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RIRhode Island rankings

Most walkable towns in Rhode Island

Ranked by street connectivity: intersections per square mile, the standard walkability measure the EPA uses. 38 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Pawtucket 1 Pawtucket 212 / sq mi Dead ends 5.8% Providence 2 Providence 199 / sq mi Dead ends 9.3% Central Falls 3 Central Falls 191 / sq mi Dead ends 12.9%
#TownIntersections per sq miDead endsStreet miles
1 Pawtucket Pawtucket75,893 people 212 / sq mi 5.8% 199.2 mi
2 Providence Providence191,767 people 199 / sq mi 9.3% 427.1 mi
3 Central Falls Central Falls22,701 people 191 / sq mi 12.9% 27.7 mi
4 North Providence North ProvidenceProvidence County · 34,293 people 183 / sq mi 20.7% 114.5 mi
5 Woonsocket Woonsocket43,521 people 123 / sq mi 17.3% 122.0 mi
6 West Warwick West WarwickKent County · 31,173 people 121 / sq mi 19.4% 118.5 mi
7 East Providence East Providence47,281 people 104 / sq mi 15.3% 203.5 mi
8 Newport Newport24,874 people 95.1 / sq mi 15.2% 122.4 mi
9 Cranston Cranston83,250 people 90.4 / sq mi 18.4% 364.9 mi
10 Warwick Warwick83,175 people 71.2 / sq mi 22.9% 465.1 mi
11 Warren WarrenBristol County · 11,144 people 48.5 / sq mi 26.6% 56.7 mi
12 Barrington BarringtonBristol County · 17,126 people 47.7 / sq mi 23.2% 105.2 mi
13 Johnston JohnstonProvidence County · 29,835 people 45.5 / sq mi 28% 175.9 mi
14 Lincoln LincolnProvidence County · 22,864 people 44.5 / sq mi 22.1% 143.9 mi
15 Middletown MiddletownNewport County · 16,832 people 44.1 / sq mi 23.8% 112.6 mi
16 Cumberland CumberlandProvidence County · 36,820 people 39.6 / sq mi 25.2% 194.1 mi
17 East Greenwich East GreenwichKent County · 14,554 people 37.8 / sq mi 20.8% 119.4 mi
18 Bristol BristolBristol County · 22,220 people 37.0 / sq mi 24.8% 114.3 mi
19 Map of Smithfield SmithfieldProvidence County · 22,233 people 27.8 / sq mi 23.1% 156.2 mi
20 Narragansett NarragansettWashington County · 14,494 people 26.8 / sq mi 23.4% 150.6 mi
21 Coventry CoventryKent County · 35,907 people 20.6 / sq mi 23.7% 272.8 mi
22 North Kingstown North KingstownWashington County · 27,859 people 20.3 / sq mi 23.1% 247.0 mi
23 Tiverton TivertonNewport County · 16,189 people 19.7 / sq mi 29.2% 147.8 mi
24 North Smithfield North SmithfieldProvidence County · 12,708 people 16.8 / sq mi 26.8% 110.1 mi
25 Portsmouth PortsmouthNewport County · 17,644 people 16.1 / sq mi 27.8% 177.3 mi
26 South Kingstown South KingstownWashington County · 32,073 people 15.4 / sq mi 29.5% 288.9 mi
27 Westerly WesterlyWashington County · 23,333 people 14.0 / sq mi 24.8% 212.0 mi
28 Jamestown JamestownNewport County · 5,534 people 10.7 / sq mi 23% 69.9 mi
29 Charlestown CharlestownWashington County · 8,051 people 9.0 / sq mi 27.2% 149.8 mi
30 Burrillville BurrillvilleProvidence County · 16,427 people 8.1 / sq mi 24.4% 157.3 mi
31 Richmond RichmondWashington County · 8,142 people 8.1 / sq mi 22.8% 117.3 mi
32 Hopkinton HopkintonWashington County · 8,420 people 7.8 / sq mi 30.8% 127.2 mi
33 Little Compton Little ComptonNewport County · 3,584 people 7.8 / sq mi 34.7% 75.1 mi
34 Map of Scituate ScituateProvidence County · 10,517 people 7.1 / sq mi 27.5% 144.8 mi
35 Map of Glocester GlocesterProvidence County · 10,221 people 6.4 / sq mi 30.8% 156.2 mi
36 Exeter ExeterWashington County · 7,195 people 4.1 / sq mi 23.9% 126.2 mi
37 West Greenwich West GreenwichKent County · 6,647 people 4.1 / sq mi 28.7% 95.1 mi
38 Foster FosterProvidence County · 4,523 people 2.4 / sq mi 17.4% 119.1 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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