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Iowa rankings · Walkability

Most walkable towns in Iowa

Iowa City ranks first on walkability among Iowa’s 140 towns of 2,500+; 57 of the 140 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

Iowa City

Johnson County · 76,229 people
A+

Walkability grade, better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #92 of 140 in IA

#2

West Burlington

Des Moines County · 3,358 people
A+

Walkability grade, better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #130 of 140 in IA

#3

Coralville

Johnson County · 23,960 people
A

Walkability grade, better than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #88 of 140 in IA

All 140 towns

Walkability grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 31 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

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

#TownGradeOverall
1Iowa CityJohnson County · 76,229 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #92 of 140
2West BurlingtonDes Moines County · 3,358 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #130 of 140
3CoralvilleJohnson County · 23,960 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #88 of 140
4Mason CityCerro Gordo County · 26,853 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #110 of 140
5DecorahWinneshiek County · 7,417 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #9 of 140
6EmmetsburgPalo Alto County · 3,684 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #32 of 140
7OskaloosaMahaska County · 11,493 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #80 of 140
8WaverlyBremer County · 10,561 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #59 of 140
T9ClintonClinton County · 24,049 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #121 of 140
T9FairfieldJefferson County · 9,220 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #99 of 140
11Orange CitySioux County · 6,468 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #1 of 140
12Forest CityWinnebago County · 4,143 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #14 of 140
13AmesStory County · 68,220 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #72 of 140
14Des MoinesPolk County · 212,086 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #134 of 140
15ShenandoahPage County · 4,808 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #102 of 140
16Fort DodgeWebster County · 24,837 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #132 of 140
17AlgonaKossuth County · 5,309 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #51 of 140
18Sioux CenterSioux County · 8,864 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #29 of 140
T19Cedar FallsBlack Hawk County · 41,240 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #46 of 140
T19Cedar RapidsLinn County · 137,935 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #104 of 140
T21IndianolaWarren County · 16,829 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #62 of 140
T21Sioux CityWoodbury County · 86,356 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #129 of 140
T23MuscatineMuscatine County · 23,164 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #117 of 140
T23Storm LakeBuena Vista County · 11,590 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #108 of 140
25DenisonCrawford County · 8,214 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #90 of 140
26Rock RapidsLyon County · 2,733 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #20 of 140
T27CentervilleAppanoose County · 5,327 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #123 of 140
T27WashingtonWashington County · 7,261 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #120 of 140
29PellaMarion County · 10,992 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #7 of 140
30CrescoHoward County · 3,925 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #22 of 140
31VintonBenton County · 5,004 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #48 of 140
32BurlingtonDes Moines County · 23,336 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #118 of 140
33TiptonCedar County · 3,060 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #38 of 140
34GrinnellPoweshiek County · 9,430 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #81 of 140
35MarshalltownMarshall County · 27,536 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #113 of 140
36SolonJohnson County · 3,345 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #11 of 140
37DubuqueDubuque County · 59,148 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #96 of 140
38EldoraHardin County · 2,593 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #112 of 140
39KalonaWashington County · 2,811 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #53 of 140
40Mount VernonLinn County · 4,514 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #6 of 140
41WaukonAllamakee County · 3,849 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #13 of 140
42SpencerClay County · 11,218 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #76 of 140
43Iowa FallsHardin County · 5,013 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #100 of 140
44CrestonUnion County · 7,335 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #84 of 140
T45EsthervilleEmmet County · 5,807 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #78 of 140
T45OelweinFayette County · 5,757 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #128 of 140
T47AlbiaMonroe County · 3,599 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #69 of 140
T47DavenportScott County · 100,358 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #135 of 140
T49IndependenceBuchanan County · 6,312 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #52 of 140
T49NewtonJasper County · 15,741 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #105 of 140
51CherokeeCherokee County · 5,122 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #70 of 140
52Clear LakeCerro Gordo County · 7,601 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #66 of 140
53Rock ValleySioux County · 4,188 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #17 of 140
54CarrollCarroll County · 10,085 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #40 of 140
55BooneBoone County · 12,471 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #65 of 140
56WintersetMadison County · 5,520 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #33 of 140
57Eagle GroveWright County · 3,653 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #122 of 140
T58OsageMitchell County · 3,552 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #16 of 140
T58West Des MoinesPolk County · 74,224 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #58 of 140
60Sergeant BluffWoodbury County · 5,324 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #18 of 140
61HarlanShelby County · 4,859 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #60 of 140
62HamptonFranklin County · 4,264 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #87 of 140
T63Fort MadisonLee County · 9,935 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #125 of 140
T63Spirit LakeDickinson County · 5,525 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #68 of 140
65Missouri ValleyHarrison County · 2,616 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #73 of 140
T66BloomfieldDavis County · 2,785 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #79 of 140
T66MarionLinn County · 42,732 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #31 of 140
