2020 Ranking of U.S Cities by ParkScore Released
The Trust for Public Land has released its annual ParkScore list for the country's 100 largest cities. The ParkScore criteria includes the percentage of residents who live within a 10-minute walk of a park, percentage of city land dedicated to parks and recreation, park amenities and a city's investment in its parks.
Friendship Fountain (Jacksonville)
Among the top ten cities are Cincinnati, Portland and Chicago. Minneapolis scored the best. Jacksonville, the city with the country’s largest park system is ranked at #79.This is because only 35% of residents live within a 10-minute walk to a park and only 14% of city land is dedicated to parks and recreation.
Rank – City – % population within a 10-minute walk to a park
1. Minneapolis, MN 98
2. Washington, DC 98
3. St. Paul, MN 99
4. Arlington, VA 99
5. Cincinnati, OH 82
6. Portland, OR 90
7. Irvine, CA 82
8. San Francisco, CA 100
9. Boston, MA 100
10. Chicago, IL 98
Buckingham Fountain (Chicago)
11. New York, NY 99
12. Madison, WI 95
13. St. Louis, MO 98
14. Seattle, WA 96
15. Pittsburgh, PA 92
15. Philadelphia, PA 95
17. Plano, TX 75
18. San Diego, CA 81
19. St. Petersburg, FL 75
20. New Orleans, LA 80
Olympic Sculpture Park (Seattle)
21. Boise, ID 69
22. Denver, CO 91
23. Long Beach, CA 84
24. Aurora, CO 88
25. Lincoln, NE 92
26. Virginia Beach, VA 68
27. Henderson, NV 60
28. Milwaukee, WI 90
29. Cleveland, OH 83
30. Sacramento, CA 83
Confluence Park (Denver)
31. Raleigh, NC 58
32. Kansas City, MO 70
33. Fremont, CA 70
34. Des Moines, IA 70
35. Albuquerque, NM 87
36. San Jose, CA 82
37. Austin, TX 60
38. Omaha, NE 81
39. Anchorage, AK 75
40. Atlanta, GA 72
Piedmont Park (Atlanta)
41. Honolulu, HI 79
42. Las Vegas, NV 75
43. Buffalo, NY 90
44. Scottsdale, AZ 40
45. Anaheim, CA 67
46. Chesapeake, VA 43
47. Jersey City, NJ 94
48. Norfolk, VA 75
49. Los Angeles, CA 62
49. Columbus, OH 68
Grand Park (Los Angeles)