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Most walkable towns in Kentucky

Ranked by street connectivity: intersections per square mile, the standard walkability measure the EPA uses. 145 towns with 2,500+ residents.

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Elsmere’s spot
#39of 145
66.5 / sq mistreet intersections per square mile
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#1
Douglass Hills148 / sq mi · Dead ends 33.6%
#2
Hurstbourne138 / sq mi · Dead ends 15.1%
#3
Graymoor-Devondale126 / sq mi · Dead ends 29.5%
The race around Elsmere

Just behind Somerset, just ahead of Corbin

37Middlesborough66.8 / sq mi38Somerset66.7 / sq mi39Elsmere66.5 / sq mi40Corbin66.4 / sq mi41Dayton65.6 / sq mi

All 145 towns

Intersections per sq mi, highest first. Towns next door to Elsmere are tagged.

#TownIntersections per sq miDead endsStreet miles
1 Douglass Hills5,474 people 148 / sq mi 33.6%24.3 mi
2 Hurstbourne4,702 people 138 / sq mi 15.1%31.2 mi
3 Graymoor-Devondale2,802 people 126 / sq mi 29.5%12.8 mi
4 Ashland21,295 people 111 / sq mi 19.6%161.0 mi
5 Bellevue5,636 people 110 / sq mi 25%15.9 mi
6 St. Matthews17,577 people 109 / sq mi 15.3%70.3 mi
7 Newport13,967 people 109 / sq mi 18.8%48.8 mi
8 Irvine2,723 people 99.7 / sq mi 22.4%17.2 mi
9 Lyndon11,030 people 95.8 / sq mi 28.5%53.0 mi
10 Owensboro60,302 people 93.7 / sq mi 18%317.2 mi
11 Jeffersontown29,199 people 90.3 / sq mi 30.2%150.7 mi
12 Indian Hills2,897 people 86.7 / sq mi 15.3%24.7 mi
13 Grayson3,778 people 82.8 / sq mi 27.4%35.3 mi
14 Louisa2,580 people 82.3 / sq mi 14.7%27.1 mi
15 Campbellsville11,622 people 81.9 / sq mi 16.8%95.6 mi
16 Georgetown39,117 people 79.9 / sq mi 21.9%208.6 mi
17 Winchester19,213 people 79.9 / sq mi 23.8%103.6 mi
18 Crescent Springs4,486 people 79.1 / sq mi 37%18.3 mi
19 Morganfield3,185 people 76.8 / sq mi 10.7%31.5 mi
20 Shively15,638 people 76.4 / sq mi 23.2%60.4 mi
21 Park Hills3,165 people 76.2 / sq mi 28%11.2 mi
22 Mayfield9,868 people 74.9 / sq mi 15.7%90.7 mi
23 Paducah26,845 people 74.7 / sq mi 14.3%250.3 mi
24 Covington41,110 people 74.5 / sq mi 23.5%155.2 mi
25 Lakeside Park2,828 people 74.3 / sq mi 34.4%11.2 mi
26 Ludlow4,378 people 74.0 / sq mi 19%12.8 mi
27 Middletown9,763 people 73.1 / sq mi 25.3%59.3 mi
28 Flemingsburg2,965 people 72.3 / sq mi 20.8%30.0 mi
29 Flatwoods7,269 people 72.2 / sq mi 29.3%54.1 mi
30 Frankfort28,503 people 71.9 / sq mi 20%179.5 mi
31 Carrollton3,915 people 71.6 / sq mi 17.2%26.6 mi
32 Oakbrook10,211 people 70.0 / sq mi 34.2%39.0 mi
33 Hodgenville3,389 people 69.2 / sq mi 21%24.2 mi
34 Florence32,803 people 69.1 / sq mi 25.4%124.5 mi
35 Cadiz2,677 people 68.5 / sq mi 11.2%36.5 mi
36 Pioneer Village2,723 people 68.0 / sq mi 30.3%18.9 mi
37 Middlesborough9,123 people 66.8 / sq mi 29.7%88.2 mi
38 Somerset12,216 people 66.7 / sq mi 17%197.9 mi
39 Elsmere9,205 people 66.5 / sq mi 30.3%30.1 mi
