#1Athens
Athens County · 25,313 peopleWalkability grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall C · college campus
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Athens, #1 on this list · Athens State Hospital Cow Barn · Photo: Ed!(Hall of Fame) · CC BY-SA 3.0Athens ranks first on walkability among Ohio’s 993 towns of 2,500+; 137 of the 993 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 C · college campus
#2Walkability grade, better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A · college campus
#3Walkability grade, better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #855 of 987 in OH
Walkability grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 654 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
993 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
Athens (Athens County) ranks first on walkability among 993 towns, with an A+; Oxford and Athens Township 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 (993 in Ohio). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Ohio page.
Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.