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Transit Quality in Asheville

Asheville ranks T#79 of 134 US cities for transit quality, with a Transit Quality score of 41 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 42nd percentile nationally and #5 of 6 in North Carolina.

Transit Quality score
41
Some Fun
National rank
T#79 of 134
In North Carolina
#5 of 6
Percentile
42nd

The typical city scores 50 for transit quality; Asheville sits 9 points below the median.

How transit quality is measured

How well a person without a car can move around the city.

Data sources: GTFS schedules via Transit.land, the Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database and US Census ACS B08301 commuter mode share.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Asheville

  1. #77 Indianapolis, IN 43
  2. #78 Glendale, AZ 42
  3. T#79 Asheville, NC — this page 41
  4. #81 Birmingham, AL 40
  5. #82 Fresno, CA 39

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Top US cities for transit quality

  1. #1 New York, NY 93
  2. T#2 Boston, MA 92
  3. T#2 Jersey City, NJ 92
  4. T#2 Washington, DC 92
  5. T#5 Chicago, IL 91

More about Asheville

Asheville scores 85 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: