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Most walkable towns in Iowa

Ranked by street connectivity: intersections per square mile, the standard walkability measure the EPA uses. 143 towns with 2,500+ residents.

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Mapleton has fewer than 2,500 residents, the floor for IA lists.

#1
Sibley100 / sq mi · Dead ends 6.3%
#2
Madrid99.9 / sq mi · Dead ends 22.4%
#3
Windsor Heights92.4 / sq mi · Dead ends 10.2%

All 143 towns

Intersections per sq mi, highest first.

#TownIntersections per sq miDead endsStreet miles
1 Sibley2,803 people 100 / sq mi 6.3%27.1 mi
2 Madrid2,808 people 99.9 / sq mi 22.4%18.7 mi
3 Windsor Heights5,143 people 92.4 / sq mi 10.2%23.5 mi
4 Red Oak5,510 people 89.6 / sq mi 10.8%48.6 mi
5 Osage3,561 people 87.8 / sq mi 8.8%33.7 mi
6 Tipton3,106 people 87.2 / sq mi 13.7%26.0 mi
7 Solon3,152 people 85.8 / sq mi 20.7%21.6 mi
8 Creston7,435 people 84.0 / sq mi 6.4%67.6 mi
9 Anamosa5,629 people 83.8 / sq mi 17.3%30.8 mi
10 Carter Lake3,767 people 83.3 / sq mi 15.7%25.4 mi
11 Bloomfield2,742 people 81.4 / sq mi 12.7%28.9 mi
12 Garner3,049 people 81.0 / sq mi 12.3%28.0 mi
13 Knoxville7,473 people 80.9 / sq mi 12.3%56.9 mi
14 Clive19,012 people 79.4 / sq mi 19.6%102.3 mi
15 Albia3,663 people 78.9 / sq mi 13.8%36.8 mi
16 Shenandoah4,892 people 78.6 / sq mi 13.6%42.3 mi
17 Spirit Lake5,518 people 77.7 / sq mi 12%55.9 mi
18 Marion41,896 people 76.9 / sq mi 14.6%222.6 mi
19 Carroll10,208 people 76.0 / sq mi 9.2%75.5 mi
20 Emmetsburg3,648 people 75.5 / sq mi 5.4%44.0 mi
21 Iowa City75,752 people 75.1 / sq mi 14.6%293.3 mi
22 West Liberty3,776 people 75.0 / sq mi 18.5%21.5 mi
23 Milford3,311 people 74.0 / sq mi 14.1%26.2 mi
24 Charles City7,232 people 73.7 / sq mi 14.8%69.4 mi
25 Algona5,377 people 73.2 / sq mi 10.3%52.0 mi
26 Burlington23,728 people 73.0 / sq mi 18.6%164.5 mi
27 Wilton2,920 people 70.7 / sq mi 16.3%22.1 mi
28 Washington7,290 people 70.6 / sq mi 8.4%59.8 mi
29 Marengo2,725 people 70.4 / sq mi 11.6%23.1 mi
30 Waukon3,792 people 70.1 / sq mi 15.8%31.9 mi
31 Storm Lake11,428 people 69.8 / sq mi 12.8%61.3 mi
32 Centerville5,372 people 69.3 / sq mi 10.2%49.7 mi
33 Hawarden2,658 people 69.3 / sq mi 10.3%32.1 mi
34 Grundy Center2,809 people 69.2 / sq mi 11.5%25.7 mi
35 Fairfield9,456 people 69.1 / sq mi 18.6%71.5 mi
36 Ankeny72,615 people 68.7 / sq mi 20%368.6 mi
37 Boone12,424 people 68.1 / sq mi 9.4%105.4 mi
38 Fort Dodge24,827 people 67.9 / sq mi 12.6%167.6 mi
39 Tama3,051 people 67.8 / sq mi 4.1%27.8 mi
40 Urbandale46,595 people 67.6 / sq mi 20.7%272.2 mi
41 Oelwein5,834 people 67.6 / sq mi 10.7%54.7 mi
42 Sergeant Bluff5,171 people 67.4 / sq mi 17.8%32.9 mi
