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Most walkable towns in Connecticut

Ranked by street connectivity: intersections per square mile, the standard walkability measure the EPA uses. 155 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Orange
Connecticut · Most walkable

Where Orange lands: #46 of 155

29.9 / sq mi street intersections per square mile · Visit Orange →

Bridgeport 1 Bridgeport 125 / sq mi Dead ends 11.8% Danielson 2 Danielson 104 / sq mi Dead ends 16.1% Map of West Haven 3 West Haven 95.8 / sq mi Dead ends 17.4%
#TownIntersections per sq miDead endsStreet miles
1 Bridgeport Bridgeport149,153 people 125 / sq mi 11.8% 309.7 mi
2 Danielson Danielson4,209 people 104 / sq mi 16.1% 16.4 mi
3 Map of West Haven West Haven55,351 people 95.8 / sq mi 17.4% 154.9 mi
4 New Haven New Haven134,349 people 91.0 / sq mi 7.9% 263.8 mi
5 Jewett City Jewett City3,429 people 89.2 / sq mi 24.1% 9.5 mi
6 New Britain New Britain74,223 people 87.7 / sq mi 15% 186.5 mi
7 Hartford Hartford121,127 people 80.7 / sq mi 5.9% 231.7 mi
8 Waterbury Waterbury114,869 people 77.0 / sq mi 21.2% 332.9 mi
9 Ansonia Ansonia19,033 people 76.7 / sq mi 20.7% 70.1 mi
10 Stratford StratfordGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 52,790 people 76.3 / sq mi 22% 219.2 mi
11 New London New London27,625 people 67.6 / sq mi 11.6% 89.7 mi
12 West Hartford West HartfordCapitol Planning Region · 63,620 people 67.3 / sq mi 9.7% 248.4 mi
13 Milford Milford52,684 people 63.9 / sq mi 22.4% 250.1 mi
14 Map of Derby Derby12,487 people 60.8 / sq mi 23.8% 52.8 mi
15 Newington NewingtonCapitol Planning Region · 30,896 people 60.7 / sq mi 11.6% 141.3 mi
16 Fairfield FairfieldGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 63,416 people 60.1 / sq mi 20.7% 307.7 mi
17 Norwalk Norwalk92,187 people 57.9 / sq mi 14.8% 301.7 mi
18 Wethersfield WethersfieldCapitol Planning Region · 27,250 people 57.5 / sq mi 17.2% 126.8 mi
19 East Hartford East HartfordCapitol Planning Region · 50,918 people 56.9 / sq mi 15.9% 182.7 mi
20 Bristol Bristol61,462 people 53.7 / sq mi 20.2% 263.7 mi
21 Meriden Meriden60,545 people 52.3 / sq mi 19.3% 225.7 mi
22 Trumbull TrumbullGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 37,281 people 51.8 / sq mi 24.8% 230.8 mi
23 East Haven East HavenSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 27,806 people 50.8 / sq mi 23.6% 116.0 mi
24 Manchester ManchesterCapitol Planning Region · 59,635 people 50.7 / sq mi 13.8% 246.5 mi
25 Plainville PlainvilleCapitol Planning Region · 17,551 people 49.5 / sq mi 23.2% 85.6 mi
26 Naugatuck Naugatuck31,800 people 43.6 / sq mi 23% 132.9 mi
27 Windsor Locks Windsor LocksCapitol Planning Region · 12,579 people 42.6 / sq mi 20.4% 75.9 mi
28 Stamford Stamford137,144 people 42.1 / sq mi 24% 382.3 mi
29 Hamden HamdenSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 61,045 people 39.1 / sq mi 14.5% 242.5 mi
30 Norwich Norwich39,973 people 38.9 / sq mi 25.9% 206.1 mi
31 Shelton Shelton41,889 people 38.1 / sq mi 25.8% 271.3 mi
32 Danbury Danbury87,263 people 36.6 / sq mi 23.9% 331.6 mi
33 Vernon VernonCapitol Planning Region · 30,577 people 36.6 / sq mi 16.7% 141.2 mi
34 Windsor WindsorCapitol Planning Region · 29,468 people 36.0 / sq mi 14.5% 191.0 mi
35 Rocky Hill Rocky HillCapitol Planning Region · 20,880 people 35.4 / sq mi 24.3% 94.1 mi
36 Cromwell CromwellLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 14,334 people 34.6 / sq mi 26.9% 82.6 mi
37 Map of Enfield EnfieldCapitol Planning Region · 41,090 people 32.9 / sq mi 16.8% 235.1 mi
38 Westport WestportWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 27,528 people 32.8 / sq mi 32.1% 205.6 mi
39 North Haven North HavenSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 24,336 people 32.4 / sq mi 19.8% 154.1 mi
40 Farmington FarmingtonCapitol Planning Region · 27,134 people 32.3 / sq mi 24.8% 187.5 mi
41 Avon AvonCapitol Planning Region · 18,946 people 31.7 / sq mi 27.1% 161.2 mi
42 Seymour SeymourNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 16,889 people 30.8 / sq mi 24.8% 105.0 mi
43 Darien DarienWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 21,936 people 30.5 / sq mi 17.3% 129.3 mi
