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Most walkable towns in Massachusetts

Ranked by street connectivity: intersections per square mile, the standard walkability measure the EPA uses. 17 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Oak Bluffs
Massachusetts · Most walkable

Where Oak Bluffs lands: #8 of 17

27.7 / sq mi · Visit Oak Bluffs →

Brockton 1 Brockton 100 / sq mi Dead ends 19.6% Braintree Town 2 Braintree Town 79.4 / sq mi Dead ends 21.4% Newburyport 3 Newburyport 63.6 / sq mi Dead ends 18.3%
#TownIntersections per sq miDead endsStreet miles
1 Brockton Brockton105,386 people 100 / sq mi 19.6% 300.1 mi
2 Braintree Town Braintree Town38,899 people 79.4 / sq mi 21.4% 152.8 mi
3 Newburyport Newburyport18,652 people 63.6 / sq mi 18.3% 87.5 mi
4 Somerset SomersetBristol County · 18,298 people 62.1 / sq mi 22.1% 103.7 mi
5 Fall River Fall River94,082 people 51.7 / sq mi 16.2% 276.9 mi
6 Acton ActonMiddlesex County · 24,155 people 35.2 / sq mi 23.4% 141.7 mi
7 Agawam Town Agawam Town28,539 people 34.2 / sq mi 17.6% 154.6 mi
8 Oak Bluffs Oak BluffsDukes County · 5,407 people 27.7 / sq mi 20.8% 94.0 mi
9 WilbrahamHampden County · 14,572 people 23.5 / sq mi 16.8% 117.1 mi
10 Southborough SouthboroughWorcester County · 10,493 people 23.4 / sq mi 21.5% 90.4 mi
11 MattapoisettPlymouth County · 6,634 people 19.6 / sq mi 30.5% 87.0 mi
12 Acushnet AcushnetBristol County · 10,624 people 18.9 / sq mi 34.1% 75.7 mi
13 Oxford OxfordWorcester County · 13,385 people 16.5 / sq mi 25.4% 112.5 mi
14 Montague MontagueFranklin County · 8,482 people 12.2 / sq mi 17.8% 105.5 mi
15 Carver CarverPlymouth County · 11,712 people 11.5 / sq mi 21.9% 122.7 mi
16 Essex EssexEssex County · 3,701 people 8.4 / sq mi 32.7% 37.3 mi
17 Hatfield HatfieldHampshire County · 3,325 people 5.1 / sq mi 26.7% 39.0 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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