The 50 Most Walkable Places in America
Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 12,622 towns and cities of 2,500+ people in the U.S.. #1 is New York, NY.
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50York, Pennsylvania
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
44,800 people · York County · median home $119,700 · income $48,420 · Jan low 21°F · 25 in snow
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49Arlington, Massachusetts
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
46,308 people · Middlesex County · median home $933,800 · income $150,701 · Jan low 18°F · 64 in snow
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48Everett, Massachusetts
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
49,075 people · Middlesex County · median home $610,000 · income $85,218 · Jan low 23°F · 49 in snow
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47Lakewood, Ohio
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
50,942 people · Cuyahoga County · median home $262,200 · income $68,954 · Jan low 22°F · 64 in snow
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46West New York, New Jersey
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
52,912 people · Hudson County · median home $465,600 · income $71,729 · Jan low 28°F · 30 in snow
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45Bloomfield, New Jersey
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
53,105 people · Essex County · median home $470,800 · income $103,604 · Jan low 25°F · 28 in snow
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44Oak Park, Illinois
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
54,583 people · Cook County · median home $465,500 · income $110,820 · Jan low 19°F · 38 in snow
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43Plainfield, New Jersey
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
54,586 people · Union County · median home $410,800 · income $85,908 · Jan low 24°F · 21 in snow
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42Huntington Park, California
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
54,883 people · Los Angeles County · median home $572,700 · income $59,996 · Jan low 49°F · 0 in snow
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41Berwyn, Illinois
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
57,250 people · Cook County · median home $299,800 · income $78,408 · Jan low 19°F · 39 in snow
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40Lancaster, Pennsylvania
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
58,039 people · Lancaster County · median home $219,500 · income $63,690 · Jan low 22°F · 21 in snow
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39Hempstead, New York
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
59,169 people · Nassau County · median home $459,500 · income $90,420 · Jan low 27°F · 19 in snow
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38Medford, Massachusetts
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
59,659 people · Middlesex County · median home $755,500 · income $129,540 · Jan low 23°F · 49 in snow
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37Hoboken, New Jersey
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
60,419 people · Hudson County · median home $895,100 · income $180,579 · Jan low 28°F · 30 in snow
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36Irvington, New Jersey
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
61,176 people · Essex County · median home $335,600 · income $61,609 · Jan low 26°F · 32 in snow
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35Florence-Graham, California
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
61,983 people · Los Angeles County · median home $545,200 · income $65,132 · Jan low 49°F · 0 in snow
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34Revere, Massachusetts
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
62,186 people · Suffolk County · median home $597,400 · income $86,969 · Jan low 23°F · 49 in snow
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33Brookline, Massachusetts
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
63,191 people · Norfolk County · median home $1,246,800 · income $142,101 · Jan low 19°F · 49 in snow
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32North Bergen, New Jersey
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
63,361 people · Hudson County · median home $473,500 · income $78,911 · Jan low 28°F · 30 in snow
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31Malden, Massachusetts
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
66,263 people · Middlesex County · median home $633,500 · income $100,606 · Jan low 23°F · 49 in snow
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30Union City, New Jersey
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
68,589 people · Hudson County · median home $471,600 · income $64,310 · Jan low 28°F · 30 in snow
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29East Orange, New Jersey
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
69,612 people · Essex County · median home $365,900 · income $60,830 · Jan low 25°F · 28 in snow
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28Passaic, New Jersey
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
70,537 people · Passaic County · median home $429,900 · income $55,371 · Jan low 26°F · 28 in snow
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27Wilmington, Delaware
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
70,898 people · New Castle County · median home $231,400 · income $58,671 · Jan low 24°F · 12 in snow
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26Bayonne, New Jersey
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
71,686 people · Hudson County · median home $460,100 · income $83,887 · Jan low 26°F · 32 in snow
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25Mount Vernon, New York
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
73,893 people · Westchester County · median home $484,000 · income $78,779 · Jan low 27°F · 33 in snow
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24Pawtucket, Rhode Island
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
75,604 people · Providence County · median home $325,500 · income $68,310 · Jan low 19°F · 43 in snow
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23Evanston, Illinois
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
78,110 people · Cook County · median home $481,200 · income $96,434 · Jan low 16°F · 34 in snow
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22Somerville, Massachusetts
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
81,045 people · Middlesex County · median home $911,300 · income $132,572 · Jan low 23°F · 49 in snow
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21Cicero, Illinois
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
85,268 people · Cook County · median home $249,400 · income $70,842 · Jan low 19°F · 39 in snow
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20Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
85,681 people · Delaware County · median home $219,100 · income $71,481 · Jan low 28°F · 16 in snow
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19Lawrence, Massachusetts
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
89,143 people · Essex County · median home $415,200 · income $60,433 · Jan low 20°F · 58 in snow
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18Trenton, New Jersey
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
90,871 people · Mercer County · median home $160,700 · income $52,537 · Jan low 23°F · 27 in snow
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17Reading, Pennsylvania
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
95,112 people · Berks County · median home $121,300 · income $44,091 · Jan low 23°F · 27 in snow
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16Lynn, Massachusetts
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
101,253 people · Essex County · median home $510,100 · income $75,043 · Jan low 18°F · 39 in snow
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15Cambridge, Massachusetts
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
118,403 people · Middlesex County · median home $1,092,100 · income $130,748 · Jan low 19°F · 49 in snow
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14East Los Angeles, California
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
118,786 people · Los Angeles County · median home $643,100 · income $68,741 · Jan low 49°F · 0 in snow
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13Berkeley, California
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
124,321 people · Alameda County · median home $1,413,900 · income $108,092 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow
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12Elizabeth, New Jersey
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
137,298 people · Union County · median home $449,300 · income $66,555 · Jan low 26°F · 32 in snow
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11Paterson, New Jersey
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
159,732 people · Passaic County · median home $360,100 · income $55,997 · Jan low 23°F · 28 in snow
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10Providence, Rhode Island
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
190,934 people · Providence County · median home $362,200 · income $68,119 · Jan low 22°F · 37 in snow
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9Yonkers, New York
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
211,569 people · Westchester County · median home $501,600 · income $83,549 · Jan low 23°F · 33 in snow
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8Buffalo, New York
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
278,349 people · Erie County · median home $164,200 · income $50,041 · Jan low 19°F · 95 in snow
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7Jersey City, New Jersey
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
292,449 people · Hudson County · median home $566,900 · income $97,710 · Jan low 25°F · 28 in snow
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6Newark, New Jersey
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
311,549 people · Essex County · median home $373,700 · income $52,060 · Jan low 25°F · 28 in snow
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5Boston, Massachusetts
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
675,647 people · Suffolk County · median home $731,700 · income $97,344 · Jan low 23°F · 49 in snow
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4San Francisco, California
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
873,965 people · San Francisco County · median home $1,394,500 · income $140,970 · Jan low 46°F
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3Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
1,603,797 people · Philadelphia County · median home $243,100 · income $61,953 · Jan low 28°F · 16 in snow
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2Chicago, Illinois
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
2,746,388 people · Cook County · median home $334,100 · income $77,902 · Jan low 19°F · 39 in snow
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1New York, New York
More walkable than 100% of U.S. towns
8,804,190 people · Kings County · median home $777,600 · income $80,483 · Jan low 28°F · 25 in snow
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)