#1Ann Arbor
Washtenaw County · 122,233 peopleWalkability grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B+ · #203 of 697 in MI
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Ann Arbor, #1 on this list · Photo: Flavinista · CC BY-SA 4.0Ann Arbor ranks first on walkability among Michigan’s 701 towns of 2,500+; 108 of the 701 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
#1Walkability grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B+ · #203 of 697 in MI
#T2Walkability grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B+ · college campus
#T2Walkability grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B · #305 of 697 in MI
Walkability grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 389 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
701 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
Ann Arbor (Washtenaw County) ranks first on walkability among 701 towns, with an A+; East Lansing and Traverse City follow.
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.
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a walkability grade (701 in Michigan). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Michigan page.
Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.