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Most walkable towns in Connecticut

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

New Haven 1 New Haven 91.0 / sq mi Dead ends 7.9% Jewett City 2 Jewett City 89.2 / sq mi Dead ends 24.1% New Britain 3 New Britain 87.7 / sq mi Dead ends 15%
#TownIntersections per sq miDead endsStreet miles
1 New Haven New Haven134,349 people 91.0 / sq mi 7.9% 263.8 mi
2 Jewett City Jewett City3,429 people 89.2 / sq mi 24.1% 9.5 mi
3 New Britain New Britain74,223 people 87.7 / sq mi 15% 186.5 mi
4 West Hartford West HartfordCapitol Planning Region · 63,620 people 67.3 / sq mi 9.7% 248.4 mi
5 Naugatuck Naugatuck31,800 people 43.6 / sq mi 23% 132.9 mi
6 Windsor WindsorCapitol Planning Region · 29,468 people 36.0 / sq mi 14.5% 191.0 mi
7 Map of Enfield EnfieldCapitol Planning Region · 41,090 people 32.9 / sq mi 16.8% 235.1 mi
8 Map of Bloomfield BloomfieldCapitol Planning Region · 21,754 people 28.5 / sq mi 19.3% 162.8 mi
9 Map of Wallingford WallingfordSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 44,362 people 27.3 / sq mi 21.5% 254.7 mi
10 Glastonbury GlastonburyCapitol Planning Region · 35,293 people 16.5 / sq mi 26.3% 230.2 mi
11 East Hampton East HamptonLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 12,925 people 11.0 / sq mi 29.9% 125.3 mi
12 Griswold GriswoldSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 11,530 people 9.8 / sq mi 25.6% 123.6 mi
13 Granby GranbyCapitol Planning Region · 11,184 people 9.8 / sq mi 19.6% 130.9 mi
14 Durham DurhamLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 7,208 people 9.6 / sq mi 30.8% 83.7 mi
15 Chester ChesterLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 3,825 people 8.2 / sq mi 27.1% 45.1 mi
16 New Hartford New HartfordNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 6,675 people 6.1 / sq mi 26.7% 106.9 mi
17 Ashford AshfordNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 4,226 people 3.9 / sq mi 22.8% 89.3 mi
18 Map of Barkhamsted BarkhamstedNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 3,678 people 3.1 / sq mi 30.6% 75.9 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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