Austin, TX
2020 ParkScore® ranking: #37
Our analysis is based on four characteristics of an effective park system:
access, investment, acreage, and amenities.
access, investment, acreage, and amenities.
How we calculated Austin’s ParkScore rating:
Access
39 out of 100
Acreage
64 out of 100
Investment
82 out of 100
Amenities
44 out of 100
Everyone deserves a park within a 10-minute walk of home.
Is Austin meeting that goal?
60%
of residents live within a 10 minute walk of a park.
National average 55%
Percent of residents within a
10-minute walk of a park by age
10-minute walk of a park by age
Children (0 - 19)
Adults (20 - 64)
Seniors (65+)
Percent of residents within a
10-minute walk of a park by income
10-minute walk of a park by income
Percent of residents within a 10-minute walk of a park by race/ethnicity
10%
of Austin's city land is used for parks and recreation.
National median 15%
Where in Austin are parks needed most?
Austin has 369 parks
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Austin Park Amenities Compared to the 100 Largest U.S. Cities
Basketball Hoops
30 th percentile
2.5 per 10,000 people
Dog Parks
63 rd percentile
1.3 per 100,000 people
Playgrounds
14 th percentile
1.6 per 10,000 people
Bathrooms
34 th percentile
1.2 per 10,000 people
Recreation and Senior Centers
29 th percentile
0.6 per 20,000 people
Splashpads
76 th percentile
2.7 per 100,000 people
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Mayor Steve Adler has pledged to adopt long-term, system-wide strategies to make sure every Austin resident has access to all the benefits parks provide.
"I have endorsed the vision that everyone deserves a park or open space within a 10-minute walk of home." — Mayor Adler
Learn about the 10-Minute Walk campaign
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Contact Robert Kent, Texas State Director at the Trust for Public Land
