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Kansas rankings · Walkability

Most walkable towns in Kansas

Marysville ranks first on walkability among Kansas’ 151 towns of 2,500+; 31 of the 151 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

Marysville

Marshall County · 3,385 people
A

Walkability grade, better than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #80 of 150 in KS

#2

Lawrence

Douglas County · 96,367 people
A

Walkability grade, better than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #77 of 150 in KS

#T3

Hays

Ellis County · 21,258 people
A

Walkability grade, better than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #57 of 150 in KS

All 151 towns

Walkability grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 33 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

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

#TownGradeOverall
1MarysvilleMarshall County · 3,385 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #80 of 150
2LawrenceDouglas County · 96,367 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #77 of 150
T3HaysEllis County · 21,258 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #57 of 150
T3Oaklawn-Sunviewunincorporated, Sedgwick County · 2,789 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #86 of 150
5SalinaSaline County · 46,094 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #134 of 150
6BeloitMitchell County · 3,288 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #75 of 150
7ManhattanRiley County · 54,673 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #73 of 150
8IolaAllen County · 5,240 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #113 of 150
9Baldwin CityDouglas County · 4,946 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #19 of 150
10MerriamJohnson County · 11,509 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #56 of 150
T11EmporiaLyon County · 24,137 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #131 of 150
T11Fort ScottBourbon County · 7,500 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #122 of 150
13EllsworthEllsworth County · 3,092 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #16 of 150
14NortonNorton County · 2,651 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #76 of 150
15AbileneDickinson County · 6,552 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #61 of 150
16HillsboroMarion County · 2,646 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #15 of 150
17PrattPratt County · 6,574 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #62 of 150
18South HutchinsonReno County · 2,516 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #102 of 150
19LindsborgMcPherson County · 3,824 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #5 of 150
20ConcordiaCloud County · 4,991 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #96 of 150
T21AtchisonAtchison County · 10,789 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #100 of 150
T21TopekaShawnee County · 125,795 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #136 of 150
23Kansas CityWyandotte County · 157,805 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #146 of 150
24El DoradoButler County · 12,696 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #87 of 150
25CoffeyvilleMontgomery County · 8,460 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #144 of 150
26Great BendBarton County · 14,266 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #120 of 150
27McPhersonMcPherson County · 13,918 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #71 of 150
28MaizeSedgwick County · 7,853 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #65 of 150
29PittsburgCrawford County · 20,569 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #143 of 150
30PaolaMiami County · 5,880 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #74 of 150
31FairwayJohnson County · 4,181 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #11 of 150
32HoltonJackson County · 3,396 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #69 of 150
33WichitaSedgwick County · 400,987 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #149 of 150
34HiawathaBrown County · 3,124 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #93 of 150
35Park TownshipSedgwick County · 8,984 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #48 of 150
36HoisingtonBarton County · 2,598 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #79 of 150
T37Overland ParkJohnson County · 203,677 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #34 of 150
T37Palmyra TownshipDouglas County · 7,847 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #30 of 150
39ColbyThomas County · 5,489 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #42 of 150
40Franklin TownshipFranklin County · 3,179 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #68 of 150
41Park CitySedgwick County · 9,458 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #121 of 150
42Madison TownshipRiley County · 9,403 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
43WamegoPottawatomie County · 4,912 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #6 of 150
44LeavenworthLeavenworth County · 37,012 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #84 of 150
45Kechi TownshipSedgwick County · 10,931 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #98 of 150
46St. MarysPottawatomie County · 2,790 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #54 of 150
47GoodlandSherman County · 4,366 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #123 of 150
48Morton TownshipSedgwick County · 2,819 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #1 of 150
49Roeland ParkJohnson County · 6,683 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #46 of 150
T50Fort Rileyunincorporated, Geary County · 8,606 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #115 of 150
T50LouisburgMiami County · 5,299 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #33 of 150
52Prairie VillageJohnson County · 23,008 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #13 of 150
53LenexaJohnson County · 60,506 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #23 of 150
54Smoky Hill TownshipGeary County · 9,191 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #141 of 150
55OlatheJohnson County · 150,025 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #18 of 150
T56ParsonsLabette County · 9,315 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #108 of 150
T56WellingtonSumner County · 7,541 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #138 of 150
58St. Marys TownshipPottawatomie County · 4,018 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #60 of 150
59GarnettAnderson County · 3,242 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #90 of 150
60Reno TownshipReno County · 4,360 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #104 of 150
61EdwardsvilleWyandotte County · 4,748 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #139 of 150
T62HesstonHarvey County · 3,458 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #4 of 150
T62LiberalSeward County · 19,010 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #135 of 150
64Wamego TownshipPottawatomie County · 5,838 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #3 of 150
65Garden CityFinney County · 27,402 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #140 of 150
66Osage CityOsage County · 2,784 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #91 of 150
T67ChanuteNeosho County · 8,584 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #129 of 150
T67Emma TownshipHarvey County · 4,017 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #9 of 150
69TonganoxieLeavenworth County · 6,208 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #64 of 150
70MissionJohnson County · 10,125 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #66 of 150
71LyonsRice County · 3,488 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #101 of 150
72UlyssesGrant County · 5,524 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #38 of 150
73Junction CityGeary County · 22,583 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #142 of 150
T74HutchinsonReno County · 39,595 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #145 of 150
