Best Cities for Park Access in Texas
How many residents can walk to a park in ten minutes, and how much of the city is parkland, from the Trust for Public Land's ParkServe data.
14 cities ranked in Texas (of 99 nationwide).
| Rank | City | Population | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Plano, TX Collin County | 293,286 | 66.5 |
| 32 | Dallas, TX Dallas County | 1,326,087 | 62.7 |
| 37 | El Paso, TX El Paso County | 681,723 | 58.4 |
| 41 | Austin, TX Travis County | 993,588 | 55.9 |
| 45 | Arlington, TX Tarrant County | 403,672 | 54.5 |
| 52 | Houston, TX Harris County | 2,390,125 | 48.4 |
| 58 | Corpus Christi, TX Nueces County | 317,317 | 47.0 |
| 61 | Fort Worth, TX Tarrant County | 1,008,106 | 41.8 |
| 75 | Garland, TX Dallas County | 250,431 | 32.5 |
| 76 | San Antonio, TX Bexar County | 1,526,656 | 32.1 |
| 78 | Frisco, TX Collin County | 235,208 | 31.3 |
| 84 | Irving, TX Dallas County | 258,060 | 24.7 |
| 92 | Lubbock, TX Lubbock County | 272,086 | 18.2 |
| 96 | Laredo, TX Webb County | 261,260 | 15.2 |