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Most walkable towns in North Dakota

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

Fargo
North Dakota · Most walkable

Where Fargo lands: #7 of 20

60.3 / sq mi street intersections per square mile · Visit Fargo →

Valley City 1 Valley City 78.7 / sq mi Dead ends 9.9% Beulah 2 Beulah 73.0 / sq mi Dead ends 16.4% West Fargo 3 West Fargo 72.6 / sq mi Dead ends 12.2%
#TownIntersections per sq miDead endsStreet miles
1 Valley City Valley City6,541 people 78.7 / sq mi 9.9% 52.9 mi
2 Beulah Beulah3,040 people 73.0 / sq mi 16.4% 34.0 mi
3 West Fargo West Fargo40,094 people 72.6 / sq mi 12.2% 200.6 mi
4 Dickinson Dickinson25,357 people 71.4 / sq mi 12.3% 157.4 mi
5 Bismarck Bismarck75,556 people 65.8 / sq mi 11.9% 415.7 mi
6 Wahpeton Wahpeton8,010 people 62.4 / sq mi 17.8% 58.4 mi
7 Fargo Fargo131,627 people 60.3 / sq mi 8.9% 560.5 mi
8 Grand Forks Grand Forks59,042 people 59.9 / sq mi 11% 289.0 mi
9 Mandan Mandan24,522 people 59.3 / sq mi 19.6% 134.8 mi
10 Minot47,791 people 59.0 / sq mi 20.6% 268.7 mi
11 Lincoln Lincoln4,381 people 59.0 / sq mi 16.3% 23.1 mi
12 Devils Lake Devils Lake7,308 people 58.1 / sq mi 11.5% 62.5 mi
13 Grafton Grafton4,102 people 57.2 / sq mi 14.7% 38.5 mi
14 Map of Casselton Casselton2,953 people 55.0 / sq mi 20.5% 22.0 mi
15 Jamestown Jamestown15,787 people 53.0 / sq mi 14% 117.3 mi
16 Williston Williston28,056 people 44.2 / sq mi 12.3% 215.3 mi
17 New Town New Town2,721 people 31.4 / sq mi 13.5% 20.2 mi
18 Map of Watford City Watford City6,039 people 31.1 / sq mi 18.5% 63.5 mi
19 Horace Horace4,588 people 23.8 / sq mi 15.5% 67.7 mi
20 Minot AFB Minot AFB4,878 people 18.7 / sq mi 11.1% 32.0 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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