44 Greenwich GreenwichWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 63,856 people 30.3 / sq mi 18.2% 366.1 mi
45 Branford BranfordSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 28,217 people 30.0 / sq mi 27.4% 157.5 mi
46 Orange OrangeSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 14,315 people 29.9 / sq mi 22.1% 136.0 mi
47 Groton Groton9,490 people 29.4 / sq mi 17.8% 33.3 mi
48 South Windsor South WindsorCapitol Planning Region · 26,907 people 28.8 / sq mi 19.6% 183.6 mi
49 Map of Bloomfield BloomfieldCapitol Planning Region · 21,754 people 28.5 / sq mi 19.3% 162.8 mi
50 Map of Middletown Middletown47,958 people 27.8 / sq mi 20% 247.7 mi
51 Southington SouthingtonCapitol Planning Region · 43,803 people 27.8 / sq mi 28.1% 246.0 mi
52 Map of Wallingford WallingfordSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 44,362 people 27.3 / sq mi 21.5% 254.7 mi
53 Bethel BethelWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 20,796 people 27.0 / sq mi 24.7% 109.5 mi
54 Old Saybrook Old SaybrookLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 10,575 people 26.7 / sq mi 26.8% 101.5 mi
55 New Canaan New CanaanWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 20,870 people 25.4 / sq mi 16.2% 147.8 mi
56 Simsbury SimsburyCapitol Planning Region · 25,066 people 24.9 / sq mi 17.2% 202.6 mi
57 Watertown WatertownNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 22,253 people 24.0 / sq mi 21% 166.0 mi
58 Map of Brookfield BrookfieldWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 17,706 people 24.0 / sq mi 29.9% 135.5 mi
59 Groton GrotonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 38,130 people 23.8 / sq mi 21.7% 203.8 mi
60 Wilton WiltonWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 18,777 people 23.7 / sq mi 18.2% 168.4 mi
61 Monroe MonroeGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 18,949 people 23.6 / sq mi 28.9% 163.2 mi
62 Map of Berlin BerlinCapitol Planning Region · 20,361 people 23.5 / sq mi 24% 150.7 mi
63 Ridgefield RidgefieldWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 25,109 people 23.1 / sq mi 26% 203.6 mi
64 Torrington Torrington35,547 people 22.7 / sq mi 23% 211.5 mi
65 Cheshire CheshireNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 29,040 people 22.5 / sq mi 26.6% 189.8 mi
66 Clinton ClintonLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 13,377 people 21.8 / sq mi 31% 102.4 mi
67 Essex EssexLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 6,794 people 21.6 / sq mi 31.1% 57.1 mi
68 Wolcott WolcottNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 16,279 people 20.2 / sq mi 27.4% 108.9 mi
69 Windham WindhamSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 23,961 people 19.3 / sq mi 19.6% 123.2 mi
70 New Fairfield New FairfieldWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 13,584 people 18.9 / sq mi 33.4% 119.4 mi
71 Woodbridge WoodbridgeSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 9,073 people 17.8 / sq mi 27.5% 102.0 mi
72 Weston WestonWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 10,396 people 17.7 / sq mi 33.2% 115.9 mi
73 Middlebury MiddleburyNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 7,807 people 17.5 / sq mi 20.1% 92.9 mi
74 Thomaston ThomastonNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 7,492 people 17.5 / sq mi 21.5% 61.7 mi
75 Madison MadisonSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 17,616 people 17.2 / sq mi 29.2% 174.1 mi
76 Beacon Falls Beacon FallsNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 6,147 people 17.2 / sq mi 29.8% 43.0 mi
77 East Lyme East LymeSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 18,721 people 16.6 / sq mi 25.1% 149.2 mi
78 Glastonbury GlastonburyCapitol Planning Region · 35,293 people 16.5 / sq mi 26.3% 230.2 mi
79 Old Lyme Old LymeLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 7,679 people 16.1 / sq mi 26.4% 102.6 mi
80 Plymouth PlymouthNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 11,746 people 15.8 / sq mi 19.2% 97.6 mi
81 Putnam PutnamNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 9,292 people 15.6 / sq mi 22.7% 85.8 mi
