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Most walkable towns in Mississippi

Ranked by street connectivity: intersections per square mile, the standard walkability measure the EPA uses. 90 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Laurel
Mississippi · Most walkable

Where Laurel lands: #10 of 90

57.7 / sq mi street intersections per square mile · Visit Laurel →

Waveland 1 Waveland 73.7 / sq mi Dead ends 23.1% Greenwood 2 Greenwood 73.5 / sq mi Dead ends 11.8% Leland 3 Leland 73.2 / sq mi Dead ends 13.4%
#TownIntersections per sq miDead endsStreet miles
1 Waveland Waveland7,062 people 73.7 / sq mi 23.1% 118.9 mi
2 Greenwood Greenwood14,086 people 73.5 / sq mi 11.8% 158.8 mi
3 Leland Leland3,777 people 73.2 / sq mi 13.4% 43.6 mi
4 Map of McComb McComb12,049 people 73.1 / sq mi 11.4% 139.0 mi
5 Magee Magee3,943 people 69.3 / sq mi 15.2% 63.1 mi
6 Cleveland Cleveland10,623 people 63.9 / sq mi 12% 83.7 mi
7 Greenville Greenville28,166 people 59.7 / sq mi 13.4% 285.6 mi
8 Gulfport Gulfport73,003 people 59.1 / sq mi 19.2% 596.7 mi
9 Ocean Springs Ocean Springs18,646 people 58.1 / sq mi 20.9% 140.0 mi
10 Laurel Laurel17,679 people 57.7 / sq mi 13.3% 176.0 mi
11 Yazoo City Yazoo City10,219 people 55.6 / sq mi 20.1% 100.2 mi
12 Jackson Jackson146,631 people 55.1 / sq mi 17.4% 1,090.3 mi
13 Madison Madison27,946 people 54.7 / sq mi 24.5% 255.2 mi
14 Map of Natchez Natchez14,192 people 54.5 / sq mi 24.7% 150.8 mi
15 Ruleville Ruleville2,632 people 53.9 / sq mi 13.4% 23.4 mi
16 Map of Long Beach Long Beach17,009 people 51.6 / sq mi 24.2% 123.7 mi
17 Indianola Indianola9,062 people 51.2 / sq mi 14.5% 76.9 mi
18 Poplarville Poplarville2,847 people 50.9 / sq mi 15.4% 41.0 mi
19 Southaven Southaven56,226 people 49.9 / sq mi 26.7% 356.3 mi
20 Macon Macon3,333 people 49.2 / sq mi 20.9% 50.0 mi
21 Diamondhead Diamondhead9,338 people 48.9 / sq mi 31.7% 86.5 mi
22 Kosciusko Kosciusko6,933 people 48.8 / sq mi 18.8% 69.5 mi
23 D'Iberville D'Iberville13,203 people 48.6 / sq mi 23.5% 95.7 mi
24 Columbus23,348 people 48.4 / sq mi 18.4% 222.8 mi
25 Hazlehurst Hazlehurst3,520 people 48.2 / sq mi 21.8% 33.3 mi
26 Horn Lake Horn Lake26,647 people 47.3 / sq mi 25.6% 140.4 mi
27 Oxford Oxford26,411 people 45.3 / sq mi 21% 196.8 mi
28 Hattiesburg Hattiesburg48,619 people 44.9 / sq mi 17% 439.5 mi
29 Map of Ridgeland Ridgeland24,587 people 44.2 / sq mi 23.9% 227.5 mi
30 Pascagoula Pascagoula21,710 people 43.9 / sq mi 17.2% 170.3 mi
31 Columbia Columbia6,632 people 43.7 / sq mi 19% 94.0 mi
32 Pearl Pearl27,737 people 43.5 / sq mi 26.8% 215.4 mi
33 Map of Crystal Springs Crystal Springs4,752 people 42.8 / sq mi 24.3% 40.6 mi
34 Philadelphia Philadelphia6,996 people 42.5 / sq mi 17.9% 100.9 mi
35 Picayune Picayune11,900 people 42.3 / sq mi 20.9% 122.3 mi
36 Clarksdale Clarksdale14,231 people 42.1 / sq mi 12.4% 146.7 mi
37 Meridian Meridian34,137 people 41.0 / sq mi 13.6% 396.3 mi
38 Map of Verona Verona2,748 people 40.9 / sq mi 31.1% 26.7 mi
39 Amory Amory6,500 people 40.0 / sq mi 15.2% 94.9 mi
40 Newton Newton3,116 people 38.6 / sq mi 23.2% 52.3 mi
41 Starkville25,721 people 37.2 / sq mi 21.3% 196.3 mi
