Madison, WI
2020 ParkScore® ranking: #12
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 Madison’s ParkScore rating:
Access
93 out of 100
Acreage
57 out of 100
Investment
74 out of 100
Amenities
71 out of 100
Everyone deserves a park within a 10-minute walk of home.
Is Madison meeting that goal?
95%
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
14%
of Madison's city land is used for parks and recreation.
National median 15%
Where in Madison are parks needed most?
Madison has 284 parks
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Madison Park Amenities Compared to the 100 Largest U.S. Cities
Basketball Hoops
97 th percentile
10.5 per 10,000 people
Dog Parks
91 st percentile
3 per 100,000 people
Playgrounds
100 th percentile
7 per 10,000 people
Bathrooms
78 th percentile
2.7 per 10,000 people
Recreation and Senior Centers
1 st percentile
0.1 per 20,000 people
Splashpads
46 th percentile
1.1 per 100,000 people
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