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Maine rankings · Walkability

Most walkable towns in Maine

Portland ranks first on walkability among Maine’s 143 towns of 2,500+; 26 of the 143 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

Portland

Cumberland County · 69,911 people
A+

Walkability grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall C · #102 of 142 in ME

#2

South Portland

Cumberland County · 27,007 people
A+

Walkability grade, better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #52 of 142 in ME

#3

Waterville

Kennebec County · 17,579 people
A

Walkability grade, better than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #137 of 142 in ME

All 143 towns

Walkability grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 29 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

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

#TownGradeOverall
1PortlandCumberland County · 69,911 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall C · #102 of 142
2South PortlandCumberland County · 27,007 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #52 of 142
3WatervilleKennebec County · 17,579 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #137 of 142
4RocklandKnox County · 7,142 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #94 of 142
5BathSagadahoc County · 8,835 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #36 of 142
6BrunswickCumberland County · 23,055 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #24 of 142
T7BangorPenobscot County · 32,518 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #109 of 142
T7BiddefordYork County · 22,399 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #115 of 142
9LewistonAndroscoggin County · 38,866 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #138 of 142
10HallowellKennebec County · 2,624 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #27 of 142
11WestbrookCumberland County · 21,565 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #78 of 142
12Bar HarborHancock County · 5,352 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #18 of 142
13BelfastWaldo County · 6,988 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #66 of 142
14CamdenKnox County · 5,204 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #28 of 142
15KitteryYork County · 11,420 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #43 of 142
16Blue HillHancock County · 2,798 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #47 of 142
17Orono College campusPenobscot County · 12,421 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall A
18AugustaKennebec County · 19,155 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #140 of 142
T19FreeportCumberland County · 8,934 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #9 of 142
T19MexicoOxford County · 2,779 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #131 of 142
21SkowheganSomerset County · 8,676 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #128 of 142
T22FarmingtonFranklin County · 8,258 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #99 of 142
T22LincolnPenobscot County · 4,971 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #69 of 142
T24EllsworthHancock County · 8,862 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #75 of 142
T24Old Orchard BeachYork County · 9,533 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #89 of 142
26GorhamCumberland County · 19,239 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #2 of 142
27OxfordOxford County · 4,449 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #132 of 142
28Old TownPenobscot County · 7,589 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #105 of 142
29AuburnAndroscoggin County · 25,441 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #126 of 142
30PittsfieldSomerset County · 3,935 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #124 of 142
31Mechanic FallsAndroscoggin County · 3,286 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #100 of 142
32GardinerKennebec County · 6,206 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #82 of 142
33KennebunkYork County · 12,152 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #10 of 142
34RumfordOxford County · 6,025 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #139 of 142
35CalaisWashington County · 3,083 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #85 of 142
36CaribouAroostook County · 7,321 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #83 of 142
37Fort KentAroostook County · 4,151 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #59 of 142
38SacoYork County · 21,159 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #22 of 142
39FryeburgOxford County · 3,576 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #98 of 142
40ReadfieldKennebec County · 2,730 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #29 of 142
41MadisonSomerset County · 4,888 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #110 of 142
42YarmouthCumberland County · 9,062 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #8 of 142
43SanfordYork County · 22,663 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #104 of 142
44YorkYork County · 14,293 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #7 of 142
45ScarboroughCumberland County · 24,547 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #12 of 142
46Presque IsleAroostook County · 8,694 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #125 of 142
T47RaymondCumberland County · 4,670 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #5 of 142
T47RockportKnox County · 3,628 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #26 of 142
49Dover-FoxcroftPiscataquis County · 4,463 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #74 of 142
50New GloucesterCumberland County · 5,964 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #13 of 142
51BristolLincoln County · 2,969 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #14 of 142
52WindhamCumberland County · 19,912 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #6 of 142
53TopshamSagadahoc County · 9,982 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #30 of 142
54HoultonAroostook County · 6,056 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #114 of 142
55DexterPenobscot County · 3,874 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #113 of 142
56BoothbayLincoln County · 3,155 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #73 of 142
57West GardinerKennebec County · 3,678 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #71 of 142
58StandishCumberland County · 11,000 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #35 of 142
59ChinaKennebec County · 4,636 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #17 of 142
60FairfieldSomerset County · 6,537 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #121 of 142
61BrewerPenobscot County · 9,636 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #101 of 142
62KennebunkportYork County · 3,717 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #25 of 142
T63EliotYork County · 7,643 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #11 of 142
T63ParisOxford County · 5,409 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #122 of 142
65WellsYork County · 12,094 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #32 of 142
66CarmelPenobscot County · 3,031 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #111 of 142
67FalmouthCumberland County · 12,982 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #4 of 142
68JeffersonLincoln County · 2,728 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #65 of 142
69CumberlandCumberland County · 8,876 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #1 of 142
