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TNTennessee rankings

Most walkable towns in Tennessee

Ranked by street connectivity: intersections per square mile, the standard walkability measure the EPA uses. 17 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Johnson City 1 Johnson City 67.2 / sq mi Dead ends 23.7% Elizabethton 2 Elizabethton 65.8 / sq mi Dead ends 19.4% Lenoir City 3 Lenoir City 59.2 / sq mi Dead ends 23%
#TownIntersections per sq miDead endsStreet miles
1 Johnson City Johnson City72,222 people 67.2 / sq mi 23.7% 495.3 mi
2 Elizabethton Elizabethton14,374 people 65.8 / sq mi 19.4% 108.2 mi
3 Lenoir City Lenoir City11,110 people 59.2 / sq mi 23% 95.8 mi
4 Jonesborough Jonesborough6,232 people 54.7 / sq mi 22.3% 54.7 mi
5 McMinnville McMinnville13,844 people 53.2 / sq mi 13.6% 115.5 mi
6 Hendersonville Hendersonville63,091 people 51.9 / sq mi 25.5% 339.7 mi
7 Mount Juliet42,073 people 45.2 / sq mi 29.3% 221.9 mi
8 Bristol Bristol27,636 people 42.7 / sq mi 18.7% 272.4 mi
9 Harrogate Harrogate4,368 people 39.4 / sq mi 25.4% 65.0 mi
10 New Tazewell New Tazewell2,799 people 38.7 / sq mi 20.7% 36.8 mi
11 Kingston Kingston6,224 people 38.1 / sq mi 24.9% 61.7 mi
12 Henderson Henderson6,411 people 37.1 / sq mi 17.2% 69.0 mi
13 Goodlettsville Goodlettsville17,597 people 36.3 / sq mi 25.8% 107.4 mi
14 Dandridge Dandridge3,538 people 35.7 / sq mi 27.6% 52.0 mi
15 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government715,388 people 33.6 / sq mi 25% 3,419.3 mi
16 Lexington Lexington7,962 people 33.2 / sq mi 20.8% 92.2 mi
17 Coalfield2,754 people 4.5 / sq mi 39.8% 61.5 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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