82 Newtown NewtownWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 27,593 people 15.5 / sq mi 28.7% 299.4 mi
83 Prospect ProspectNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 9,458 people 15.5 / sq mi 29.9% 72.7 mi
84 Guilford GuilfordSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 22,108 people 14.9 / sq mi 31.2% 209.5 mi
85 New Milford New MilfordWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 28,334 people 14.8 / sq mi 32.1% 294.1 mi
86 Stonington StoningtonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 18,478 people 14.8 / sq mi 28.7% 179.0 mi
87 Westbrook WestbrookLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 6,856 people 14.6 / sq mi 33.3% 72.5 mi
88 MiddlefieldLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 4,243 people 13.7 / sq mi 26.5% 49.8 mi
89 Map of North Branford North BranfordSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 13,503 people 13.3 / sq mi 23.3% 99.4 mi
90 Waterford WaterfordSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 19,673 people 13.2 / sq mi 26.4% 148.9 mi
91 Canton CantonCapitol Planning Region · 10,144 people 13.2 / sq mi 21.9% 99.8 mi
92 Portland PortlandLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 9,434 people 13.2 / sq mi 20.1% 84.7 mi
93 Ellington EllingtonCapitol Planning Region · 16,455 people 12.6 / sq mi 27.2% 132.6 mi
94 Map of Oxford OxfordNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 12,991 people 12.5 / sq mi 26.5% 148.4 mi
95 East Windsor East WindsorCapitol Planning Region · 11,213 people 12.5 / sq mi 17% 98.9 mi
96 Ledyard LedyardSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 15,433 people 12.3 / sq mi 25.3% 154.2 mi
97 Southbury SouthburyNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 20,071 people 11.7 / sq mi 29% 180.6 mi
98 East Granby East GranbyCapitol Planning Region · 5,238 people 11.7 / sq mi 29% 63.3 mi
99 Killingly KillinglyNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 17,867 people 11.5 / sq mi 25% 183.7 mi
100 Coventry CoventryCapitol Planning Region · 12,326 people 11.4 / sq mi 28.9% 142.6 mi
101 Mansfield MansfieldCapitol Planning Region · 25,358 people 11.3 / sq mi 20% 172.3 mi
102 East Hampton East HamptonLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 12,925 people 11.0 / sq mi 29.9% 125.3 mi
103 Plainfield PlainfieldNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 15,141 people 10.4 / sq mi 23.6% 137.7 mi
104 Deep River Deep RiverLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 4,458 people 10.4 / sq mi 31.6% 46.1 mi
105 Easton EastonGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 7,670 people 10.2 / sq mi 27% 114.7 mi
106 Montville MontvilleSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 17,950 people 10.1 / sq mi 27.6% 155.2 mi
107 Bolton BoltonCapitol Planning Region · 4,853 people 10.1 / sq mi 28.2% 57.2 mi
108 Winchester WinchesterNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 10,284 people 10.0 / sq mi 20.3% 109.6 mi
109 Woodbury WoodburyNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 9,833 people 10.0 / sq mi 23.9% 132.7 mi
110 Griswold GriswoldSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 11,530 people 9.8 / sq mi 25.6% 123.6 mi
111 Granby GranbyCapitol Planning Region · 11,184 people 9.8 / sq mi 19.6% 130.9 mi
112 Somers SomersCapitol Planning Region · 10,308 people 9.7 / sq mi 27.6% 108.1 mi
113 Redding ReddingWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 8,780 people 9.7 / sq mi 22.6% 120.7 mi
114 Durham DurhamLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 7,208 people 9.6 / sq mi 30.8% 83.7 mi
115 Suffield SuffieldCapitol Planning Region · 15,702 people 9.4 / sq mi 24% 130.5 mi
116 Tolland TollandCapitol Planning Region · 14,606 people 9.1 / sq mi 28.7% 154.0 mi
117 Bethany BethanySouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 5,288 people 9.0 / sq mi 28.6% 78.0 mi
118 Burlington BurlingtonNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 9,680 people 8.5 / sq mi 31.6% 106.0 mi
119 Chester ChesterLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 3,825 people 8.2 / sq mi 27.1% 45.1 mi
