{"id":14472,"date":"2026-03-10T16:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/?p=14472"},"modified":"2026-03-11T17:35:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:35:38","slug":"cities-with-most-green-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/cities-with-most-green-space\/","title":{"rendered":"2026\u2019s Cities With the Most Green Space"},"content":{"rendered":"

To celebrate spring around the corner, Lawn Love<\/a> ranked 2026\u2019s Cities With the Most Green Space.<\/p>

Where in the U.S. do urban dwellers enjoy the best access to green space?<\/p>

To rank the cities, we looked at the amount of public green space, from the number of parks to total park acreage, and the share of land used for parks and recreation. We also considered \u201cprivate green spaces,\u201d aka yard size. We also factored the percentage of residents living within a 10-minute walk of parks from the Trust for Public Land (TPL), using 6 total metrics. <\/p>

Why green space matters: <\/strong>Over the past 3 decades, American voters approved more than $110 billion for funding parks and other public lands. But federal funding cuts have canceled or frozen billions in park and land conservation grants, and the science on why parks matter couldn’t be clearer.<\/p>

\u201cStudies show that even 10 minutes of sitting in nature or walking along a tree-lined sidewalk can make a big difference to someone experiencing mental health challenges,\u201d says Lincoln Larson, an associate professor at NC State University.<\/p>

Explore our ranking below. To learn how we ranked the cities, see our methodology<\/a>.<\/p>

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