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New Hampshire rankings · Walkability

Most walkable towns in New Hampshire

Hanover ranks first on walkability among New Hampshire’s 126 towns of 2,500+; 18 of the 126 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

Hanover

Grafton County · 12,054 people
A+

Walkability grade, better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #15 of 125 in NH

#2

Plymouth

Grafton County · 6,721 people
A

Walkability grade, better than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #78 of 125 in NH

#3

Littleton

Grafton County · 6,003 people
A

Walkability grade, better than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #113 of 125 in NH

All 126 towns

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

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

#TownGradeOverall
1HanoverGrafton County · 12,054 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #15 of 125
2PlymouthGrafton County · 6,721 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #78 of 125
3LittletonGrafton County · 6,003 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #113 of 125
4LebanonGrafton County · 15,481 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #62 of 125
5PortsmouthRockingham County · 23,028 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #33 of 125
6KeeneCheshire County · 23,072 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #103 of 125
7DoverStrafford County · 34,623 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #60 of 125
8New LondonMerrimack County · 4,411 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #29 of 125
9Durham College campusStrafford County · 15,346 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A+
10PeterboroughHillsborough County · 6,499 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #36 of 125
11TiltonBelknap County · 4,092 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #104 of 125
12HennikerMerrimack County · 6,256 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #34 of 125
13ConcordMerrimack County · 44,597 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #98 of 125
14LancasterCoos County · 3,218 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #105 of 125
15ManchesterHillsborough County · 116,818 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #120 of 125
16RindgeCheshire County · 6,502 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #54 of 125
17ChichesterMerrimack County · 2,834 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #65 of 125
18MeredithBelknap County · 6,854 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #71 of 125
19NashuaHillsborough County · 92,435 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #91 of 125
20BedfordHillsborough County · 23,973 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #10 of 125
21BerlinCoos County · 9,502 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #124 of 125
22GreenlandRockingham County · 4,143 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #20 of 125
23WolfeboroCarroll County · 6,637 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #66 of 125
24TuftonboroCarroll County · 2,678 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #42 of 125
25BristolGrafton County · 3,251 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #106 of 125
26NewportSullivan County · 6,417 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #116 of 125
27TamworthCarroll County · 2,895 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #82 of 125
28HamptonRockingham County · 16,381 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #48 of 125
29SeabrookRockingham County · 8,430 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #119 of 125
30MoultonboroughCarroll County · 5,293 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #55 of 125
31GorhamCoos County · 2,661 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #89 of 125
32AllenstownMerrimack County · 4,882 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #88 of 125
33LaconiaBelknap County · 17,246 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #121 of 125
34ExeterRockingham County · 16,213 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #28 of 125
35WarnerMerrimack County · 2,902 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #30 of 125
36ClaremontSullivan County · 13,032 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #123 of 125
37SomersworthStrafford County · 12,171 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #109 of 125
38SalemRockingham County · 31,868 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #53 of 125
39EpsomMerrimack County · 5,057 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #38 of 125
40EnfieldGrafton County · 4,470 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #77 of 125
41RochesterStrafford County · 33,716 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #95 of 125
42StrathamRockingham County · 7,735 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #11 of 125
43PlaistowRockingham County · 7,848 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #43 of 125
44GoffstownHillsborough County · 18,607 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #14 of 125
45HinsdaleCheshire County · 4,034 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #122 of 125
46LeeStrafford County · 4,563 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #13 of 125
47EppingRockingham County · 7,973 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #87 of 125
48BrentwoodRockingham County · 4,923 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #19 of 125
49BelmontBelknap County · 7,408 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #107 of 125
50BethlehemGrafton County · 2,575 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #61 of 125
51JaffreyCheshire County · 5,633 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #56 of 125
52WindhamRockingham County · 16,259 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #5 of 125
53HaverhillGrafton County · 4,667 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #99 of 125
54CandiaRockingham County · 4,248 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #3 of 125
55NorthwoodRockingham County · 4,757 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #9 of 125
56PittsfieldMerrimack County · 4,148 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #101 of 125
57NewmarketRockingham County · 9,647 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #37 of 125
58PlainfieldSullivan County · 2,560 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #27 of 125
59MilfordHillsborough County · 16,686 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #50 of 125
60North HamptonRockingham County · 4,526 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #31 of 125
61ConwayCarroll County · 10,308 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #115 of 125
