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Most walkable towns in Kentucky

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

Newport 1 Newport 109 / sq mi Dead ends 18.8% Owensboro 2 Owensboro 93.7 / sq mi Dead ends 18% Map of Campbellsville 3 Campbellsville 81.9 / sq mi Dead ends 16.8%
#TownIntersections per sq miDead endsStreet miles
1 Newport Newport13,967 people 109 / sq mi 18.8% 48.8 mi
2 Owensboro Owensboro60,302 people 93.7 / sq mi 18% 317.2 mi
3 Map of Campbellsville Campbellsville11,622 people 81.9 / sq mi 16.8% 95.6 mi
4 Map of Crescent Springs Crescent Springs4,486 people 79.1 / sq mi 37% 18.3 mi
5 Lakeside Park Lakeside Park2,828 people 74.3 / sq mi 34.4% 11.2 mi
6 Barbourville Barbourville3,146 people 55.5 / sq mi 23.9% 24.4 mi
7 Radcliff22,864 people 53.6 / sq mi 30.6% 142.4 mi
8 Highland Heights Highland Heights6,444 people 51.7 / sq mi 34.1% 24.6 mi
9 Fort Mitchell Fort Mitchell8,713 people 51.0 / sq mi 32.5% 29.8 mi
10 Crestwood Crestwood6,356 people 49.6 / sq mi 31.2% 31.2 mi
11 Elizabethtown Elizabethtown32,576 people 48.0 / sq mi 27.6% 247.8 mi
12 Map of Madisonville Madisonville19,515 people 44.9 / sq mi 23% 163.4 mi
13 Map of Stanford Stanford3,643 people 43.7 / sq mi 25.5% 40.1 mi
14 Hazard Hazard5,008 people 41.6 / sq mi 26.4% 73.1 mi
15 Map of Massac Massac4,698 people 39.3 / sq mi 28.4% 37.0 mi
16 West Liberty West Liberty3,295 people 33.0 / sq mi 30.8% 26.2 mi
17 Paintsville Paintsville4,203 people 32.4 / sq mi 26.6% 51.0 mi
18 Calvert City Calvert City2,526 people 17.2 / sq mi 18.3% 71.4 mi
19 Williamstown Williamstown3,945 people 7.4 / sq mi 33.3% 48.6 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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