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Most walkable towns in North Carolina

Ranked by our Walkability score out of 100, which is based on how easy it is to get around on foot near the town center, and how many people walk or bike to work. Of the 455 towns in North Carolina with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Asheville ranks first with a score of 95. Durham and Chapel Hill follow, with 94 and 94. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

Rank	Town	Score	Walkability	People who walk, bike or ride to work	Population
1	Asheville	95	14.1	5.3%	94,535
2	Durham	94	14.1	4.7%	291,467
3	Chapel Hill	94	12.3	17.7%	61,607
4	Pineville	94	12.7	10.0%	11,055
5	Charlotte	94	14.3	3.8%	903,844
6	Wilmington	92	13.6	3.4%	120,805
7	Carrboro	92	11.3	15.0%	21,204
8	Emma	91	11.2	12.6%	2,657
9	Carolina Beach	90	12.2	4.6%	6,745
10	Rocky Mount	90	14.0	1.6%	54,297
11	Winston-Salem	89	12.2	3.4%	252,037
12	Davidson	88	10.0	10.1%	15,660
13	Boone	88	9.7	17.4%	20,032
14	Cornelius	88	12.1	2.4%	32,783
15	Huntersville	88	12.6	1.7%	63,969
16	Greenville	87	10.8	4.1%	92,857
17	Kannapolis	86	12.5	1.2%	57,890
18	Raleigh	86	10.8	3.4%	481,031
19	Greensboro	85	10.0	4.1%	301,198
20	Garner	85	12.1	0.8%	34,473
21	Matthews	85	11.7	1.1%	30,577
22	Biltmore Forest	85	12.4	0.3%	1,587
23	Elizabeth City	84	10.0	3.1%	18,871
24	Hendersonville	84	10.3	2.5%	15,408
25	Wake Forest	84	11.4	1.1%	52,844

Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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