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Most walkable towns in Alabama

Ranked by street connectivity: intersections per square mile, the standard walkability measure the EPA uses. 19 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 Sheffield 106 / sq mi Dead ends 7.9% Northport 2 Northport 68.2 / sq mi Dead ends 22.7% Map of Jacksonville 3 Jacksonville 53.5 / sq mi Dead ends 20.7%
#TownIntersections per sq miDead endsStreet miles
1 Sheffield9,340 people 106 / sq mi 7.9% 105.1 mi
2 Northport Northport31,218 people 68.2 / sq mi 22.7% 216.3 mi
3 Map of Jacksonville Jacksonville14,437 people 53.5 / sq mi 20.7% 104.7 mi
4 Map of Muscle Shoals Muscle Shoals16,951 people 46.9 / sq mi 20.6% 162.6 mi
5 Alabaster Alabaster33,917 people 43.8 / sq mi 35.6% 225.1 mi
6 Map of Pleasant Grove Pleasant Grove9,442 people 37.7 / sq mi 34.9% 78.0 mi
7 Orange Beach Orange Beach8,407 people 37.7 / sq mi 25.1% 102.2 mi
8 Boaz Boaz10,814 people 36.1 / sq mi 21.7% 112.1 mi
9 Map of Hueytown Hueytown16,414 people 33.8 / sq mi 30.1% 142.3 mi
10 Thomasville Thomasville3,619 people 33.6 / sq mi 24.9% 61.7 mi
11 Map of Fultondale Fultondale9,384 people 32.8 / sq mi 30.5% 82.6 mi
12 Gulf Shores Gulf Shores16,401 people 31.6 / sq mi 19.9% 184.4 mi
13 Coaling Coaling2,573 people 26.7 / sq mi 35.1% 25.8 mi
14 Calera Calera17,714 people 25.0 / sq mi 30.9% 137.6 mi
15 Southside Southside9,483 people 22.2 / sq mi 30.6% 123.7 mi
16 Map of Huguley Huguley2,577 people 17.8 / sq mi 28.3% 30.6 mi
17 Abbeville Abbeville2,748 people 13.1 / sq mi 21.8% 49.8 mi
18 Map of Stapleton Stapleton3,009 people 10.1 / sq mi 35.3% 34.3 mi
19 Map of Emerald Mountain Emerald Mountain3,535 people 5.9 / sq mi 44% 48.7 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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