68CharitonLucas County · 4,347 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #101 of 140
69ClivePolk County · 19,861 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #49 of 140
70MilfordDickinson County · 3,209 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #50 of 140
71AdelDallas County · 7,098 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #19 of 140
72JohnstonPolk County · 25,065 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #25 of 140
73WaterlooBlack Hawk County · 66,919 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #137 of 140
74Carter LakePottawattamie County · 3,670 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #126 of 140
75AtlanticCass County · 6,676 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #115 of 140
76DeWittClinton County · 5,704 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #64 of 140
77Mount PleasantHenry County · 8,500 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #83 of 140
78Council BluffsPottawattamie County · 62,680 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #127 of 140
79KeokukLee County · 9,510 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #138 of 140
80AnamosaJones County · 5,901 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #97 of 140
81UrbandalePolk County · 48,570 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #23 of 140
82SheldonO'Brien County · 5,575 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #77 of 140
83MaquoketaJackson County · 6,027 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #124 of 140
84RobinsLinn County · 3,366 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #89 of 140
85OttumwaWapello County · 25,319 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #139 of 140
86HiawathaLinn County · 7,432 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #107 of 140
87Pleasant HillPolk County · 11,239 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #116 of 140
88AnkenyPolk County · 77,833 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #30 of 140
89MonticelloJones County · 4,104 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #27 of 140
90MitchellvillePolk County · 2,671 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #3 of 140
91PerryDallas County · 8,208 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #93 of 140
92NorwalkWarren County · 15,004 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #2 of 140
93GlenwoodMills County · 5,287 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #42 of 140
94Grundy CenterGrundy County · 2,814 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #4 of 140
95North LibertyJohnson County · 21,976 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #47 of 140
96ClarionWright County · 2,758 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #67 of 140
97Windsor HeightsPolk County · 5,059 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #119 of 140
98CarlisleWarren County · 4,532 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #24 of 140
99West LibertyMuscatine County · 3,717 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #103 of 140
100GrimesPolk County · 17,405 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #15 of 140
101Le MarsPlymouth County · 10,760 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #41 of 140
102AltoonaPolk County · 22,796 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #85 of 140
T103DyersvilleDubuque County · 4,574 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #21 of 140
T103GarnerHancock County · 3,029 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #34 of 140
T103SibleyOsceola County · 2,762 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #106 of 140
106Center PointLinn County · 2,572 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #5 of 140
107BettendorfScott County · 40,710 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #44 of 140
108KnoxvilleMarion County · 7,469 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #95 of 140
109Red OakMontgomery County · 5,388 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #133 of 140
110New HamptonChickasaw County · 3,420 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #55 of 140
111West BranchCedar County · 2,956 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #35 of 140
112NevadaStory County · 6,974 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #43 of 140
T113ClarindaPage County · 5,273 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #109 of 140
T113WiltonMuscatine County · 2,892 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #63 of 140
115WaukeeDallas County · 34,890 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #36 of 140
116Charles CityFloyd County · 7,013 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #111 of 140
117Story CityStory County · 3,382 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #28 of 140
118Webster CityHamilton County · 7,815 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #91 of 140
119JeffersonGreene County · 4,150 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #94 of 140
120MadridBoone County · 2,820 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #56 of 140
121OnawaMonona County · 2,821 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #114 of 140
122HudsonBlack Hawk County · 3,028 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #12 of 140
123ManchesterDelaware County · 5,357 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #98 of 140
T124EldridgeScott County · 6,954 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #10 of 140
T124HawardenSioux County · 2,665 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #71 of 140
126JesupBuchanan County · 2,557 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #54 of 140
127TiffinJohnson County · 7,156 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #74 of 140
128Le ClaireScott County · 4,741 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #57 of 140
129WilliamsburgIowa County · 3,408 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #37 of 140
130CamancheClinton County · 4,557 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #75 of 140
131HumboldtHumboldt County · 4,675 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #86 of 140
132HuxleyStory County · 4,715 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #26 of 140
T133EvansdaleBlack Hawk County · 4,463 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #140 of 140
T133OsceolaClarke County · 5,679 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #136 of 140
135Polk CityPolk County · 6,630 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #8 of 140
136TamaTama County · 3,011 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #131 of 140
137FairfaxLinn County · 2,925 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #82 of 140
138BondurantPolk County · 9,647 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #45 of 140
139AsburyDubuque County · 6,035 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #61 of 140
140Saylorvilleunincorporated, Polk County · 3,366 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #39 of 140
Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the most walkable town in Iowa?

Iowa City (Johnson County) ranks first on walkability among 140 towns, with an A+; West Burlington and Coralville 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 (140 in Iowa). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Iowa page.

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