43 Vinton4,948 people 66.6 / sq mi 10.8%49.5 mi
44 Chariton4,242 people 66.6 / sq mi 11.3%41.7 mi
45 Clarinda5,353 people 66.3 / sq mi 8.6%52.6 mi
46 North Liberty21,125 people 64.5 / sq mi 24%99.9 mi
47 Hiawatha7,206 people 63.3 / sq mi 18.3%50.7 mi
48 Ottumwa25,430 people 63.2 / sq mi 17.3%183.7 mi
49 Harlan4,891 people 63.2 / sq mi 6.4%44.0 mi
50 Oskaloosa11,504 people 63.0 / sq mi 12.5%92.8 mi
51 Cresco3,908 people 62.7 / sq mi 6.3%36.1 mi
52 Dubuque59,174 people 62.4 / sq mi 21.2%332.7 mi
53 Des Moines212,421 people 62.0 / sq mi 12.5%955.6 mi
54 Perry7,985 people 61.6 / sq mi 10.8%56.9 mi
55 Tiffin5,737 people 61.3 / sq mi 21.4%41.6 mi
56 Glenwood5,144 people 61.2 / sq mi 20.1%34.8 mi
57 Kalona2,692 people 60.6 / sq mi 17.7%20.9 mi
58 Estherville5,839 people 60.5 / sq mi 15.2%56.4 mi
59 Bettendorf39,647 people 60.1 / sq mi 25.1%213.8 mi
60 Eagle Grove3,593 people 59.9 / sq mi 8.6%36.3 mi
61 Winterset5,416 people 59.7 / sq mi 12%44.6 mi
62 Independence6,164 people 58.4 / sq mi 13.9%54.3 mi
63 Coralville23,234 people 58.1 / sq mi 19.6%114.9 mi
64 Ames67,669 people 57.3 / sq mi 11.5%260.0 mi
65 Orange City6,426 people 57.3 / sq mi 20.4%46.0 mi
66 Humboldt4,771 people 57.1 / sq mi 11.1%45.8 mi
67 Jesup2,561 people 56.8 / sq mi 10.9%18.0 mi
68 Cedar Rapids137,264 people 56.2 / sq mi 17.1%733.8 mi
69 Hampton4,306 people 55.7 / sq mi 10.6%37.0 mi
70 Keokuk9,662 people 54.9 / sq mi 12.3%97.3 mi
71 Cedar Falls40,888 people 54.5 / sq mi 16%277.1 mi
72 Grinnell9,505 people 53.6 / sq mi 11.6%60.9 mi
73 Clarion2,770 people 53.6 / sq mi 12.3%28.4 mi
74 Newton15,700 people 53.5 / sq mi 11.7%104.9 mi
75 Le Mars10,640 people 53.4 / sq mi 10.7%80.8 mi
76 Denison8,260 people 53.2 / sq mi 13.9%55.2 mi
77 Belmond2,694 people 52.9 / sq mi 8%21.4 mi
78 Mount Vernon4,513 people 52.6 / sq mi 12.9%30.6 mi
79 Altoona21,495 people 52.3 / sq mi 17.8%124.3 mi
80 New Hampton3,453 people 52.3 / sq mi 15.5%29.1 mi
81 Maquoketa6,075 people 51.7 / sq mi 17.4%40.3 mi
82 Missouri Valley2,666 people 51.5 / sq mi 16.3%30.1 mi
83 Story City3,398 people 51.3 / sq mi 11.7%25.8 mi
84 Sioux City86,101 people 50.6 / sq mi 17%524.6 mi
85 Iowa Falls5,038 people 50.5 / sq mi 15%47.4 mi
86 Manchester5,191 people 50.2 / sq mi 20.6%43.5 mi
87 Decorah7,535 people 49.9 / sq mi 19.6%64.7 mi
88 Spencer11,400 people 49.3 / sq mi 11.3%97.2 mi
89 Sheldon5,474 people 49.2 / sq mi 12.3%45.3 mi
90 Nevada6,983 people 49.0 / sq mi 18.2%58.8 mi
91 Evansdale4,518 people 48.8 / sq mi 19.6%32.7 mi
92 West Branch2,594 people 47.7 / sq mi 19.7%22.5 mi
93 Davenport100,913 people 47.6 / sq mi 17.4%547.5 mi
94 Muscatine23,489 people 47.5 / sq mi 19.3%163.2 mi
95 Forest City4,290 people 47.4 / sq mi 15%35.1 mi
