These Cities Have the Fastest, Slowest Internet in Rural America

Based on an analysis of more than one million US internet speed tests, SatelliteInternet.com says the national average is 43.8 Mbps. But in rural cities (defined as having a population of less than 10,000 people and being geographically removed from an urban city), speeds are slower: 39.01 Mbps, on average.

However, some rural cities offer standout speeds that blow the national average out of the water. Following Hampton, GA, here are the rural cities with the fastest internet, based on the site's speed tests: Haymarket, VA (93.1 Mbps); New Market, MD (89.4 Mbps); Aliquippa, PA (82 Mbps); Warrenton, VA (79.6 Mbps); Downingtown, PA (78.7 Mbps); Roanoke, TX (77 Mbps); Harleysville, PA (76.9 Mbps); Red Lion, PA (74.6 Mbps), and Woodbridge, VA (72.4 Mbps).

On the other end of the spectrum, Newcastle, CA, has the slowest average internet in rural America: just 3.7 Mbps. Rounding out the top 10 rural cities with the slowest internet are: Qulin, MO (4.3 Mbps), Spring Hill, KS (4.8 Mbps); Erin, TN (5 Mbps); Westphalia, MI. (5.3 Mbps); Sylva, NC (5.4 Mbps); Stevensville, MT (5.6 Mbps); Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii (6.2 Mbps); Trenton, FL (6.3 Mbps); and Nevada City, CA (6.7 Mbps).