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Most walkable towns in Vermont

Ranked by street connectivity: intersections per square mile, the standard walkability measure the EPA uses. 19 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 Swanton 114 / sq mi Dead ends 20.5% Winooski 2 Winooski 101 / sq mi Dead ends 20.9% 3 Barre 99.9 / sq mi Dead ends 25.6%
#TownIntersections per sq miDead endsStreet miles
1 Swanton2,670 people 114 / sq mi 20.5% 10.4 mi
2 Winooski Winooski8,293 people 101 / sq mi 20.9% 18.6 mi
3 Barre8,412 people 99.9 / sq mi 25.6% 55.0 mi
4 St. Albans6,954 people 85.4 / sq mi 18.2% 26.1 mi
5 Bellows Falls Bellows Falls2,891 people 79.5 / sq mi 23.1% 15.5 mi
6 Rutland15,712 people 66.0 / sq mi 19% 83.0 mi
7 Essex Junction Essex Junction10,803 people 47.8 / sq mi 19.6% 40.5 mi
8 Burlington Burlington44,675 people 46.7 / sq mi 16.3% 115.3 mi
9 Morrisville Morrisville2,664 people 45.5 / sq mi 29.7% 17.0 mi
10 Vergennes Vergennes2,565 people 37.7 / sq mi 24% 16.3 mi
11 Newport4,394 people 30.9 / sq mi 31% 44.9 mi
12 Montpelier Montpelier8,014 people 30.5 / sq mi 23.6% 56.9 mi
13 Map of South Burlington South Burlington20,756 people 19.6 / sq mi 18% 114.0 mi
14 Windsor WindsorWindsor County · 3,554 people 7.8 / sq mi 31.5% 50.5 mi
15 Weathersfield WeathersfieldWindsor County · 2,856 people 4.7 / sq mi 30.8% 109.3 mi
16 Hardwick HardwickCaledonia County · 2,965 people 4.6 / sq mi 28.9% 85.3 mi
17 Hartland HartlandWindsor County · 3,460 people 4.1 / sq mi 35.1% 112.6 mi
18 Georgia GeorgiaFranklin County · 4,890 people 4.0 / sq mi 31.8% 86.9 mi
19 Barton BartonOrleans County · 2,815 people 3.8 / sq mi 27.5% 88.3 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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