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Most walkable towns in Virginia

Ranked by street connectivity: intersections per square mile, the standard walkability measure the EPA uses. 30 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Merrifield 1 Merrifield 163 / sq mi Dead ends 27.3% Seven Corners 2 Seven Corners 133 / sq mi Dead ends 20.9% Map of Bailey's Crossroads 3 Bailey's Crossroads 126 / sq mi Dead ends 24.7%
#TownIntersections per sq miDead endsStreet miles
1 Merrifield Merrifield20,698 people 163 / sq mi 27.3% 47.3 mi
2 Seven Corners Seven Corners9,371 people 133 / sq mi 20.9% 12.7 mi
3 Map of Bailey's Crossroads Bailey's Crossroads24,271 people 126 / sq mi 24.7% 35.2 mi
4 Hybla Valley Hybla Valley17,257 people 123 / sq mi 31.1% 33.3 mi
5 Bull Run Bull Run16,859 people 114 / sq mi 19% 39.2 mi
6 Sugarland Run12,629 people 107 / sq mi 36.5% 32.6 mi
7 Manassas Park Manassas Park16,798 people 101 / sq mi 26.6% 42.3 mi
8 Fredericksburg Fredericksburg28,873 people 99.4 / sq mi 15.4% 137.8 mi
9 Pimmit Hills Pimmit Hills6,589 people 98.4 / sq mi 28.9% 23.9 mi
10 North Springfield North Springfield7,050 people 89.1 / sq mi 21.4% 25.3 mi
11 Lake Barcroft Lake Barcroft10,973 people 88.5 / sq mi 20.1% 38.1 mi
12 Purcellville Purcellville8,973 people 82.8 / sq mi 31.9% 42.7 mi
13 Roanoke Roanoke98,355 people 81.8 / sq mi 17.5% 581.4 mi
14 George Mason George Mason9,937 people 81.2 / sq mi 27.2% 34.5 mi
15 Map of Montclair Montclair22,387 people 74.5 / sq mi 37.2% 82.7 mi
16 Bristol Bristol16,849 people 69.7 / sq mi 20.2% 153.0 mi
17 Harrisonburg Harrisonburg51,392 people 58.7 / sq mi 23.4% 185.7 mi
18 Rockwood10,010 people 53.2 / sq mi 38.9% 53.6 mi
19 Big Stone Gap Big Stone Gap5,162 people 53.0 / sq mi 26.7% 45.7 mi
20 Staunton Staunton25,948 people 51.6 / sq mi 18.4% 167.4 mi
21 Abingdon Abingdon8,330 people 50.7 / sq mi 25.4% 73.1 mi
22 Bensley Bensley5,949 people 48.9 / sq mi 25.8% 25.8 mi
23 Franklin Franklin8,250 people 36.4 / sq mi 24.3% 58.9 mi
24 New Baltimore New Baltimore11,919 people 30.2 / sq mi 41.1% 96.5 mi
25 Altavista Altavista3,342 people 28.4 / sq mi 30% 35.2 mi
26 Independent Hill Independent Hill10,853 people 28.3 / sq mi 37.5% 64.5 mi
27 Madison Heights Madison Heights10,266 people 19.7 / sq mi 39.3% 112.2 mi
28 Fishersville Fishersville9,484 people 19.3 / sq mi 35.2% 93.5 mi
29 Shawneeland2,754 people 17.5 / sq mi 31.4% 50.6 mi
30 Stuarts Draft Stuarts Draft11,780 people 13.0 / sq mi 35.1% 106.4 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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