#1Minneapolis
Hennepin County · 430,324 peopleWalkability grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall C · #262 of 271 in MN
Minneapolis, #1 on this list · Photo: BpA9543 · CC BY-SA 4.0Minnesota rankings · Walkability
Most walkable towns in Minnesota
Minneapolis ranks first on walkability among Minnesota’s 273 towns of 2,500+; 114 of the 273 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
#1A+
#2Falcon Heights
Ramsey County · 5,071 peopleWalkability grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #62 of 271 in MN
#3St. Paul
Ramsey County · 306,684 peopleWalkability grade, better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #259 of 271 in MN
All 273 towns
Walkability grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 77 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
273 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownGradeOverall
11St. Louis ParkHennepin County · 50,027 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #180 of 271
12Columbia HeightsAnoka County · 22,482 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #260 of 271
T13BloomingtonHennepin County · 89,034 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #225 of 271
T17Spring Lake ParkAnoka County · 7,127 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #204 of 271
T22East Grand ForksPolk County · 8,906 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #148 of 271
T30Golden ValleyHennepin County · 21,325 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #155 of 271
37Brooklyn CenterHennepin County · 31,846 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #261 of 271
T46International FallsKoochiching County · 5,481 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #207 of 271
T46Redwood FallsRedwood County · 5,040 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #216 of 271
48Inver Grove HeightsDakota County · 36,873 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #89 of 271
54Fergus FallsOtter Tail County · 14,246 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #208 of 271
T64North St. PaulRamsey County · 12,780 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #227 of 271
T68Oak Park HeightsWashington County · 4,625 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #165 of 271
T70Detroit LakesBecker County · 10,019 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #243 of 271
T78Brooklyn ParkHennepin County · 83,543 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #199 of 271
87Granite FallsYellow Medicine County · 2,691 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #193 of 271
T95South St. PaulDakota County · 20,532 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #206 of 271
101Pelican RapidsOtter Tail County · 2,608 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #126 of 271
T112Eden PrairieHennepin County · 63,075 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #54 of 271
115Albert LeaFreeborn County · 18,217 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #246 of 271
116White Bear LakeRamsey County · 23,392 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #122 of 271
124Little FallsMorrison County · 9,277 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #264 of 271
132North MankatoNicollet County · 14,165 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #98 of 271
137Forest LakeWashington County · 20,952 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #168 of 271
139Thief River FallsPennington County · 8,799 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #182 of 271
140Mountain IronSt. Louis County · 2,835 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #99 of 271
T150Mendota HeightsDakota County · 11,475 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #109 of 271
166Maple GroveHennepin County · 73,893 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #161 of 271
172White Bear TownshipRamsey County · 10,399 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #68 of 271
173Collegeville TownshipStearns County · 3,262 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #257 of 271
178Cascade TownshipOlmsted County · 2,810 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #183 of 271
180Livonia TownshipSherburne County · 6,436 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #65 of 271
182Cottage GroveWashington County · 43,604 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #50 of 271
T185MontevideoChippewa County · 5,335 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #111 of 271
187Vadnais HeightsRamsey County · 13,052 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #94 of 271
T188MinnetristaHennepin County · 9,458 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #35 of 271
190Bemidji TownshipBeltrami County · 4,031 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #229 of 271
192West Lakeland TownshipWashington County · 3,931 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #60 of 271
T196HermantownSt. Louis County · 10,110 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #190 of 271
T196Rice LakeSt. Louis County · 4,169 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #214 of 271
199Northern TownshipBeltrami County · 3,701 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #248 of 271
200Chisago CityChisago County · 5,955 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #140 of 271
205Sylvan TownshipCass County · 3,030 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #136 of 271
206Rockford TownshipWright County · 3,474 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #107 of 271
207Cambridge TownshipIsanti County · 2,592 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #200 of 271
208Norwood Young AmericaCarver County · 3,777 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #120 of 271
212Orrock TownshipSherburne County · 3,698 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #141 of 271
213St. Paul ParkWashington County · 5,396 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #77 of 271
214Thomson TownshipCarlton County · 5,624 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #81 of 271
219North BranchChisago County · 12,398 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #146 of 271
220Pokegama TownshipPine County · 2,884 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #263 of 271
T221Lake ElmoWashington County · 14,376 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #117 of 271
225Marion TownshipOlmsted County · 4,111 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #157 of 271
226Eagle LakeBlue Earth County · 3,357 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #167 of 271
228White TownshipSt. Louis County · 3,088 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #219 of 271
229Chisago Lake TownshipChisago County · 4,958 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #103 of 271
234Franklin TownshipWright County · 2,939 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #130 of 271
235Wakefield TownshipStearns County · 2,829 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #194 of 271
T236Alexandria TownshipDouglas County · 3,114 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #87 of 271
T238Corinna TownshipWright County · 2,596 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #134 of 271
T240Brockway TownshipStearns County · 3,016 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #123 of 271
242Bradford TownshipIsanti County · 3,549 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #215 of 271
243Silver Creek TownshipWright County · 2,620 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #85 of 271
244La Grand TownshipDouglas County · 4,309 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #131 of 271
252New London TownshipKandiyohi County · 2,965 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #34 of 271
254Big Lake TownshipSherburne County · 8,283 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #106 of 271
257Breezy PointCrow Wing County · 2,771 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #132 of 271
T258Spring Lake TownshipScott County · 3,498 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #154 of 271
T260New Market TownshipScott County · 3,574 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #164 of 271
T260Palmer TownshipSherburne County · 2,633 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #222 of 271
264Cedar Lake TownshipScott County · 3,080 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #115 of 271
265Grand Lake TownshipSt. Louis County · 2,705 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #247 of 271
266Harris TownshipItasca County · 3,364 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #226 of 271
267May TownshipWashington County · 2,638 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #149 of 271
268Monticello TownshipWright County · 3,374 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #52 of 271
269Blue Hill TownshipSherburne County · 2,625 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #159 of 271
273Linwood TownshipAnoka County · 5,403 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #170 of 271
Not ranked
1 town without a walkability grade
Towns of 2,500+ that don’t have the figures this grade needs. Each town’s page says which ones are missing.
- Baldwin · 7,231 people
Quick answers
Questions people ask
What is the most walkable town in Minnesota?
Minneapolis (Hennepin County) ranks first on walkability among 273 towns, with an A+; Falcon Heights and St. Paul 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 (273 in Minnesota). 1 town of 2,500+ lack the figures and is listed above. Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Minnesota page.
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