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DEDelaware rankings

Most walkable towns in Delaware

Ranked by street connectivity: intersections per square mile, the standard walkability measure the EPA uses. 36 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Edgemoor
Delaware · Most walkable

Where Edgemoor lands: #9 of 36

88.3 / sq mi street intersections per square mile · Visit Edgemoor →

Elsmere 1 Elsmere 145 / sq mi Dead ends 17.4% Claymont 2 Claymont 131 / sq mi Dead ends 14.9% Map of Wilmington Manor 3 Wilmington Manor 123 / sq mi Dead ends 12.4%
#TownIntersections per sq miDead endsStreet miles
1 Elsmere Elsmere6,203 people 145 / sq mi 17.4% 19.1 mi
2 Claymont Claymont8,786 people 131 / sq mi 14.9% 33.7 mi
3 Map of Wilmington Manor Wilmington Manor8,214 people 123 / sq mi 12.4% 31.1 mi
4 Bear Bear22,370 people 111 / sq mi 21.4% 84.0 mi
5 Wilmington Wilmington71,727 people 111 / sq mi 7% 201.6 mi
6 Map of Brookside Brookside15,115 people 102 / sq mi 17.4% 56.8 mi
7 Map of Ocean View Ocean View2,851 people 91.8 / sq mi 27.8% 39.2 mi
8 Map of Pike Creek Valley Pike Creek Valley12,431 people 88.9 / sq mi 33.7% 39.9 mi
9 Map of Edgemoor Edgemoor6,349 people 88.3 / sq mi 16.3% 27.0 mi
10 Map of Newark Newark30,330 people 86.3 / sq mi 21.7% 121.7 mi
11 Map of Highland Acres Highland Acres3,752 people 85.7 / sq mi 27.9% 23.1 mi
12 Seaford Seaford8,485 people 84.5 / sq mi 12.9% 61.6 mi
13 Map of Pike Creek Pike Creek7,129 people 83.0 / sq mi 30.4% 37.8 mi
14 Dover Base Housing Dover Base Housing2,962 people 82.3 / sq mi 14.9% 8.9 mi
15 Map of Milton Milton3,567 people 77.8 / sq mi 9.3% 26.5 mi
16 Map of Millsboro Millsboro7,424 people 70.2 / sq mi 16.1% 54.2 mi
17 Townsend Townsend2,832 people 69.8 / sq mi 24.3% 11.6 mi
18 Middletown Middletown24,661 people 67.7 / sq mi 13.2% 127.7 mi
19 Clayton Clayton4,222 people 64.5 / sq mi 22.4% 18.9 mi
20 Georgetown Georgetown7,660 people 63.3 / sq mi 18.1% 47.1 mi
21 Smyrna Smyrna13,165 people 62.9 / sq mi 16.5% 64.9 mi
22 Lewes Lewes3,505 people 61.7 / sq mi 22.4% 46.1 mi
23 New Castle New Castle5,579 people 58.2 / sq mi 21.2% 28.2 mi
24 Laurel Laurel4,152 people 56.8 / sq mi 10.5% 24.6 mi
25 Milford Milford12,803 people 54.5 / sq mi 16.3% 94.6 mi
26 Dover Dover39,837 people 54.1 / sq mi 19.1% 213.8 mi
27 Map of Camden Camden4,106 people 54.1 / sq mi 28% 27.7 mi
28 Harrington Harrington3,838 people 50.6 / sq mi 16.7% 25.6 mi
29 Glasgow Glasgow15,546 people 45.6 / sq mi 29.9% 93.2 mi
30 Map of Hockessin Hockessin13,439 people 45.0 / sq mi 34.7% 100.4 mi
31 Map of Greenville Greenville3,713 people 42.9 / sq mi 20% 24.3 mi
32 Map of Bridgeville Bridgeville2,745 people 40.8 / sq mi 13.7% 25.0 mi
33 Selbyville Selbyville3,097 people 36.6 / sq mi 30.8% 30.4 mi
34 North Star7,834 people 33.3 / sq mi 36.6% 54.9 mi
35 Map of Rising Sun-Lebanon Rising Sun-Lebanon4,163 people 30.4 / sq mi 31.9% 22.0 mi
36 Map of Riverview Riverview2,596 people 16.9 / sq mi 34% 13.0 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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