70WinslowKennebec County · 8,063 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #88 of 142
71Cape ElizabethCumberland County · 9,827 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #3 of 142
72LisbonAndroscoggin County · 9,919 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #62 of 142
73WinthropKennebec County · 6,158 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #48 of 142
74ChelseaKennebec County · 2,848 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #51 of 142
75North YarmouthCumberland County · 4,424 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #15 of 142
76WarrenKnox County · 5,099 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #81 of 142
77South BerwickYork County · 7,941 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #20 of 142
78BethelOxford County · 2,751 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #134 of 142
79BuxtonYork County · 8,681 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #31 of 142
80Livermore FallsAndroscoggin County · 3,229 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #141 of 142
81St. GeorgeKnox County · 2,595 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #86 of 142
82NewportPenobscot County · 3,192 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #120 of 142
83ThomastonKnox County · 2,751 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #123 of 142
84LitchfieldKennebec County · 3,797 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #91 of 142
85NorwayOxford County · 5,349 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #133 of 142
86BridgtonCumberland County · 5,965 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #116 of 142
87MillinocketPenobscot County · 4,095 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #108 of 142
T88HollisYork County · 5,003 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #61 of 142
T88North BerwickYork County · 5,355 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #38 of 142
90JayFranklin County · 4,639 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #87 of 142
91ArundelYork County · 4,596 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #23 of 142
92ShapleighYork County · 3,025 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #53 of 142
93LymanYork County · 4,713 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #44 of 142
94WiscassetLincoln County · 3,998 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #119 of 142
95RichmondSagadahoc County · 3,609 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #40 of 142
96LimerickYork County · 3,575 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #49 of 142
97TurnerAndroscoggin County · 6,127 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #42 of 142
98FarmingdaleKennebec County · 3,000 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #93 of 142
T99OaklandKennebec County · 6,361 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #33 of 142
T99WoolwichSagadahoc County · 3,287 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #19 of 142
101NaplesCumberland County · 4,128 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #107 of 142
102HarpswellCumberland County · 5,102 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #34 of 142
103CascoCumberland County · 3,779 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #106 of 142
104HancockHancock County · 2,593 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #112 of 142
105WaldoboroLincoln County · 5,324 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #54 of 142
106WiltonFranklin County · 3,878 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #96 of 142
T107AlfredYork County · 3,188 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #63 of 142
T107MadawaskaAroostook County · 3,846 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #76 of 142
109MinotAndroscoggin County · 2,866 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #97 of 142
110HampdenPenobscot County · 8,078 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #16 of 142
111OrringtonPenobscot County · 3,912 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #56 of 142
T112MonmouthKennebec County · 4,252 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #46 of 142
T112WinterportWaldo County · 3,838 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #21 of 142
114SabattusAndroscoggin County · 5,397 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #58 of 142
115BowdoinhamSagadahoc County · 3,210 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #80 of 142
116BerwickYork County · 8,436 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #55 of 142
117WindsorKennebec County · 2,758 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #67 of 142
118ActonYork County · 2,735 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #68 of 142
119GrayCumberland County · 8,676 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #60 of 142
120BentonKennebec County · 2,821 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #103 of 142
121SearsportWaldo County · 2,737 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #129 of 142
122MilfordPenobscot County · 3,117 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #79 of 142
123LebanonYork County · 6,801 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #64 of 142
T124BelgradeKennebec County · 3,541 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #45 of 142
T124BucksportHancock County · 5,066 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #70 of 142
T124CorinthPenobscot County · 3,139 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #90 of 142
T124SidneyKennebec County · 4,929 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #95 of 142
128LevantPenobscot County · 3,289 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #130 of 142
129HermonPenobscot County · 6,982 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #84 of 142
130PolandAndroscoggin County · 6,098 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #118 of 142
T131GreeneAndroscoggin County · 4,551 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #117 of 142
T131HoldenPenobscot County · 3,438 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #37 of 142
T131WaterboroYork County · 8,219 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #39 of 142
134HarrisonCumberland County · 2,639 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #136 of 142
135VassalboroKennebec County · 4,647 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #135 of 142
T136Fort FairfieldAroostook County · 3,285 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #127 of 142
T136GlenburnPenobscot County · 4,825 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #77 of 142
138LimingtonYork County · 4,173 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #57 of 142
139DurhamAndroscoggin County · 4,399 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #50 of 142
140ClintonKennebec County · 3,378 peopleDbetter than 5% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #72 of 142
141NorridgewockSomerset County · 3,304 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #142 of 142
142BowdoinSagadahoc County · 3,254 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #41 of 142
143PittstonKennebec County · 3,418 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #92 of 142
Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the most walkable town in Maine?

Portland (Cumberland County) ranks first on walkability among 143 towns, with an A+; South Portland and Waterville 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 (143 in Maine). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Maine page.

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