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MIMichigan rankings

Most walkable towns in Michigan

Ranked by street connectivity: intersections per square mile, the standard walkability measure the EPA uses. 41 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Pleasant Ridge 1 Pleasant Ridge 196 / sq mi Dead ends 9% Map of Eastpointe 2 Eastpointe 152 / sq mi Dead ends 3.9% Highland Park 3 Highland Park 115 / sq mi Dead ends 5.6%
#TownIntersections per sq miDead endsStreet miles
1 Pleasant Ridge Pleasant Ridge2,602 people 196 / sq mi 9% 13.8 mi
2 Map of Eastpointe Eastpointe33,982 people 152 / sq mi 3.9% 114.9 mi
3 Highland Park Highland Park8,628 people 115 / sq mi 5.6% 52.6 mi
4 Warren Warren137,928 people 95.0 / sq mi 13.1% 531.0 mi
5 Menominee Menominee8,326 people 83.3 / sq mi 12.7% 66.5 mi
6 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo73,076 people 82.0 / sq mi 15.8% 311.8 mi
7 ShelbyMacomb County · 79,641 people 72.4 / sq mi 22.9% 392.5 mi
8 Map of Springfield Springfield5,269 people 69.4 / sq mi 18.1% 42.0 mi
9 Map of Potterville Potterville3,087 people 61.0 / sq mi 27.8% 16.8 mi
10 Frankenmuth Frankenmuth5,157 people 60.5 / sq mi 15.8% 36.6 mi
11 New Baltimore New Baltimore12,072 people 51.4 / sq mi 22.9% 53.1 mi
12 Ypsilanti YpsilantiWashtenaw County · 55,066 people 44.1 / sq mi 16.1% 252.6 mi
13 Orion OrionOakland County · 38,546 people 43.4 / sq mi 20.7% 252.2 mi
14 ChesterfieldMacomb County · 46,152 people 42.7 / sq mi 25.2% 227.5 mi
15 Meridian MeridianIngham County · 44,217 people 39.8 / sq mi 12.2% 233.6 mi
16 Garfield GarfieldGrand Traverse County · 19,913 people 29.2 / sq mi 18% 163.1 mi
17 Map of Mount Morris Mount MorrisGenesee County · 19,752 people 17.9 / sq mi 21.3% 154.8 mi
18 TexasKalamazoo County · 18,226 people 16.6 / sq mi 18.4% 160.0 mi
19 EmmettCalhoun County · 11,726 people 14.7 / sq mi 21.1% 120.0 mi
20 HuronWayne County · 16,695 people 13.5 / sq mi 18.2% 140.8 mi
21 Peninsula PeninsulaGrand Traverse County · 6,097 people 11.3 / sq mi 19% 126.3 mi
22 FilerManistee County · 2,606 people 8.5 / sq mi 22.2% 53.6 mi
23 Map of Tittabawassee TittabawasseeSaginaw County · 10,755 people 8.2 / sq mi 14.2% 108.3 mi
24 Dexter DexterWashtenaw County · 6,634 people 8.2 / sq mi 30.1% 101.1 mi
25 Coldwater ColdwaterBranch County · 3,829 people 6.7 / sq mi 26.7% 77.2 mi
26 Almont AlmontLapeer County · 7,009 people 6.3 / sq mi 26.8% 122.9 mi
27 Map of Dundee DundeeMonroe County · 8,527 people 6.0 / sq mi 20.4% 140.9 mi
28 HaringWexford County · 3,587 people 5.1 / sq mi 19.5% 77.2 mi
29 Map of Ionia IoniaIonia County · 4,032 people 5.0 / sq mi 24.1% 81.6 mi
30 FultonGratiot County · 2,563 people 5.0 / sq mi 15.6% 91.9 mi
31 OregonLapeer County · 5,699 people 4.9 / sq mi 35.2% 92.0 mi
32 WilliamsBay County · 5,050 people 4.4 / sq mi 24.4% 88.3 mi
33 UnionBranch County · 2,962 people 4.4 / sq mi 12.8% 84.7 mi
34 ShelbyOceana County · 4,116 people 4.2 / sq mi 19.6% 83.4 mi
35 Homer HomerCalhoun County · 2,903 people 4.0 / sq mi 9.4% 77.2 mi
36 Map of Dryden DrydenLapeer County · 4,797 people 3.9 / sq mi 26.8% 79.3 mi
37 Marquette MarquetteMarquette County · 4,173 people 3.8 / sq mi 23.6% 96.2 mi
38 Map of Roscommon RoscommonRoscommon County · 4,456 people 3.6 / sq mi 21% 185.0 mi
39 Map of Vassar VassarTuscola County · 3,867 people 3.6 / sq mi 22.9% 114.6 mi
40 RileySt. Clair County · 3,191 people 2.2 / sq mi 17% 80.2 mi
41 Baraga BaragaBaraga County · 3,555 people 1.2 / sq mi 31.2% 219.5 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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