St. Paul, MN
2020 ParkScore® ranking: #3
Our analysis is based on four characteristics of an effective park system:
access, investment, acreage, and amenities.
How we calculated St. Paul’s ParkScore rating:
Access
99 out of 100
Acreage
53 out of 100
Investment
100 out of 100
Amenities
78 out of 100
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How does it work?
Cities can earn a maximum ParkScore rating of 100.
In evaluating park systems, we include land owned by all public agencies within the 100 most populous U.S. cities that functions as a park. ParkScore index methodology
We're working to ensure there's a park within a 10-minute walk of home
of every person, in every neighborhood, in every city across America.
Is St. Paul meeting that goal?
99%
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
Children (0 - 19)
Adults (20 - 64)
Seniors (65+)
Percent of residents within a
10-minute walk of a park by income
Percent of residents within a 10-minute walk of a park by race/ethnicity
15%
of St. Paul's city land is used for parks and recreation.
National median 15%
Where in St. Paul are parks needed most?
St. Paul has 264 parks
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St. Paul Park Amenities Compared to the 100 Largest U.S. Cities
Basketball Hoops
90 th percentile
7.7 per 10,000 people
Dog Parks
61 st percentile
1.3 per 100,000 people
Playgrounds
86 th percentile
4 per 10,000 people
Bathrooms
89 th percentile
3.2 per 10,000 people
Recreation and Senior Centers
91 st percentile
1.7 per 20,000 people
Splashpads
55 th percentile
1.3 per 100,000 people
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2020 City Park Facts
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Mayor Melvin Carter has pledged to adopt long-term, system-wide strategies to make sure every St. Paul 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 Carter
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Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary

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Frogtown Park and Farm
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Frogtown Park and Farm

In 2013, we worked with the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation to secure 12.7 acres in the heart of the neighborhood and transfer it to the city. Now, we're raising funds to help transform the site into a recreation area, nature sanctuary, and...Read more

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Midway Peace Park

In 2009, students and staff at Gordon Parks High School, a public alternative learning center in St. Paul, originated the vision and started the movement for a vibrant, interactive park adjacent to their school in place of three vacant, fenced-off lots strewn with trash and abandoned cars. A...Read more