96 Waterloo67,008 people 46.6 / sq mi 13.4%522.2 mi
97 Adel6,430 people 46.3 / sq mi 21.9%45.9 mi
98 Jefferson4,152 people 46.2 / sq mi 12.8%52.2 mi
99 Asbury5,989 people 45.3 / sq mi 27%29.9 mi
100 Council Bluffs62,586 people 45.1 / sq mi 18%361.8 mi
101 Waukee29,236 people 44.8 / sq mi 22.7%185.4 mi
102 Marshalltown27,626 people 44.8 / sq mi 13.3%157.3 mi
103 Mount Pleasant8,951 people 44.8 / sq mi 15.8%70.9 mi
104 Eldora2,617 people 44.8 / sq mi 12%29.3 mi
105 Sioux Center8,454 people 44.1 / sq mi 21.4%57.4 mi
106 Williamsburg3,360 people 44.0 / sq mi 20.4%25.1 mi
107 Center Point2,562 people 43.5 / sq mi 15.1%20.4 mi
108 Atlantic6,763 people 43.4 / sq mi 12.6%64.2 mi
109 Grimes16,366 people 43.1 / sq mi 19.9%112.5 mi
110 Johnston24,384 people 43.0 / sq mi 24.7%159.1 mi
111 Le Claire4,735 people 43.0 / sq mi 26.2%40.1 mi
112 Indianola16,044 people 42.6 / sq mi 20.8%81.6 mi
113 Polk City6,037 people 40.5 / sq mi 27.2%40.7 mi
114 Rock Valley4,059 people 40.4 / sq mi 17.4%32.7 mi
115 Norwalk14,183 people 40.2 / sq mi 23.9%83.4 mi
116 Rock Rapids2,661 people 39.7 / sq mi 15.6%29.8 mi
117 Huxley4,544 people 39.5 / sq mi 21.2%28.4 mi
118 Mason City27,050 people 39.4 / sq mi 16.1%197.2 mi
119 Waverly10,494 people 39.2 / sq mi 21.4%86.4 mi
120 Postville2,979 people 38.2 / sq mi 19%13.2 mi
121 Clear Lake7,607 people 37.6 / sq mi 13.7%84.7 mi
122 Cherokee5,154 people 37.4 / sq mi 16.4%45.3 mi
123 West Des Moines71,083 people 36.3 / sq mi 18.3%366.3 mi
124 Pella10,720 people 36.1 / sq mi 19.3%69.6 mi
125 Monticello4,071 people 36.0 / sq mi 18.8%30.4 mi
126 Fort Madison10,133 people 34.6 / sq mi 17.1%76.8 mi
127 Webster City7,769 people 34.3 / sq mi 14%59.4 mi
128 DeWitt5,546 people 34.0 / sq mi 21.6%40.7 mi
129 Onawa2,839 people 33.8 / sq mi 12.4%37.0 mi
130 Dyersville4,423 people 30.7 / sq mi 28.1%45.7 mi
131 Mitchellville2,579 people 29.8 / sq mi 10.8%15.2 mi
132 Pleasant Hill11,136 people 29.3 / sq mi 27.4%66.0 mi
133 Carlisle4,255 people 27.8 / sq mi 15.8%34.0 mi
134 Fairfax2,900 people 27.2 / sq mi 20.8%22.7 mi
135 Camanche4,550 people 26.7 / sq mi 17.7%44.2 mi
136 West Burlington3,189 people 26.6 / sq mi 19%29.4 mi
137 Osceola5,523 people 26.0 / sq mi 20.1%45.2 mi
138 Clinton24,322 people 25.0 / sq mi 18.1%202.8 mi
139 Eldridge6,818 people 24.3 / sq mi 19.2%50.3 mi
140 Robins3,332 people 24.0 / sq mi 33%35.4 mi
141 Bondurant8,560 people 22.6 / sq mi 26.2%61.3 mi
142 Saylorville3,366 people 19.6 / sq mi 30.2%36.3 mi
143 Hudson2,699 people 16.6 / sq mi 19.3%37.6 mi
How it works

How this ranking works

The IA list, with the map →

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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