40 Corbin8,246 people 66.4 / sq mi 20%85.5 mi
41 Dayton5,743 people 65.6 / sq mi 20.8%19.3 mi
42 Mount Washington18,480 people 65.0 / sq mi 29.5%106.9 mi
43 Mount Sterling7,551 people 64.7 / sq mi 27.1%50.9 mi
44 Fort Thomas17,169 people 64.3 / sq mi 34.6%64.4 mi
45 Monticello5,753 people 64.1 / sq mi 21.5%61.4 mi
46 Beaver Dam3,524 people 63.6 / sq mi 26.3%28.8 mi
47 Murray18,080 people 63.4 / sq mi 17.8%127.1 mi
48 Nicholasville32,197 people 63.2 / sq mi 28.3%171.8 mi
49 Lawrenceburg11,943 people 63.0 / sq mi 26.7%62.5 mi
50 Versailles10,492 people 61.4 / sq mi 24.1%61.9 mi
51 Columbia4,808 people 61.4 / sq mi 23.5%45.5 mi
52 Benton4,748 people 61.0 / sq mi 24.2%64.2 mi
53 Crestview Hills3,284 people 60.4 / sq mi 32.6%21.1 mi
54 Williamsburg5,270 people 59.9 / sq mi 27.4%43.8 mi
55 Harrodsburg9,313 people 59.5 / sq mi 23.2%65.9 mi
56 Union7,642 people 59.4 / sq mi 31.1%40.2 mi
57 Westwood4,473 people 58.6 / sq mi 25.4%45.2 mi
58 Stanton3,218 people 58.2 / sq mi 29.8%21.3 mi
59 Prospect4,542 people 57.9 / sq mi 29.2%35.7 mi
60 Bowling Green75,388 people 57.2 / sq mi 19.7%404.5 mi
61 Marion2,886 people 55.7 / sq mi 21.9%33.8 mi
62 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government783,022 people 55.6 / sq mi 25.4%3,716.1 mi
63 Henderson27,852 people 55.5 / sq mi 25.3%172.0 mi
64 Barbourville3,146 people 55.5 / sq mi 23.9%24.4 mi
65 Scottsville4,427 people 55.2 / sq mi 17.5%64.6 mi
66 Radcliff22,864 people 53.6 / sq mi 30.6%142.4 mi
67 Tompkinsville2,613 people 52.1 / sq mi 18.6%30.6 mi
68 Villa Hills7,480 people 51.7 / sq mi 32.7%42.3 mi
69 Highland Heights6,444 people 51.7 / sq mi 34.1%24.6 mi
70 Edgewood8,447 people 51.3 / sq mi 34.4%41.7 mi
71 Fort Mitchell8,713 people 51.0 / sq mi 32.5%29.8 mi
72 La Grange10,311 people 50.9 / sq mi 33.7%58.1 mi
73 Central City5,707 people 50.7 / sq mi 26%56.4 mi
74 Paris10,160 people 50.5 / sq mi 25.8%60.3 mi
75 Richmond37,111 people 49.8 / sq mi 24%182.7 mi
76 Crestwood6,356 people 49.6 / sq mi 31.2%31.2 mi
77 Erlanger19,875 people · next door 49.1 / sq mi 33%79.5 mi
78 London7,561 people 48.4 / sq mi 25.5%99.7 mi
79 Princeton6,241 people 48.4 / sq mi 22.6%67.3 mi
80 Elizabethtown32,576 people 48.0 / sq mi 27.6%247.8 mi
81 Cynthiana6,458 people 47.6 / sq mi 21.3%39.0 mi
82 Providence2,857 people 47.6 / sq mi 15.5%46.4 mi
83 Lancaster4,013 people 47.4 / sq mi 31%22.3 mi
84 Hopkinsville30,906 people 47.1 / sq mi 22%286.1 mi
85 Russell Springs2,773 people 46.6 / sq mi 17.4%38.2 mi
86 Hartford2,649 people 46.4 / sq mi 21.4%24.5 mi
87 Junction City2,643 people 46.4 / sq mi 33.1%18.3 mi
88 Fort Campbell North11,356 people 46.1 / sq mi 8.4%69.0 mi
89 Madisonville19,515 people 44.9 / sq mi 23%163.4 mi
90 Burlington18,008 people 44.8 / sq mi 37.8%71.2 mi
91 Fort Wright5,887 people 44.2 / sq mi 34.9%33.2 mi
92 Stanford3,643 people 43.7 / sq mi 25.5%40.1 mi
93 Hazard5,008 people 41.6 / sq mi 26.4%73.1 mi
