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Most walkable towns in West Virginia

Ranked by street connectivity: intersections per square mile, the standard walkability measure the EPA uses. 63 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

New Martinsville 1 New Martinsville 131 / sq mi Dead ends 22% Keyser 2 Keyser 127 / sq mi Dead ends 16.4% St. Albans 3 St. Albans 125 / sq mi Dead ends 17.2%
#TownIntersections per sq miDead endsStreet miles
1 New Martinsville New Martinsville5,133 people 131 / sq mi 22% 47.1 mi
2 Keyser Keyser4,857 people 127 / sq mi 16.4% 29.0 mi
3 St. Albans St. Albans10,522 people 125 / sq mi 17.2% 66.8 mi
4 Princeton Princeton5,736 people 124 / sq mi 17.5% 53.5 mi
5 Parkersburg Parkersburg29,240 people 120 / sq mi 16.8% 194.9 mi
6 Westover Westover4,026 people 117 / sq mi 19.1% 42.6 mi
7 Vienna Vienna10,518 people 114 / sq mi 20% 59.8 mi
8 Moundsville Moundsville7,869 people 108 / sq mi 12% 49.7 mi
9 Morgantown Morgantown30,236 people 108 / sq mi 17.8% 146.2 mi
10 Fairmont Fairmont18,221 people 106 / sq mi 22.9% 138.2 mi
11 Buckhannon Buckhannon5,116 people 106 / sq mi 15% 46.0 mi
12 Martinsburg Martinsburg18,904 people 105 / sq mi 19.5% 98.5 mi
13 Weston Weston3,840 people 105 / sq mi 22.4% 34.2 mi
14 Beckley Beckley16,818 people 99.9 / sq mi 20.2% 136.7 mi
15 Elkins Elkins6,811 people 97.1 / sq mi 18.8% 54.4 mi
16 Map of Dunbar Dunbar7,254 people 94.6 / sq mi 21% 40.7 mi
17 Grafton Grafton4,618 people 91.0 / sq mi 24.6% 50.4 mi
18 White Sulphur Springs White Sulphur Springs2,549 people 89.4 / sq mi 30.2% 24.9 mi
19 Ravenswood Ravenswood3,830 people 87.3 / sq mi 15.9% 25.5 mi
20 Huntington Huntington45,787 people 83.8 / sq mi 19.3% 245.7 mi
21 Map of Pea Ridge Pea Ridge6,988 people 79.9 / sq mi 39.4% 28.6 mi
22 Kenova Kenova2,944 people 77.5 / sq mi 11.7% 18.0 mi
23 Clarksburg Clarksburg15,549 people 75.4 / sq mi 20.8% 114.3 mi
24 Philippi Philippi2,861 people 72.9 / sq mi 23.5% 29.7 mi
25 Milton2,817 people 72.0 / sq mi 30% 23.6 mi
26 Williamstown Williamstown2,980 people 71.2 / sq mi 20.5% 19.0 mi
27 Point Pleasant Point Pleasant3,961 people 70.8 / sq mi 20.4% 32.3 mi
28 Map of Hurricane Hurricane6,855 people 68.3 / sq mi 26.6% 37.8 mi
29 Charles Town Charles Town7,337 people 68.2 / sq mi 18.3% 57.4 mi
30 Bluefield Bluefield9,387 people 66.9 / sq mi 23.3% 110.5 mi
31 Teays Valley Teays Valley14,151 people 65.6 / sq mi 33% 84.1 mi
32 Charleston Charleston47,421 people 64.9 / sq mi 23.8% 382.8 mi
33 Wheeling Wheeling26,350 people 64.9 / sq mi 23.5% 161.0 mi
34 Kingwood Kingwood2,973 people 63.2 / sq mi 27.1% 23.9 mi
35 Summersville Summersville3,373 people 59.7 / sq mi 27.9% 55.3 mi
36 Lewisburg Lewisburg3,835 people 57.5 / sq mi 20.7% 39.9 mi
37 Williamson Williamson2,919 people 57.4 / sq mi 23.7% 30.5 mi
38 South Charleston South Charleston13,457 people 56.9 / sq mi 23% 108.7 mi
39 Moorefield Moorefield2,525 people 52.9 / sq mi 27.8% 27.8 mi
40 Follansbee Follansbee2,757 people 52.0 / sq mi 23.9% 19.3 mi
41 Map of Cross Lanes Cross Lanes9,671 people 51.5 / sq mi 39.4% 55.1 mi
42 Nitro Nitro6,853 people 51.1 / sq mi 26.2% 49.3 mi
43 Map of Inwood Inwood2,794 people 50.4 / sq mi 28.9% 22.4 mi
44 Barboursville Barboursville4,376 people 47.6 / sq mi 26.2% 36.2 mi
45 Bridgeport Bridgeport9,252 people 47.4 / sq mi 22% 98.4 mi
46 Ranson corporation5,729 people 45.3 / sq mi 15.3% 60.6 mi
47 Map of Pleasant Valley Pleasant Valley3,482 people 44.9 / sq mi 44.9% 29.9 mi
48 Map of Weirton Weirton18,647 people 44.7 / sq mi 26.5% 134.0 mi
49 Oak Hill Oak Hill7,937 people 43.9 / sq mi 29% 73.7 mi
50 Ripley Ripley3,071 people 38.3 / sq mi 31% 25.1 mi
51 Map of Pinch Pinch4,037 people 38.1 / sq mi 41.6% 24.8 mi
52 Map of Culloden Culloden3,040 people 36.5 / sq mi 37.8% 26.1 mi
53 Shannondale3,465 people 33.4 / sq mi 22.2% 67.5 mi
54 Winfield Winfield2,918 people 30.3 / sq mi 31.9% 12.2 mi
55 Cheat Lake10,902 people 28.3 / sq mi 38.2% 98.7 mi
56 Map of Fayetteville Fayetteville2,817 people 27.7 / sq mi 27.9% 31.5 mi
57 Map of Bethlehem Bethlehem2,592 people 27.7 / sq mi 31.5% 24.4 mi
58 Map of Blennerhassett Blennerhassett3,282 people 23.6 / sq mi 37.4% 24.6 mi
59 Map of Shady Spring Shady Spring3,381 people 23.0 / sq mi 38.9% 35.5 mi
60 Map of Madison Madison2,788 people 22.1 / sq mi 27.2% 27.3 mi
61 Map of Brookhaven Brookhaven6,212 people 21.7 / sq mi 33.9% 47.1 mi
62 Welch Welch3,507 people 18.5 / sq mi 28.1% 36.0 mi
63 Map of Sissonville Sissonville3,593 people 14.1 / sq mi 39.8% 49.1 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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