BEST PLACES TO RETIRE
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Most parks
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| Rank |
City |
Park acres (total) |
% parkland |
| 1 |
Jacksonville, FL |
102,836 |
19.2% |
| 2 |
Houston, TX |
56,405 |
15.2% |
| 3 |
San Diego, CA |
44,707 |
21.5% |
| 4 |
New York, NY |
38,147 |
19.7% |
| 5 |
Phoenix, AZ |
38,040 |
12.5% |
| 6 |
Austin, TX |
26,586 |
16.5% |
| 7 |
Los Angeles, CA |
23,749 |
7.9% |
| 8 |
Dallas, TX |
21,740 |
9.9% |
| 9 |
San Antonio, TX |
19,755 |
7.6% |
| 10 |
Charlotte, NC |
17,557 |
5.2% |
| 11 |
San Jose, CA |
16,008 |
14.3% |
| 12 |
Louisville, KY |
15,804 |
6.4% |
| 13 |
Milwaukee, WI |
14,975 |
9.7% |
| 14 |
Portland, OR |
13,246 |
15.4% |
| 15 |
Columbus, OH |
13,130 |
9.8% |
| 16 |
Chicago, IL |
11,860 |
8.2% |
| 17 |
Indianapolis, IN |
11,105 |
4.8% |
| 18 |
Philadelphia, PA |
10,938 |
12.7% |
| 19 |
Fort Worth, TX |
10,754 |
5.7% |
| 20 |
Nashville-Davidson, TN |
10,354 |
3.2% |
| 21 |
Memphis, TN |
9,513 |
5.3% |
| 22 |
Denver, CO |
8,086 |
8.2% |
| 23 |
Washington, DC |
7,617 |
19.4% |
| 24 |
Seattle, WA |
6,050 |
11.3% |
| 25 |
Detroit, MI |
5,890 |
6.6% |
| 26 |
San Francisco, CA |
5,773 |
19.3% |
| 27 |
Boston, MA |
5,496 |
17.7% |
| 28 |
Las Vegas, NV |
5,106 |
7.0% |
| 29 |
Baltimore, MD |
4,905 |
9.5% |
| 30 |
Atlanta, GA |
3,829 |
4.5% |
Source: Center for City Park Excellence, Bert Sperling's bestplaces.net
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