62CanaanGrafton County · 3,833 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #96 of 125
63ChesterfieldCheshire County · 3,684 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #80 of 125
64RollinsfordStrafford County · 2,621 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #69 of 125
65HooksettMerrimack County · 15,346 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #24 of 125
66SunapeeSullivan County · 3,442 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #64 of 125
67AuburnRockingham County · 6,336 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #8 of 125
68PelhamHillsborough County · 14,828 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #39 of 125
69MadisonCarroll County · 2,728 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #79 of 125
70SwanzeyCheshire County · 7,461 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #114 of 125
71New IpswichHillsborough County · 5,467 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #59 of 125
72WhitefieldCoos County · 2,535 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #117 of 125
73HillsboroughHillsborough County · 6,134 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #93 of 125
74AntrimHillsborough County · 2,757 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #68 of 125
75LoudonMerrimack County · 5,781 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #52 of 125
76WiltonHillsborough County · 4,015 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #63 of 125
77CharlestownSullivan County · 4,924 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #110 of 125
78DeerfieldRockingham County · 4,989 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #23 of 125
79HampsteadRockingham County · 9,110 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #18 of 125
80RyeRockingham County · 5,689 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #17 of 125
81AmherstHillsborough County · 11,985 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #21 of 125
82CamptonGrafton County · 3,436 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #76 of 125
83HudsonHillsborough County · 26,001 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #84 of 125
84BoscawenMerrimack County · 4,255 peopleCbetter than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #83 of 125
85BrooklineHillsborough County · 5,858 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #4 of 125
86FranklinMerrimack County · 8,839 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #102 of 125
87WeareHillsborough County · 9,291 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #74 of 125
88HopkintonMerrimack County · 6,120 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #6 of 125
89HollisHillsborough County · 8,819 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #1 of 125
90SanborntonBelknap County · 3,038 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #73 of 125
91RaymondRockingham County · 11,050 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #75 of 125
92BowMerrimack County · 8,415 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #16 of 125
93MerrimackHillsborough County · 29,699 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #47 of 125
94AtkinsonRockingham County · 7,397 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #7 of 125
95DerryRockingham County · 33,990 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #81 of 125
96LondonderryRockingham County · 27,844 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #40 of 125
97ChesterRockingham County · 5,322 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #45 of 125
98OssipeeCarroll County · 4,599 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #100 of 125
99KingstonRockingham County · 6,288 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #57 of 125
100LitchfieldHillsborough County · 8,704 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #32 of 125
101BartlettCarroll County · 3,335 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #108 of 125
102ThorntonGrafton County · 2,895 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #51 of 125
103GilfordBelknap County · 7,898 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #41 of 125
104PembrokeMerrimack County · 7,579 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #92 of 125
105Mont VernonHillsborough County · 2,698 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #2 of 125
106BarringtonStrafford County · 9,642 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #44 of 125
107FremontRockingham County · 4,923 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #70 of 125
108WinchesterCheshire County · 4,281 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #125 of 125
109BarnsteadBelknap County · 5,038 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #90 of 125
110NewtonRockingham County · 4,851 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #46 of 125
111DunbartonMerrimack County · 3,233 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #35 of 125
112FarmingtonStrafford County · 6,781 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #111 of 125
113WalpoleCheshire County · 3,706 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #94 of 125
114StraffordStrafford County · 4,338 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #72 of 125
115FitzwilliamCheshire County · 2,500 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #118 of 125
116AltonBelknap County · 6,036 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #85 of 125
117WakefieldCarroll County · 5,558 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #97 of 125
118NottinghamRockingham County · 5,490 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #26 of 125
119New BostonHillsborough County · 6,276 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #12 of 125
120MiltonStrafford County · 4,562 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #112 of 125
121NorthfieldMerrimack County · 5,081 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #86 of 125
122GilmantonBelknap County · 4,060 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #22 of 125
123DanvilleRockingham County · 4,650 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #49 of 125
124SandownRockingham County · 6,753 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #67 of 125
125New DurhamStrafford County · 2,890 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #58 of 125
126GranthamSullivan County · 3,482 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #25 of 125
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What is the most walkable town in New Hampshire?

Hanover (Grafton County) ranks first on walkability among 126 towns, with an A+; Plymouth and Littleton 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 (126 in New Hampshire). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the New Hampshire page.

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