T74IndependenceMontgomery County · 8,193 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #107 of 150
76Riverside TownshipSedgwick County · 13,603 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #109 of 150
77Dodge CityFord County · 27,653 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #124 of 150
78OttawaFranklin County · 12,716 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #88 of 150
79BurlingtonCoffey County · 2,640 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #103 of 150
80Mission HillsJohnson County · 3,522 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #17 of 150
81WinfieldCowley County · 11,745 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #147 of 150
82LeawoodJohnson County · 34,093 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #20 of 150
T83KingmanKingman County · 2,884 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #105 of 150
T83ShawneeJohnson County · 69,848 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #26 of 150
85De SotoJohnson County · 7,083 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #22 of 150
86Big Creek TownshipEllis County · 2,622 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #21 of 150
87Baxter SpringsCherokee County · 3,823 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #117 of 150
88Gypsum TownshipSedgwick County · 10,370 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #92 of 150
89Rockford TownshipSedgwick County · 24,796 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #72 of 150
90Arkansas CityCowley County · 11,800 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #150 of 150
91GardnerJohnson County · 26,154 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #51 of 150
92Lincoln TownshipLinn County · 2,730 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #78 of 150
93HugotonStevens County · 3,545 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #106 of 150
94Bonner SpringsWyandotte County · 7,962 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #116 of 150
95LarnedPawnee County · 3,596 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #118 of 150
96ClearwaterSedgwick County · 2,792 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #7 of 150
97Grant TownshipSedgwick County · 5,743 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #8 of 150
T98Bel AireSedgwick County · 10,287 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #97 of 150
T98Bruno TownshipButler County · 19,221 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #41 of 150
100LansingLeavenworth County · 11,331 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #31 of 150
101DerbySedgwick County · 26,606 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #85 of 150
102AndoverButler County · 17,370 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #25 of 150
103NewtonHarvey County · 18,353 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #133 of 150
104RussellRussell County · 4,286 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #137 of 150
105ColumbusCherokee County · 2,866 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #119 of 150
106AugustaButler County · 9,073 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #125 of 150
107Minneha TownshipSedgwick County · 3,472 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #95 of 150
108Rose HillButler County · 4,320 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #24 of 150
109Ninnescah TownshipSedgwick County · 3,563 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #28 of 150
T110Clay CenterClay County · 4,061 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #99 of 150
T110Scott CityScott County · 3,855 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #50 of 150
112Valley CenterSedgwick County · 7,685 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #14 of 150
113Union TownshipSedgwick County · 2,704 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #12 of 150
114Eudora TownshipDouglas County · 7,870 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #59 of 150
115Garden City TownshipFinney County · 5,667 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #148 of 150
116HaysvilleSedgwick County · 11,353 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #110 of 150
117Washington TownshipDoniphan County · 2,966 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #27 of 150
T118Blue TownshipPottawatomie County · 5,449 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #94 of 150
T118Spring HillJohnson County · 10,777 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #29 of 150
120BasehorLeavenworth County · 8,249 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #45 of 150
121Aubry TownshipJohnson County · 4,719 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #2 of 150
122FrontenacCrawford County · 3,443 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #63 of 150
123Rock Creek TownshipJefferson County · 2,773 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #40 of 150
124EudoraDouglas County · 6,506 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #32 of 150
T125Mission TownshipShawnee County · 10,195 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #53 of 150
T125OsawatomieMiami County · 4,215 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #111 of 150
127Valley Center TownshipSedgwick County · 5,036 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #35 of 150
128Gardner TownshipJohnson County · 2,550 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #44 of 150
129Tecumseh TownshipShawnee County · 7,829 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #43 of 150
130Soldier TownshipShawnee County · 15,282 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #52 of 150
131GalenaCherokee County · 2,788 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #114 of 150
132Fairmount TownshipLeavenworth County · 12,817 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #47 of 150
133Prospect TownshipButler County · 2,548 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #132 of 150
134Richland TownshipButler County · 2,620 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #58 of 150
135Washington TownshipCrawford County · 3,543 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #112 of 150
T136GoddardSedgwick County · 6,638 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #36 of 150
T136MulvaneSedgwick County · 7,030 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #49 of 150
138Pleasant TownshipButler County · 5,459 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #67 of 150
139Towanda TownshipButler County · 2,574 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #82 of 150
140Auburn TownshipShawnee County · 3,319 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #37 of 150
141St. George TownshipPottawatomie County · 5,056 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #128 of 150
142Sherlock TownshipFinney County · 2,907 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #130 of 150
T143Attica TownshipSedgwick County · 9,068 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #39 of 150
T143Baker TownshipCrawford County · 3,483 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #126 of 150
T143Williamsport TownshipShawnee County · 4,334 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #81 of 150
146Salem TownshipSedgwick County · 9,673 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #83 of 150
147Garden TownshipCherokee County · 2,713 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #127 of 150
148Belle Plaine TownshipSumner County · 3,025 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #70 of 150
149Sherman TownshipLeavenworth County · 2,920 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #10 of 150
150Monmouth TownshipShawnee County · 3,224 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #55 of 150
151Stranger TownshipLeavenworth County · 5,467 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall C+ · #89 of 150
Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the most walkable town in Kansas?

Marysville (Marshall County) ranks first on walkability among 151 towns, with an A; Lawrence and Hays 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 (151 in Kansas). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Kansas page.

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