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Tennessee rankings · Walkability

Most walkable towns in Tennessee

Knoxville ranks first on walkability among Tennessee’s 177 towns of 2,500+; 10 of the 177 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

Knoxville

Knox County · 202,021 people
A

Walkability grade, better than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #108 of 175 in TN

#2

McKenzie

Carroll County · 5,632 people
A

Walkability grade, better than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #72 of 175 in TN

#3

Nashville

745,904 people
A−

Walkability grade, better than 85% of U.S. towns·No overall grade

All 177 towns

Walkability grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 31 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

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

#TownGradeOverall
1KnoxvilleKnox County · 202,021 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #108 of 175
2McKenzieCarroll County · 5,632 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #72 of 175
3Nashville745,904 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
4RogersvilleHawkins County · 4,690 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #129 of 175
5GatlinburgSevier County · 3,715 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #135 of 175
6ChattanoogaHamilton County · 194,144 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #137 of 175
7TusculumGreene County · 3,421 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #7 of 175
8MemphisShelby County · 609,647 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #170 of 175
9HendersonChester County · 6,590 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #29 of 175
10MartinWeakley County · 11,060 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #107 of 175
11CookevillePutnam County · 38,212 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #114 of 175
12NewportCocke County · 7,049 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #122 of 175
13ManchesterCoffee County · 13,776 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #123 of 175
14ErwinUnicoi County · 6,019 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #41 of 175
15JacksonMadison County · 69,339 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #172 of 175
16Jefferson CityJefferson County · 9,103 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #80 of 175
17HarrimanRoane County · 6,192 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #120 of 175
18East RidgeHamilton County · 21,921 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #99 of 175
19DandridgeJefferson County · 3,947 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #83 of 175
20CollegedaleHamilton County · 11,499 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #31 of 175
21MaryvilleBlount County · 32,442 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #16 of 175
22LawrenceburgLawrence County · 12,236 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #156 of 175
23WaverlyHumphreys County · 4,430 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #139 of 175
24CrossvilleCumberland County · 13,113 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #147 of 175
25MadisonvilleMonroe County · 5,428 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #161 of 175
26ClevelandBradley County · 51,172 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #150 of 175
27Sewanee College campusunincorporated, Franklin County · 2,936 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall C+
T28HarrogateClaiborne County · 4,454 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #138 of 175
T28Johnson CityWashington County · 74,943 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #104 of 175
30Belle MeadeDavidson County · 2,621 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #39 of 175
31ElizabethtonCarter County · 14,350 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #55 of 175
32DicksonDickson County · 17,051 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #71 of 175
33FranklinWilliamson County · 90,226 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #5 of 175
34JonesboroughWashington County · 6,990 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #33 of 175
35KingsportSullivan County · 57,530 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #130 of 175
36AthensMcMinn County · 15,263 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #109 of 175
37PulaskiGiles County · 8,394 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #143 of 175
38Pleasant ViewCheatham County · 5,797 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #17 of 175
39ParisHenry County · 10,468 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #94 of 175
40RockwoodRoane County · 5,607 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #121 of 175
41GreenevilleGreene County · 16,141 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #102 of 175
42ColumbiaMaury County · 50,072 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #144 of 175
43TullahomaCoffee County · 21,279 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #142 of 175
44Union CityObion County · 10,814 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #158 of 175
45MurfreesboroRutherford County · 171,178 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #67 of 175
46DunlapSequatchie County · 6,089 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #128 of 175
47South PittsburgMarion County · 2,927 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #81 of 175
48HuntingdonCarroll County · 4,462 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #61 of 175
49BristolSullivan County · 28,107 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #112 of 175
50LafayetteMacon County · 6,020 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #91 of 175
51Signal MountainHamilton County · 8,824 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #2 of 175
52MorristownHamblen County · 33,517 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #149 of 175
53KingstonRoane County · 6,299 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #34 of 175
54SmithvilleDeKalb County · 5,620 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #157 of 175
55DaytonRhea County · 7,819 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #106 of 175
56McMinnvilleWarren County · 13,943 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #163 of 175
57WoodburyCannon County · 2,828 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #97 of 175
