haven County) ranks first on walkability among 155 towns, with an A+; Hartford and New London 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 (155 in Connecticut). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Connecticut page.

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