94 Anchorage2,506 people 41.6 / sq mi 28.1%26.1 mi
95 Hendron4,495 people 41.4 / sq mi 27.3%41.6 mi
96 Bardstown13,804 people 41.0 / sq mi 28.7%98.4 mi
97 Hillview8,797 people 40.8 / sq mi 33.6%50.8 mi
98 Springfield2,899 people 40.6 / sq mi 21.2%32.1 mi
99 Massac4,698 people 39.3 / sq mi 28.4%37.0 mi
100 Glasgow15,197 people 38.9 / sq mi 22.2%131.2 mi
101 Russellville7,316 people 38.8 / sq mi 20.9%86.0 mi
102 Wilmore6,057 people 38.8 / sq mi 24.8%29.6 mi
103 Danville17,327 people 38.0 / sq mi 21.4%130.0 mi
104 Lebanon6,430 people 37.4 / sq mi 21.7%47.9 mi
105 Russell3,676 people 37.3 / sq mi 27.3%36.6 mi
106 Shelbyville17,668 people 37.2 / sq mi 31.6%79.1 mi
107 Franklin10,360 people 37.2 / sq mi 19.1%102.1 mi
108 Reidland5,277 people 37.2 / sq mi 25.3%43.2 mi
109 Eminence2,724 people 37.1 / sq mi 30.5%20.5 mi
110 Greenville4,410 people 36.6 / sq mi 19%40.0 mi
111 Vine Grove6,830 people 36.3 / sq mi 32.3%54.0 mi
112 Southgate3,717 people 35.8 / sq mi 35.8%11.1 mi
113 Simpsonville3,062 people 34.8 / sq mi 22.1%17.6 mi
114 Berea15,786 people 34.5 / sq mi 31.5%108.1 mi
115 Alexandria10,562 people 34.1 / sq mi 41.4%55.6 mi
116 Morehead6,870 people 33.0 / sq mi 29.3%53.9 mi
117 West Liberty3,295 people 33.0 / sq mi 30.8%26.2 mi
118 Independence29,392 people · next door 32.7 / sq mi 41%126.4 mi
119 Francisville10,565 people 32.5 / sq mi 41.1%55.4 mi
120 Leitchfield6,819 people 32.5 / sq mi 26.2%63.0 mi
121 Cold Spring6,341 people 32.5 / sq mi 39.6%42.3 mi
122 Paintsville4,203 people 32.4 / sq mi 26.6%51.0 mi
123 Walton5,730 people 31.6 / sq mi 34.5%31.0 mi
124 Cave City2,730 people 31.6 / sq mi 19.4%29.2 mi
125 Lexington-Fayette urban county323,725 people 31.5 / sq mi 23.5%1,585.3 mi
126 Farley4,458 people 31.5 / sq mi 31.4%42.0 mi
127 Thruston2,581 people 30.7 / sq mi 32.5%9.2 mi
128 Taylor Mill6,937 people 27.5 / sq mi 41.8%43.7 mi
129 Brandenburg2,937 people 27.2 / sq mi 28.9%27.9 mi
130 Hebron6,407 people 25.9 / sq mi 33.9%40.8 mi
131 Prestonsburg3,765 people 25.0 / sq mi 20.3%90.2 mi
132 Fort Knox8,836 people 24.9 / sq mi 15.7%121.2 mi
133 Shepherdsville14,533 people 24.4 / sq mi 30.6%90.7 mi
134 Oak Grove7,962 people 23.9 / sq mi 29.7%53.7 mi
135 Maysville8,737 people 22.0 / sq mi 26.1%101.4 mi
136 Eddyville2,897 people 21.0 / sq mi 22.9%37.9 mi
137 Pikeville7,490 people 20.3 / sq mi 28%117.5 mi
138 Wilder3,135 people 20.3 / sq mi 41.5%23.0 mi
139 Crittenden4,084 people 19.0 / sq mi 35%16.0 mi
140 Calvert City2,526 people 17.2 / sq mi 18.3%71.4 mi
141 Buckner4,119 people 16.3 / sq mi 33.8%40.5 mi
142 Sorgho2,960 people 13.5 / sq mi 27.3%16.6 mi
143 Claryville3,251 people 9.4 / sq mi 38%30.6 mi
144 Williamstown3,945 people 7.4 / sq mi 33.3%48.6 mi
145 Masonville2,887 people 6.5 / sq mi 35.6%19.3 mi
How it works

How this ranking works

The KY 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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