BEST PLACES TO RETIRE
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Most pools
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| Rank |
City |
Public pools (total) |
Pools per 100,000 pop. |
| 1 |
Denver, CO |
40 |
7.2 |
| 2 |
Austin, TX |
47 |
6.8 |
| 3 |
Philadelphia, PA |
87 |
5.9 |
| 4 |
Washington, DC |
34 |
5.8 |
| 5 |
Atlanta, GA |
22 |
4.6 |
| 6 |
Jacksonville, FL |
35 |
4.5 |
| 7 |
Baltimore, MD |
22 |
3.4 |
| 8 |
Chicago, IL |
87 |
3.1 |
| 9 |
Indianapolis, IN |
22 |
2.8 |
| 10 |
Nashville-Davidson, TN |
15 |
2.5 |
| 11 |
Portland, OR |
13 |
2.4 |
| 12 |
Memphis, TN |
15 |
2.2 |
| 13 |
Phoenix, AZ |
29 |
2.0 |
| 14 |
Louisville, KY |
11 |
2.0 |
| 15 |
Boston, MA |
12 |
2.0 |
| 16 |
Dallas, TX |
23 |
1.9 |
| 17 |
San Antonio, TX |
24 |
1.9 |
| 18 |
Houston, TX |
40 |
1.9 |
| 19 |
Seattle, WA |
10 |
1.7 |
| 20 |
Detroit, MI |
14 |
1.6 |
| 21 |
Las Vegas, NV |
8 |
1.5 |
| 22 |
Los Angeles, CA |
59 |
1.5 |
| 23 |
Columbus, OH |
10 |
1.4 |
| 24 |
Milwaukee, WI |
12 |
1.3 |
| 25 |
San Francisco, CA |
9 |
1.2 |
| 26 |
Fort Worth, TX |
6 |
1.0 |
| 27 |
San Diego, CA |
13 |
1.0 |
| 28 |
New York, NY |
69 |
0.8 |
| 29 |
Charlotte, NC |
4 |
0.5 |
| 30 |
San Jose, CA |
2 |
0.2 |
Source: Center for City Park Excellence, Bert Sperling's bestplaces.net
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