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Most walkable towns in Minnesota

Ranked by street connectivity: intersections per square mile, the standard walkability measure the EPA uses. 36 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Pipestone
Minnesota · Most walkable

Where Pipestone lands: #17 of 36

59.8 / sq mi · Visit Pipestone →

St. Louis Park 1 St. Louis Park 105 / sq mi Dead ends 14.2% North St. Paul 2 North St. Paul 103 / sq mi Dead ends 11.7% Spring Lake Park 3 Spring Lake Park 95.4 / sq mi Dead ends 9.5%
#TownIntersections per sq miDead endsStreet miles
1 St. Louis Park St. Louis Park49,594 people 105 / sq mi 14.2% 173.7 mi
2 North St. Paul North St. Paul12,570 people 103 / sq mi 11.7% 52.6 mi
3 Spring Lake Park Spring Lake Park7,032 people 95.4 / sq mi 9.5% 37.9 mi
4 West St. Paul West St. Paul21,382 people 95.0 / sq mi 9.7% 75.3 mi
5 Edina Edina53,262 people 93.1 / sq mi 15.8% 225.2 mi
6 Stillwater Stillwater19,355 people 85.2 / sq mi 21.1% 115.5 mi
7 Barnesville Barnesville2,762 people 81.6 / sq mi 14.2% 23.4 mi
8 Brooklyn Park Brooklyn Park83,876 people 78.6 / sq mi 18.3% 342.7 mi
9 Crookston Crookston7,344 people 74.8 / sq mi 17% 62.8 mi
10 Map of Hastings Hastings22,117 people 69.5 / sq mi 19.1% 125.9 mi
11 Blaine Blaine72,488 people 67.6 / sq mi 18.2% 391.5 mi
12 Circle Pines Circle Pines4,968 people 66.0 / sq mi 15.3% 23.2 mi
13 Stewartville Stewartville6,807 people 65.4 / sq mi 26.6% 38.2 mi
14 Map of Eagle Lake Eagle Lake3,281 people 65.4 / sq mi 30.9% 23.2 mi
15 Moorhead Moorhead45,036 people 61.8 / sq mi 14.5% 236.9 mi
16 Albertville Albertville8,207 people 60.4 / sq mi 18.5% 46.6 mi
17 Map of Pipestone Pipestone4,129 people 59.8 / sq mi 15.5% 39.8 mi
18 Little Falls Little Falls9,121 people 55.7 / sq mi 12.4% 90.9 mi
19 Map of Dodge Center Dodge Center2,880 people 55.6 / sq mi 19.4% 21.7 mi
20 Eden Prairie Eden Prairie63,051 people 55.2 / sq mi 28.5% 329.1 mi
21 St. Cloud St. Cloud70,629 people 53.4 / sq mi 17.6% 387.8 mi
22 Map of St. Paul Park St. Paul Park5,457 people 53.1 / sq mi 13.3% 35.7 mi
23 Morris Morris5,128 people 49.7 / sq mi 14.5% 46.3 mi
24 Belle Plaine Belle Plaine7,423 people 47.0 / sq mi 24.9% 61.1 mi
25 Centerville Centerville3,935 people 46.5 / sq mi 28.7% 20.8 mi
26 Fergus Falls Fergus Falls14,181 people 41.5 / sq mi 19.4% 119.9 mi
27 Cottage Grove Cottage Grove40,992 people 33.8 / sq mi 20.8% 244.9 mi
28 Moose Lake Moose Lake2,863 people 27.5 / sq mi 21.7% 20.7 mi
29 Grand Rapids Grand Rapids11,207 people 26.0 / sq mi 18.6% 113.2 mi
30 Breezy Point2,687 people 23.6 / sq mi 25.9% 85.6 mi
31 Chisago City Chisago City5,899 people 13.3 / sq mi 31.6% 77.4 mi
32 Map of Minnetrista Minnetrista8,708 people 12.4 / sq mi 28.8% 102.3 mi
33 Big Lake Big LakeSherburne County · 8,147 people 7.0 / sq mi 31.3% 137.0 mi
34 Bemidji BemidjiBeltrami County · 3,363 people 7.0 / sq mi 34.5% 67.7 mi
35 Map of Independence Independence3,694 people 5.2 / sq mi 27.7% 97.7 mi
36 Harris HarrisItasca County · 3,332 people 2.9 / sq mi 36% 68.8 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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