120 Colchester ColchesterSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 15,648 people 7.8 / sq mi 27.9% 158.6 mi
121 Marlborough MarlboroughCapitol Planning Region · 6,130 people 7.8 / sq mi 19.8% 69.2 mi
122 Sherman ShermanWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 3,554 people 7.5 / sq mi 42.4% 82.3 mi
123 Haddam HaddamLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 8,644 people 7.4 / sq mi 28.6% 134.3 mi
124 Sprague SpragueSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 2,962 people 7.1 / sq mi 24% 35.2 mi
125 East Haddam East HaddamLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 8,969 people 6.8 / sq mi 25.5% 161.1 mi
126 Brooklyn BrooklynNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 8,517 people 6.8 / sq mi 27.6% 88.0 mi
127 Stafford StaffordCapitol Planning Region · 11,511 people 6.3 / sq mi 24.5% 152.9 mi
128 Thompson ThompsonNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 9,337 people 6.3 / sq mi 26.3% 128.8 mi
129 Lisbon LisbonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 4,211 people 6.3 / sq mi 20.5% 47.8 mi
130 Hebron HebronCapitol Planning Region · 9,157 people 6.2 / sq mi 24.4% 102.4 mi
131 Litchfield LitchfieldNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 8,260 people 6.1 / sq mi 24.7% 163.8 mi
132 New Hartford New HartfordNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 6,675 people 6.1 / sq mi 26.7% 106.9 mi
133 Map of Bethlehem BethlehemNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 3,423 people 6.1 / sq mi 23.1% 62.0 mi
134 North Canaan North CanaanNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 3,221 people 6.1 / sq mi 20.3% 49.7 mi
135 Killingworth KillingworthLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 6,240 people 6.0 / sq mi 23.2% 94.7 mi
136 Columbia ColumbiaCapitol Planning Region · 5,300 people 5.8 / sq mi 28.2% 63.0 mi
137 Harwinton HarwintonNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 5,575 people 5.7 / sq mi 28.2% 85.8 mi
138 Washington WashingtonNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 3,676 people 5.5 / sq mi 14.2% 114.9 mi
139 Woodstock WoodstockNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 8,319 people 5.4 / sq mi 17.9% 171.1 mi
140 Andover AndoverCapitol Planning Region · 3,152 people 4.8 / sq mi 27.2% 44.8 mi
141 Salisbury SalisburyNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 4,224 people 4.5 / sq mi 26.3% 123.8 mi
142 Preston PrestonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 4,821 people 4.4 / sq mi 23.3% 78.7 mi
143 Willington WillingtonCapitol Planning Region · 5,575 people 4.0 / sq mi 20.2% 93.0 mi
144 Pomfret PomfretNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 4,317 people 3.9 / sq mi 17.3% 91.9 mi
145 Ashford AshfordNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 4,226 people 3.9 / sq mi 22.8% 89.3 mi
146 Lebanon LebanonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 7,116 people 3.4 / sq mi 21.9% 124.2 mi
147 Salem SalemSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 4,282 people 3.4 / sq mi 26.5% 59.1 mi
148 Sharon SharonNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 2,723 people 3.4 / sq mi 22.3% 125.0 mi
149 Goshen GoshenNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 3,196 people 3.3 / sq mi 29.7% 88.7 mi
150 Map of Barkhamsted BarkhamstedNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 3,678 people 3.1 / sq mi 30.6% 75.9 mi
151 Sterling SterlingNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 3,629 people 3.1 / sq mi 23.9% 58.1 mi
152 Kent KentNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 3,056 people 3.1 / sq mi 30.3% 106.5 mi
153 North Stonington North StoningtonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 5,160 people 3.0 / sq mi 21.8% 111.6 mi
154 Canterbury CanterburyNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 5,124 people 2.7 / sq mi 25.9% 87.8 mi
155 Voluntown VoluntownNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 2,604 people 1.9 / sq mi 23.8% 68.9 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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