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Charlotte Ranked Among 2023’s Top Cities With The Most Green Space

January 23, 2023

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Exploring nature within your city is a great way to destress and get moving into the new year.

So, which cities have the best access to parks and yards?

Lawn Love ranked nearly 100 of the biggest U.S. cities to determine 2023’s Cities With the Most Green Space. Theycompared the cities based on the number of parks, total acreage, and average yard size, among five total factors.

Charlotte was ranked #16 in the nation, a few spots higher than Raleigh at #21.

2023’s Cities With the Most Green Space

Overall Rank (1=Best)	City	Overall Score	Total Public and Private Green Area per Capita	Number of Parks and Green Spaces	Total Park Acreage	Share of Land Used for Parks and Recreation	Average Yard Square Footage
1	Chesapeake, VA	66.47	1	77	2	4	20
2	Jacksonville, FL	58.37	4	9	1	13	12
3	Nashville, TN	39.34	5	22	13	57	2
4	Scottsdale, AZ	38.94	10	93	10	5	8
5	Virginia Beach, VA	36.62	8	23	12	18	6
6	Oklahoma City, OK	36.49	3	45	20	83	14
7	New York, NY	33.53	95	1	6	9	94
8	Lexington, KY	31.00	2	67	65	96	19
9	Albuquerque, NM	30.48	48	25	9	3	42
10	Kansas City, MO	30.03	6	37	19	48	27
11	Fremont, CA	29.30	49	83	16	1	77
12	Winston-Salem, NC	28.91	7	77	70	84	1
13	Phoenix, AZ	28.72	52	36	3	19	58
14	Greensboro, NC	28.34	12	4	37	41	3
15	San Antonio, TX	27.57	30	15	8	37	28
16	Charlotte, NC	27.10	21	16	15	69	9
17	Houston, TX	26.54	46	7	4	34	67
18	San Diego, CA	26.40	55	8	5	11	75
19	El Paso, TX	25.89	40	19	11	12	51
20	Louisville, KY	25.69	9	62	21	55	36
21	Raleigh, NC	25.50	24	51	31	32	7
22	Austin, TX	24.56	26	20	18	40	24
23	New Orleans, LA	24.28	20	34	14	8	85
24	Tulsa, OK	23.30	13	60	38	66	16
25	Cincinnati, OH	23.22	37	29	39	17	15
26	Des Moines, IA	22.98	17	74	40	27	26
27	Colorado Springs, CO	22.35	16	32	29	36	45
28	Durham, NC	22.16	15	85	80	87	4
29	Irvine, CA	22.04	60	79	25	2	88
30	Memphis, TN	21.96	11	42	32	76	35
31	Los Angeles, CA	21.82	84	3	7	31	78
32	Wichita, KS	21.21	18	58	57	82	13
33	Madison, WI	20.70	25	27	42	25	39
34	North Las Vegas, NV	20.70	38	95	23	6	83
35	Dallas, TX	20.66	41	12	17	50	44
36	Portland, OR	20.48	53	17	26	15	50
37	Tucson, AZ	20.37	31	55	46	85	5
38	Atlanta, GA	19.65	29	13	52	70	17
39	Lincoln, NE	19.64	32	57	68	63	10
40	Omaha, NE	19.58	42	31	35	29	34
41	St. Paul, MN	19.56	50	47	58	21	23
42	Fort Worth, TX	18.53	27	26	30	72	43
43	Aurora, CO	18.49	19	64	34	39	71
44	Baton Rouge, LA	18.39	23	72	92	94	11
45	Columbus, OH	17.73	47	11	27	45	56
46	Richmond, VA	17.72	33	45	79	65	21
47	Corpus Christi, TX	17.30	22	44	41	64	52
48	Minneapolis, MN	17.28	65	49	54	22	29
49	Lubbock, TX	17.23	14	79	85	95	32
50	Reno, NV	17.21	34	76	73	79	18
51	Las Vegas, NV	17.09	80	27	24	14	76
52	Spokane, WA	16.53	45	66	71	53	25
53	Orlando, FL	16.35	28	63	72	77	31
54	Boise, ID	16.08	39	59	66	54	33
55	San Jose, CA	15.51	70	38	22	20	82
56	Riverside, CA	15.50	62	82	67	61	22
57	Toledo, OH	14.95	44	61	76	74	30
58	Tampa, FL	14.70	36	43	55	62	48
59	Sacramento, CA	14.70	74	35	43	38	41
60	Bakersfield, CA	14.63	35	81	50	73	40
61	St. Petersburg, FL	14.39	61	41	51	28	62
62	Seattle, WA	14.15	72	5	44	33	69
63	Washington, DC	13.99	83	6	36	7	91
64	Pittsburgh, PA	13.92	57	54	59	26	73
65	Plano, TX	13.23	64	75	63	44	49
66	St. Louis, MO	13.18	75	65	69	47	38
67	Arlington, TX	12.99	50	69	62	59	57
68	Denver, CO	12.73	59	21	45	52	72
69	Milwaukee, WI	12.45	73	33	48	46	61
70	Garland, TX	12.32	56	91	77	56	54
71	Anaheim, CA	12.04	85	85	64	24	70
72	Oakland, CA	10.75	77	51	60	23	86
73	Cleveland, OH	10.71	71	48	74	67	60
74	Norfolk, VA	10.63	58	51	88	78	63
75	Chicago, IL	10.58	89	2	28	42	90
76	Fresno, CA	10.55	81	71	78	86	37
77	Irving, TX	10.48	54	67	87	81	66
78	Henderson, NV	10.40	63	87	49	58	79
79	Laredo, TX	10.22	43	73	83	89	74
80	Mesa, AZ	10.20	69	39	82	93	46
81	Glendale, AZ	10.08	78	83	86	80	47
82	Chula Vista, CA	10.00	67	89	81	60	68
83	San Francisco, CA	9.61	90	29	47	10	97
84	Buffalo, NY	9.35	82	40	84	51	80
85	Philadelphia, PA	9.00	86	10	33	30	96
86	Stockton, CA	8.92	68	89	93	92	53
87	Boston, MA	8.91	87	14	56	16	95
88	Miami, FL	8.88	93	56	91	68	59
89	Gilbert, AZ	8.58	79	94	89	90	55
90	Detroit, MI	8.52	66	23	53	75	87
91	Long Beach, CA	8.10	94	50	75	43	84
92	Baltimore, MD	8.03	76	18	61	49	89
93	Chandler, AZ	7.52	88	88	90	88	64
94	Santa Ana, CA	6.61	97	92	96	91	65
95	Jersey City, NJ	4.55	91	97	94	35	92
96	Hialeah, FL	4.43	96	96	97	97	81
97	Newark, NJ	2.73	92	70	95	71	93

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Do you think there needs to be more?

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