42 Brandon Brandon25,542 people 37.2 / sq mi 29.4% 180.8 mi
43 Brookhaven Brookhaven11,650 people 36.8 / sq mi 17.8% 153.7 mi
44 Water Valley Water Valley3,376 people 36.5 / sq mi 19.3% 45.8 mi
45 Bay St. Louis Bay St. Louis10,188 people 35.4 / sq mi 22.1% 180.3 mi
46 Petal Petal11,294 people 33.7 / sq mi 22.3% 125.7 mi
47 Houston Houston3,741 people 33.6 / sq mi 20% 49.3 mi
48 Vicksburg Vicksburg20,589 people 33.2 / sq mi 25.4% 225.8 mi
49 Moss Point Moss Point11,957 people 33.2 / sq mi 18.1% 159.9 mi
50 Biloxi Biloxi48,861 people 33.1 / sq mi 20.4% 376.6 mi
51 Fulton Fulton4,576 people 33.1 / sq mi 22.2% 59.4 mi
52 Lucedale Lucedale2,995 people 33.1 / sq mi 23.8% 36.9 mi
53 Aberdeen Aberdeen4,890 people 32.7 / sq mi 14.8% 90.8 mi
54 Ellisville Ellisville4,521 people 31.9 / sq mi 15.6% 60.4 mi
55 Corinth Corinth14,323 people 31.5 / sq mi 18.8% 187.4 mi
56 Map of Leakesville Leakesville4,959 people 31.1 / sq mi 27.5% 42.0 mi
57 Wiggins Wiggins4,293 people 29.8 / sq mi 21.4% 86.8 mi
58 Olive Branch Olive Branch47,019 people 29.7 / sq mi 25.6% 354.0 mi
59 Hernando Hernando17,949 people 29.2 / sq mi 25.7% 140.8 mi
60 Pass Christian Pass Christian6,097 people 28.8 / sq mi 20.4% 91.7 mi
61 Pontotoc Pontotoc5,806 people 28.4 / sq mi 24.2% 79.9 mi
62 Tupelo Tupelo37,791 people 27.9 / sq mi 22.5% 394.0 mi
63 Iuka Iuka3,110 people 27.9 / sq mi 18.7% 68.4 mi
64 Map of Forest Forest5,357 people 27.4 / sq mi 17.5% 73.3 mi
65 Canton Canton10,811 people 27.2 / sq mi 19.3% 125.4 mi
66 Holly Springs Holly Springs6,704 people 27.1 / sq mi 28.4% 74.4 mi
67 Map of Gautier Gautier19,046 people 26.9 / sq mi 28.3% 179.2 mi
68 Map of Magnolia Magnolia3,059 people 26.1 / sq mi 22.6% 37.0 mi
69 Map of Flowood Flowood10,587 people 25.9 / sq mi 19.2% 148.3 mi
70 Ripley Ripley5,377 people 25.6 / sq mi 26.3% 69.9 mi
71 Clinton Clinton27,195 people 25.4 / sq mi 28.6% 241.0 mi
72 New Albany New Albany7,663 people 25.4 / sq mi 23% 93.6 mi
73 Florence Florence4,696 people 23.8 / sq mi 27% 46.2 mi
74 Winona Winona4,183 people 23.8 / sq mi 22.8% 77.4 mi
75 Waynesboro Waynesboro4,518 people 23.6 / sq mi 29.6% 77.0 mi
76 Grenada Grenada12,375 people 23.1 / sq mi 21.5% 153.2 mi
77 West Point West Point9,900 people 23.1 / sq mi 20.3% 109.6 mi
78 Booneville Booneville9,246 people 23.1 / sq mi 24.1% 146.9 mi
79 Saltillo Saltillo4,952 people 23.1 / sq mi 30.4% 49.3 mi
80 Morton Morton3,656 people 23.1 / sq mi 19.9% 47.0 mi
81 Byram Byram12,799 people 23.0 / sq mi 30.4% 111.4 mi
82 Map of Richland Richland7,346 people 23.0 / sq mi 28.4% 77.1 mi
83 Senatobia Senatobia8,380 people 22.5 / sq mi 24.6% 77.6 mi
84 Map of Louisville Louisville5,983 people 22.5 / sq mi 22.4% 91.5 mi
85 Carthage Carthage4,866 people 21.5 / sq mi 22.2% 48.2 mi
86 Gluckstadt3,236 people 20.9 / sq mi 28.2% 46.0 mi
87 Baldwyn Baldwyn3,138 people 18.7 / sq mi 26.4% 67.6 mi
88 Batesville Batesville7,387 people 17.2 / sq mi 24.8% 93.5 mi
89 Guntown Guntown2,594 people 16.4 / sq mi 24.6% 44.5 mi
90 Map of Pearl River Pearl River4,047 people 5.5 / sq mi 29.6% 72.1 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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