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
What do you think about the among of green space in Charlotte?
Exploring nature within your city is a great way to destress and get moving into the new year.