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AKAlaska rankings

Most walkable towns in Alaska

Ranked by street connectivity: intersections per square mile, the standard walkability measure the EPA uses. 18 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Palmer 1 Palmer 59.5 / sq mi Dead ends 22.4% 2 Ketchikan 48.4 / sq mi Dead ends 30.1% Fairbanks 3 Fairbanks 42.0 / sq mi Dead ends 14.2%
#TownIntersections per sq miDead endsStreet miles
1 Palmer Palmer6,268 people 59.5 / sq mi 22.4% 49.6 mi
2 Ketchikan8,078 people 48.4 / sq mi 30.1% 37.8 mi
3 Fairbanks Fairbanks32,083 people 42.0 / sq mi 14.2% 275.1 mi
4 Wasilla Wasilla9,720 people 35.8 / sq mi 30.1% 104.1 mi
5 Soldotna Soldotna4,485 people 34.8 / sq mi 27% 53.3 mi
6 Kodiak Kodiak5,447 people 28.5 / sq mi 25.1% 35.0 mi
7 Homer Homer5,877 people 13.4 / sq mi 40.7% 85.9 mi
8 Kenai7,641 people 12.2 / sq mi 29.6% 99.0 mi
9 Nome Nome3,653 people 10.3 / sq mi 12.1% 39.7 mi
10 Utqiaġvik Utqiaġvik4,778 people 7.4 / sq mi 12.4% 36.6 mi
11 Seward Seward2,794 people 6.6 / sq mi 16.3% 31.5 mi
12 Anchorage288,976 people 4.6 / sq mi 27.2% 1,650.7 mi
13 Bethel Bethel6,312 people 3.9 / sq mi 27.5% 43.1 mi
14 Kotzebue Kotzebue2,984 people 3.5 / sq mi 15.6% 24.3 mi
15 Valdez Valdez3,847 people 0.9 / sq mi 33.4% 93.2 mi
16 Unalaska Unalaska4,556 people 0.6 / sq mi 35.7% 47.9 mi
17 Juneau city and31,794 people 0.3 / sq mi 30% 235.5 mi
18 Sitka city and8,368 people 0.1 / sq mi 37.9% 123.0 mi

How this ranking works

We rank every town by street connectivity: intersections per square mile, the standard walkability measure the EPA uses. More intersections mean shorter, more direct walks, while cul-de-sac layouts with long dead ends rank lower. Sidewalks are not mapped consistently enough to rank, so this measures the street grid itself. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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