Australia
- Clifton, city of Queensland
UK
- Clifton, civil parish of Bedfordshire
- Clifton, district of Bristol
- Clifton, civil parish of Cumbria
- Clifton, a town in the Greater Manchester
- Clifton-on-Yore, civil parish of North Yorkshire
- Clifton, district of Nottingham
- Clifton, locality of Doncaster, South Yorkshire
United States of America
- Clifton, the county seat of Greenlee County, Arizona
- Clifton, census-designated place in Mesa County, Colorado
- Clifton, a city in Franklin County, Idaho
- Clifton, Iroquois County village, Illinois
- Clifton, a city in Washington County, Kansas
- Clifton, city in Penobscot County, Maine
- Clifton, a city in Passaic County, New Jersey
- Clifton, a city in St. Lawrence County, New York
- Clifton, neighborhood of Staten Island, New York
- Clifton, Greene County village, Ohio
- Clifton, township of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
- Clifton, Wayne County Town, Tennessee
- Clifton, city of Bosque County, Texas
- Clifton, a town in Fairfax County, Virginia
- Clifton, a city in Grant County, Wisconsin
- Clifton, a city in Monroe County, Wisconsin
- Clifton, city in Pierce County, Wisconsin
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Clifton, inhabited center of Union Island
