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Most walkable towns in Montana

Ranked by street connectivity: intersections per square mile, the standard walkability measure the EPA uses. 20 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Laurel
Montana · Most walkable

Where Laurel lands: #4 of 20

123 / sq mi · Visit Laurel →

Miles City 1 Miles City 170 / sq mi Dead ends 8.7% Deer Lodge 2 Deer Lodge 130 / sq mi Dead ends 18.1% Columbia Falls 3 Columbia Falls 128 / sq mi Dead ends 9.7%
#TownIntersections per sq miDead endsStreet miles
1 Miles City Miles City8,407 people 170 / sq mi 8.7% 71.1 mi
2 Deer Lodge Deer Lodge3,021 people 130 / sq mi 18.1% 29.2 mi
3 Columbia Falls Columbia Falls5,615 people 128 / sq mi 9.7% 39.5 mi
4 Laurel Laurel7,215 people 123 / sq mi 10.9% 45.6 mi
5 Map of Cut Bank Cut Bank3,028 people 122 / sq mi 6% 24.4 mi
6 Conrad Conrad2,618 people 115 / sq mi 11% 24.6 mi
7 Helena Helena33,639 people 95.5 / sq mi 14.3% 236.9 mi
8 Billings Billings119,434 people 93.5 / sq mi 17.5% 660.6 mi
9 Great Falls Great Falls60,329 people 88.3 / sq mi 10.2% 346.1 mi
10 Red Lodge Red Lodge2,502 people 86.9 / sq mi 15.8% 33.3 mi
11 Map of Kalispell Kalispell28,504 people 76.9 / sq mi 13.5% 167.8 mi
12 Glendive Glendive4,810 people 71.5 / sq mi 14.8% 38.9 mi
13 Hardin Hardin3,742 people 65.9 / sq mi 11.7% 29.9 mi
14 Polson Polson5,428 people 60.1 / sq mi 22% 54.6 mi
15 Livingston Livingston8,780 people 59.9 / sq mi 17.9% 60.8 mi
16 Shelby Shelby3,216 people 43.5 / sq mi 11.1% 53.1 mi
17 Map of Helena Valley West Central Helena Valley West Central8,056 people 14.4 / sq mi 30.5% 103.8 mi
18 Map of Helena Valley Northwest Helena Valley Northwest5,183 people 13.5 / sq mi 25.5% 65.4 mi
19 Bigfork Bigfork5,565 people 11.3 / sq mi 39.3% 132.2 mi
20 Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Anaconda-Deer Lodge County9,597 people 0.8 / sq mi 22.7% 460.6 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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