Best Cities for Park Access
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.
99 cities ranked in the United States.
| Rank | City | Population | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Detroit, MI Wayne County | 645,705 | 48.5 |
| 52 | Houston, TX Harris County | 2,390,125 | 48.4 |
| 53 | Gilbert, AZ Maricopa County | 288,790 | 48.3 |
| 54 | Anaheim, CA Orange County | 344,561 | 47.8 |
| 55 | Long Beach, CA Los Angeles County | 450,901 | 47.7 |
| 56 | Scottsdale, AZ Maricopa County | 246,170 | 47.5 |
| 57 | Norfolk, VA Norfolk city | 231,105 | 47.2 |
| 58 | Corpus Christi, TX Nueces County | 317,317 | 47.0 |
| 59 | Phoenix, AZ Maricopa County | 1,673,164 | 45.3 |
| 60 | Columbus, OH Franklin County | 933,263 | 44.1 |
| 61 | Fort Worth, TX Tarrant County | 1,008,106 | 41.8 |
| 62 | Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County | 3,878,704 | 41.3 |
| 63 | Jacksonville, FL Duval County | 1,009,833 | 40.7 |
| 64 | Chula Vista, CA San Diego County | 278,546 | 40.4 |
| 65 | Tampa, FL Hillsborough County | 414,547 | 40.0 |
| 66 | Nashville-Davidson, TN Davidson County | 704,963 | 39.1 |
| 67 | Tulsa, OK Tulsa County | 415,154 | 37.5 |
| 68 | Raleigh, NC Wake County | 499,825 | 36.7 |
| 69 | Greensboro, NC Guilford County | 307,381 | 36.0 |
| 70 | Huntsville, AL Madison County | 230,402 | 35.5 |
| 71 | Orlando, FL Orange County | 334,854 | 35.4 |
| 72 | Reno, NV Washoe County | 281,714 | 34.7 |
| 73 | Glendale, AZ Maricopa County | 258,143 | 33.5 |
| 74 | Cape Coral, FL Lee County | 233,025 | 33.5 |
| 75 | Garland, TX Dallas County | 250,431 | 32.5 |
| 76 | San Antonio, TX Bexar County | 1,526,656 | 32.1 |
| 77 | Stockton, CA San Joaquin County | 324,975 | 31.3 |
| 78 | Frisco, TX Collin County | 235,208 | 31.3 |
| 79 | Santa Ana, CA Orange County | 316,184 | 30.0 |
| 80 | Tucson, AZ Pima County | 554,013 | 29.5 |
| 81 | Riverside, CA Riverside County | 323,757 | 25.9 |
| 82 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY Jefferson County | 640,796 | 25.7 |
| 83 | Fresno, CA Fresno County | 550,105 | 25.2 |
| 84 | Irving, TX Dallas County | 258,060 | 24.7 |
| 85 | Port St. Lucie, FL St. Lucie County | 258,575 | 24.2 |
| 86 | Lexington-Fayette, KY Fayette County | 329,437 | 23.3 |
| 87 | Memphis, TN Shelby County | 610,919 | 23.2 |
| 88 | Hialeah, FL Miami-Dade County | 235,388 | 21.9 |
| 89 | Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma County | 712,919 | 19.5 |
| 90 | Wichita, KS Sedgwick County | 400,991 | 19.2 |
| 91 | Mesa, AZ Maricopa County | 517,151 | 18.2 |
| 92 | Lubbock, TX Lubbock County | 272,086 | 18.2 |
| 93 | Bakersfield, CA Kern County | 417,468 | 18.2 |
| 94 | Chandler, AZ Maricopa County | 281,231 | 17.9 |
| 95 | Durham, NC Durham County | 301,870 | 16.5 |
| 96 | Laredo, TX Webb County | 261,260 | 15.2 |
| 97 | Winston-Salem, NC Forsyth County | 255,769 | 14.1 |
| 98 | Indianapolis, IN Marion County | 891,484 | 11.2 |
| 99 | Fort Wayne, IN Allen County | 273,203 | 10.2 |