✨ 55 Best Walkable & Affordable US Cities 2022
Consider visiting or moving to these affordable, walkable, and (in many cases) underrated spots.
#55 Pueblo, Colorado
Rent (AVG): $850
Buy (MED): $256K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 40/37
#54 Little Rock, Arkansas
Rent (AVG): $800
Buy (MED): $200K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 46/33
#53 Beaumont, Texas
Rent (AVG): $745
Buy (MED): $225K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 48/31
#52 Las Cruces, New Mexico
Rent (AVG): $800
Buy (MED): $270K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 48/34
#51 Abilene, Texas
Rent (AVG): $745
Buy (MED): $212K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 51/31
#50 Lancaster, California
Rent (AVG): $1,700
Buy (MED): $455K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 52/29
#49 Montgomery, Alabama
Rent (AVG): $732
Buy (MED): $152K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 53/26
#48 Odessa, Texas
Rent (AVG): $800
Buy (MED): $260K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 53/42
#47 Jackson, Mississippi
Rent (AVG): $715
Buy (MED): $145K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 57/26
#46 South Bend, Indiana
Rent (AVG): $1,500
Buy (MED): $152K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 57/42
#45 Mobile, Alabama
Rent (AVG): $909
Buy (MED): $198K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 59/32
#44 Wichita Falls, Texas
Rent (AVG): $700
Buy (MED): $170K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 60/29
#43 Shreveport, Louisiana
Rent (AVG): $718
Buy (MED): $169K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 62/31
#42 Springfield, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $695
Buy (MED): $127K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 63/38
#41 Augusta, Georgia
Rent (AVG): $900
Buy (MED): $200K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 64/22
#40 Macon, Georgia
Rent (AVG): $863
Buy (MED): $165K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 64/30
#39 Hampton, Virginia
Rent (AVG): $1,224
Buy (MED): $230K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 65/33
#38 Lakeland, Florida
Rent (AVG): $1,067
Buy (MED): $320K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 65/35
#37 Evansville, Indiana
Rent (AVG): $695
Buy (MED): $160
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 65/44
#36 Midland, Texas
Rent (AVG): $902
Buy (MED): $325K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 66/42
#35 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Rent (AVG): $815
Buy (MED): $250K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 68/39
#34 Edinburg, Texas
Rent (AVG): $650
Buy (MED): $235K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 71/26
#33 Toledo, Ohio
Rent (AVG): $650
Buy (MED): $115K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 71/46
#32 Columbus, Georgia
Rent (AVG): $785
Buy (MED): $175K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 72/41
#31 Tallahassee, Florida
Rent (AVG): $925
Buy (MED): $250K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 74/30
#30 Billings, Montana
Rent (AVG): $763
Buy (MED): $346K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 76/35
#29 Akron, Ohio
Rent (AVG): $685
Buy (MED): $110K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 76/48
#28 Birmingham, Alabama
Rent (AVG): $995
Buy (MED): $150K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 77/31
#27 Columbia, South Carolina
Rent (AVG): $920
Buy (MED): $215K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 77/35
#26 Knoxville, Tennessee
Rent (AVG): $1,009
Buy (MED): $324K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 78/31
#25 Lincoln, Nebraska
Rent (AVG): $996
Buy (MED): $250K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 78/44
#24 Tyler, Texas
Rent (AVG): $950
Buy (MED): $300K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 80/35
#23 Green Bay, Wisconsin
Rent (AVG): $749
Buy (MED): 245K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 80/42
#22 Lansing, Michigan
Rent (AVG): $750
Buy (MED): $112K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 81/46
#21 Peoria, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $654
Buy (MED): $115K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 82/41
#20 Rochester, New York
Rent (AVG): $995
Buy (MED): $146K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 82/61
#19 St. Louis, Missouri
Rent (AVG): $900
Buy (MED): $170K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 83/66
#18 Springfield, Missouri
Rent (AVG): $680
Buy (MED): $200K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 85/39
#17 Winston–Salem, North Carolina
Rent (AVG): $960
Buy (MED): $240K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 86/22
#16 Memphis, Tennessee
Rent (AVG): $907
Buy (MED): $169K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 86/35
#15 Rockford, Illinois
Rent (AVG):$695
Buy (MED): $115
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 87/41
#14 Dayton, Ohio
Rent (AVG): $650
Buy (MED): $130K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 88/45
#13 Davenport, Iowa
Rent (AVG): $760
Buy (MED): $150K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 89/44
#12 Roanoke, Virginia
Rent (AVG): $825
Buy (MED): $230K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 91/39
#11 Lafayette, Louisiana
Rent (AVG): $1,135
Buy (MED): $245K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 91/42
#10 Syracuse, New York
Rent (AVG): $900
Buy (MED): $125K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 91/57
#9 Cleveland, Ohio
Rent (AVG): $1,127
Buy (MED): $110K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 91/57
#8 Rochester, Minnesota
Rent (AVG): $1,000
Buy (MED): $335K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 94/30
#7 New Orleans, Louisiana
Rent (AVG): $1,450
Buy (MED): $359K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 95/58
#6 Columbia, Missouri
Rent (AVG): $673
Buy (MED): $250K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 96/30
#5 Baltimore, Maryland
Rent (AVG): $1,303
Buy (MED): $210K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 98/64
#4 Chicago, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $1,595
Buy (MED): $325K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 98/77
#3 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Rent (AVG): $1,187
Buy (MED): $225K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 99/62
#2 Buffalo, New York
Rent (AVG): $1,045
Buy (MED): $160K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 99/67
#1 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rent (AVG): $1,400
Buy (MED): $265K
Walkscore (Dwtwn/AVG): 99/75
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