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Mississippi rankings · Walkability

Most walkable towns in Mississippi

Biloxi ranks first on walkability among Mississippi’s 101 towns of 2,500+; 9 of the 101 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

Biloxi

Harrison County · 48,516 people
A−

Walkability grade, better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #52 of 99 in MS

#2

Hattiesburg

Forrest County · 48,802 people
A−

Walkability grade, better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #68 of 99 in MS

#3

Winona

Montgomery County · 3,795 people
A−

Walkability grade, better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #71 of 99 in MS

All 101 towns

Walkability grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 14 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

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

#TownGradeOverall
1BiloxiHarrison County · 48,516 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #52 of 99
2HattiesburgForrest County · 48,802 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #68 of 99
3WinonaMontgomery County · 3,795 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #71 of 99
4CarthageLeake County · 4,864 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #74 of 99
5JacksonHinds County · 141,196 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #82 of 99
6University College campusunincorporated, Lafayette County · 5,315 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
T7GreenwoodLeflore County · 13,429 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #94 of 99
T7PhiladelphiaNeshoba County · 6,858 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #40 of 99
9FlorenceRankin County · 4,816 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #7 of 99
T10ForestScott County · 5,433 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #78 of 99
T10KosciuskoAttala County · 6,722 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #50 of 99
12MageeSimpson County · 3,904 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #44 of 99
13Yazoo CityYazoo County · 9,867 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #86 of 99
14GreenvilleWashington County · 26,530 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #95 of 99
15OxfordLafayette County · 26,773 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #26 of 99
16AberdeenMonroe County · 4,799 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #45 of 99
17LucedaleGeorge County · 3,232 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #33 of 99
18EllisvilleJones County · 4,473 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #49 of 99
19PoplarvillePearl River County · 2,918 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #14 of 99
20GulfportHarrison County · 76,506 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #59 of 99
21PicayunePearl River County · 12,019 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #85 of 99
22FlowoodRankin County · 11,003 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #23 of 99
23Mississippi State College campusunincorporated, Oktibbeha County · 4,655 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
24McCombPike County · 11,697 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #93 of 99
T25ClevelandBolivar County · 10,138 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #98 of 99
T25CorinthAlcorn County · 14,345 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #62 of 99
27BatesvillePanola County · 7,325 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #90 of 99
28StarkvilleOktibbeha County · 25,754 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #69 of 99
29ColumbusLowndes County · 22,792 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #92 of 99
30Bay St. LouisHancock County · 10,634 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #46 of 99
31ColumbiaMarion County · 6,525 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #57 of 99
32BrookhavenLincoln County · 11,646 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #67 of 99
33West Hattiesburgunincorporated, Lamar County · 6,715 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #60 of 99
34Nicholsonunincorporated, Pearl River County · 3,146 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #70 of 99
35Holly SpringsMarshall County · 6,402 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #73 of 99
36AmoryMonroe County · 6,386 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #64 of 99
37FultonItawamba County · 4,640 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #16 of 99
38RichlandRankin County · 7,630 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #11 of 99
39TupeloLee County · 38,087 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #47 of 99
40LaurelJones County · 17,662 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #83 of 99
41SenatobiaTate County · 8,473 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #55 of 99
42PascagoulaJackson County · 21,409 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #79 of 99
43CantonMadison County · 10,873 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #77 of 99
44Ocean SpringsJackson County · 18,993 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #12 of 99
45ClintonHinds County · 26,640 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #8 of 99
46MeridianLauderdale County · 33,370 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #80 of 99
47NatchezAdams County · 14,880 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #88 of 99
48RidgelandMadison County · 24,750 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #18 of 99
49IukaTishomingo County · 3,105 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #20 of 99
50PearlRankin County · 28,864 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #21 of 99
51ClarksdaleCoahoma County · 13,643 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #99 of 99
52Gulf Park Estatesunincorporated, Jackson County · 6,264 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #9 of 99
53D'IbervilleHarrison County · 13,557 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #53 of 99
54VicksburgWarren County · 19,830 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #81 of 99
55WigginsStone County · 4,316 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #65 of 99
56New Hopeunincorporated, Lowndes County · 3,952 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #10 of 99
57GrenadaGrenada County · 12,088 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #76 of 99
58IndianolaSunflower County · 8,637 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #91 of 99
59St. Martinunincorporated, Jackson County · 8,139 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #34 of 99
60Crystal SpringsCopiah County · 4,629 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #39 of 99
61GluckstadtMadison County · 3,500 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #4 of 99
62SouthavenDeSoto County · 57,819 peopleCbetter than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #31 of 99
63LelandWashington County · 3,555 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #96 of 99
64Water ValleyYalobusha County · 3,414 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #54 of 99
65HernandoDeSoto County · 18,824 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #5 of 99
66MadisonMadison County · 28,575 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #2 of 99
67Olive BranchDeSoto County · 47,563 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #13 of 99
68WavelandHancock County · 7,042 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #38 of 99
69WaynesboroWayne County · 4,495 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #87 of 99
70BoonevillePrentiss County · 9,257 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #32 of 99
71Long BeachHarrison County · 17,309 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #17 of 99
72Pass ChristianHarrison County · 6,459 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #24 of 99
73BrandonRankin County · 26,122 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #3 of 99
74West PointClay County · 9,743 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #97 of 99
75LouisvilleWinston County · 5,921 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #56 of 99
76Moss PointJackson County · 11,743 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #89 of 99
77HazlehurstCopiah County · 3,435 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #75 of 99
78New AlbanyUnion County · 7,756 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #36 of 99
T79ByramHinds County · 12,707 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #37 of 99
T79DiamondheadHancock County · 9,441 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #25 of 99
81PetalForrest County · 11,694 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #6 of 99
T82BaldwynPrentiss County · 3,104 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #48 of 99
T82PontotocPontotoc County · 6,156 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #63 of 99
84RipleyTippah County · 5,377 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #35 of 99
85Gulf Hillsunincorporated, Jackson County · 8,451 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #29 of 99
86GautierJackson County · 19,069 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #66 of 99
87SaltilloLee County · 5,060 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #22 of 99
88Horn LakeDeSoto County · 26,741 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #42 of 99
T89HoustonChickasaw County · 3,670 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #72 of 99
T89NewtonNewton County · 3,040 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #43 of 99
91VeronaLee County · 2,713 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #61 of 99
92Latimerunincorporated, Jackson County · 6,756 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #41 of 99
93LeakesvilleGreene County · 3,732 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #51 of 99
94Beechwoodunincorporated, Warren County · 4,168 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #30 of 99
95Hide-A-Way Lakeunincorporated, Pearl River County · 2,569 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #28 of 99
96MortonScott County · 3,694 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #58 of 99
T97Escatawpaunincorporated, Jackson County · 3,494 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #84 of 99
T97GuntownLee County · 2,616 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #19 of 99
99Pearl Riverunincorporated, Neshoba County · 4,047 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #27 of 99
100Bridgetownunincorporated, DeSoto County · 3,195 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #1 of 99
101Vancleaveunincorporated, Jackson County · 5,078 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #15 of 99
Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the most walkable town in Mississippi?

Biloxi (Harrison County) ranks first on walkability among 101 towns, with an A−; Hattiesburg and Winona 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 (101 in Mississippi). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Mississippi page.

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