58DresdenWeakley County · 2,911 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #60 of 175
T59FarragutKnox County · 25,121 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #12 of 175
T59Pigeon ForgeSevier County · 6,598 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #159 of 175
61Colonial Heightsunincorporated, Sullivan County · 3,258 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #36 of 175
62NewbernDyer County · 3,222 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #59 of 175
63LivingstonOverton County · 4,147 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #92 of 175
64CentervilleHickman County · 3,589 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #56 of 175
65FayettevilleLincoln County · 7,068 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #146 of 175
66Red BankHamilton County · 12,405 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #76 of 175
67BrownsvilleHaywood County · 9,301 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #173 of 175
68La FolletteCampbell County · 7,176 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #152 of 175
69GoodlettsvilleDavidson County · 17,506 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #124 of 175
70BolivarHardeman County · 5,043 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #174 of 175
71SeviervilleSevier County · 19,010 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #162 of 175
72Lake Tansiunincorporated, Cumberland County · 4,437 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #125 of 175
73ArlingtonShelby County · 15,703 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #18 of 175
74SpringfieldRobertson County · 20,090 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #136 of 175
75ClarksvilleMontgomery County · 188,829 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #126 of 175
76Oak RidgeAnderson County · 35,395 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #69 of 175
77NolensvilleWilliamson County · 15,789 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #1 of 175
78LebanonWilson County · 53,412 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #75 of 175
79SelmerMcNairy County · 4,575 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #133 of 175
80MillingtonShelby County · 12,953 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #168 of 175
81MaynardvilleUnion County · 2,723 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #153 of 175
82CovingtonTipton County · 8,585 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #155 of 175
83BartlettShelby County · 56,416 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #40 of 175
T84ColliervilleShelby County · 51,909 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #22 of 175
T84Spring HillWilliamson County · 61,336 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #6 of 175
86Powellunincorporated, Knox County · 13,739 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #21 of 175
87GermantownShelby County · 40,001 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #20 of 175
88OneidaScott County · 3,899 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #165 of 175
89Mount JulietWilson County · 45,172 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #9 of 175
90Estill SpringsFranklin County · 2,692 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #113 of 175
T91ClintonAnderson County · 10,466 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #65 of 175
T91HendersonvilleSumner County · 64,266 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #27 of 175
93TrentonGibson County · 4,137 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #116 of 175
94AlcoaBlount County · 13,689 peopleCbetter than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #98 of 175
95GallatinSumner County · 54,590 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #47 of 175
96White BluffDickson County · 4,516 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #45 of 175
97LewisburgMarshall County · 13,517 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #145 of 175
98LoudonLoudon County · 6,963 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #35 of 175
99SmyrnaRutherford County · 63,321 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #86 of 175
100SweetwaterMonroe County · 6,706 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #140 of 175
101BrentwoodWilliamson County · 45,313 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #4 of 175
102Ashland CityCheatham County · 5,650 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #93 of 175
103MilanGibson County · 8,367 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #141 of 175
104OaklandFayette County · 10,835 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #87 of 175
T105CamdenBenton County · 3,690 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #96 of 175
T105SavannahHardin County · 7,689 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #169 of 175
107Eagleton Villageunincorporated, Blount County · 5,598 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #50 of 175
T108LexingtonHenderson County · 8,130 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #127 of 175
T108Park Cityunincorporated, Lincoln County · 2,813 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #15 of 175
110South Clevelandunincorporated, Bradley County · 7,452 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #42 of 175
111SomervilleFayette County · 3,622 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #164 of 175
112UnicoiUnicoi County · 3,861 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #118 of 175
113Oak HillDavidson County · 4,581 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #74 of 175
114Fairfield Gladeunincorporated, Cumberland County · 9,487 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #88 of 175
115EtowahMcMinn County · 3,786 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #90 of 175
116LakelandShelby County · 14,422 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #11 of 175
117White HouseSumner County · 17,872 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #26 of 175
118ShelbyvilleBedford County · 26,146 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #167 of 175
119Bean StationGrainger County · 3,190 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #85 of 175
120Spurgeonunincorporated, Sullivan County · 4,071 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #53 of 175
121TiptonvilleLake County · 3,333 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #171 of 175
T122Blountvilleunincorporated, Sullivan County · 3,309 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #89 of 175
T122DyersburgDyer County · 15,906 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #166 of 175
T122HohenwaldLewis County · 4,151 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #132 of 175
T122Lenoir CityLoudon County · 12,530 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #101 of 175
126MosheimGreene County · 2,547 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #115 of 175
127New TazewellClaiborne County · 2,846 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #119 of 175
128Hallsunincorporated, Knox County · 10,272 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #28 of 175
129La VergneRutherford County · 42,146 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #82 of 175
130RipleyLauderdale County · 7,499 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #175 of 175
131Seymourunincorporated, Blount County · 16,216 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #57 of 175
132LouisvilleBlount County · 4,562 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #43 of 175
T133HumboldtGibson County · 7,841 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #160 of 175
T133WinchesterFranklin County · 10,438 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #154 of 175
135Mount PleasantMaury County · 5,103 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #148 of 175
136BrightonTipton County · 2,892 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #100 of 175
137Tellico Villageunincorporated, Loudon County · 7,414 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #30 of 175
138Karnsunincorporated, Knox County · 4,115 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #37 of 175
T139Church HillHawkins County · 7,297 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #51 of 175
T139SpartaWhite County · 5,038 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #134 of 175
T139White PineJefferson County · 2,619 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #63 of 175
142Soddy-DaisyHamilton County · 13,474 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #66 of 175
143AtokaTipton County · 10,645 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #48 of 175
144Thompson's StationWilliamson County · 9,469 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #13 of 175
145JasperMarion County · 3,636 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #73 of 175
146Forest HillsDavidson County · 4,473 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #95 of 175
147MunfordTipton County · 6,996 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #84 of 175
T148AlgoodPutnam County · 4,165 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #105 of 175
T148MedinaGibson County · 5,813 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #14 of 175
150MillersvilleSumner County · 6,438 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #70 of 175
T151FairviewWilliamson County · 10,877 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #10 of 175
T151Green Hillunincorporated, Wilson County · 6,866 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #8 of 175
153Oliver SpringsAnderson County · 3,433 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #103 of 175
154PortlandSumner County · 13,658 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #46 of 175
155GreenbrierRobertson County · 7,170 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #54 of 175
156Kingston SpringsCheatham County · 2,758 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #58 of 175
157WhitevilleHardeman County · 4,482 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #151 of 175
158CoopertownRobertson County · 4,843 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #68 of 175
159PipertonFayette County · 2,889 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #111 of 175
160Hartsville/Trousdale CountyTrousdale County · 12,623 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #52 of 175
T161MontereyPutnam County · 2,827 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #117 of 175
T161Mount CarmelHawkins County · 5,540 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #64 of 175
163Middle Valleyunincorporated, Hamilton County · 12,187 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #38 of 175
164WestmorelandSumner County · 2,879 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #23 of 175
165Bloomingdaleunincorporated, Sullivan County · 9,292 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #110 of 175
166LynchburgMoore County · 6,920 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #131 of 175
167Harrisonunincorporated, Hamilton County · 8,011 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #19 of 175
T168Hopewellunincorporated, Bradley County · 2,634 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #44 of 175
T168Oak Groveunincorporated, Washington County · 4,626 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #62 of 175
170Mascotunincorporated, Knox County · 3,277 peopleD−better than 5% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #49 of 175
T171Christianaunincorporated, Rutherford County · 4,777 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #3 of 175
T171Wildwood Lakeunincorporated, Bradley County · 3,495 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #79 of 175
173Strawberry Plainsunincorporated, Jefferson County · 2,669 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #25 of 175
174Shackle Islandunincorporated, Sumner County · 4,404 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #24 of 175
175Apisonunincorporated, Hamilton County · 4,271 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #32 of 175
176Sale Creekunincorporated, Hamilton County · 2,955 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall C · #78 of 175
177Coalfieldunincorporated, Morgan County · 2,754 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall C · #77 of 175
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Questions people ask

What is the most walkable town in Tennessee?

Knoxville (Knox County) ranks first on walkability among 177 towns, with an A; McKenzie and Nashville 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 (177 in Tennessee). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Tennessee page.

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