Parks & Recreation Per Capita

Parks and recreation spending per resident. Higher is better. Ranking 663 cities.

Fiscal Health Score Total Spending Per Capita Police Spending Per Capita Fire Spending Per Capita Debt Per Capita Education Spending Per Capita

#	City	Grade	Population	Parks & Recreation Per Capita
1	Miami Beach, FL	C	82K	$12,983
2	Orange, CA	D	139K	$10,711
3	South San Francisco, CA	B	66K	$10,641
4	Santa Monica, CA	D	92K	$6,419
5	Sarasota, FL	C	56K	$6,077
6	Mountain View, CA	C	82K	$5,727
7	Palo Alto, CA	D	68K	$5,489
8	Washington, DC	D	671K	$5,459
9	Monterey Park, CA	C	60K	$4,938
10	Boca Raton, FL	D	98K	$4,861
11	Santa Clara, CA	C	128K	$4,789
12	Dothan, AL	B	71K	$4,666
13	Huntington Park, CA	C	55K	$4,634
14	Duluth, MN	F	87K	$4,217
15	Schaumburg, IL	A	78K	$4,186
16	San Francisco, CA	D	851K	$4,119
17	Orlando, FL	B	308K	$4,107
18	Urban Honolulu, HI	D	349K	$3,964
19	Edina, MN	D	53K	$3,962
20	Seattle, WA	C	735K	$3,923
21	Charleston, SC	C	150K	$3,903
22	Rockville, MD	A	67K	$3,552
23	Minneapolis, MN	B	427K	$3,486
24	Allen, TX	C	105K	$3,449
25	Maricopa, AZ	D	60K	$3,401
26	Denver, CO	C	711K	$3,319
27	Clearwater, FL	C	117K	$3,277
28	St. Petersburg, FL	B	259K	$3,226
29	Greensboro, NC	C	297K	$3,225
30	Irvine, CA	A	305K	$3,196
31	Rock Hill, SC	A	74K	$3,181
32	Hampton, VA	C	137K	$3,179
33	Parker, CO	B	59K	$3,128
34	Bellevue, WA	C	151K	$3,103
35	Hillsboro, OR	D	107K	$3,096
36	Shawnee, KS	B	68K	$3,095
37	Delray Beach, FL	D	67K	$3,094
38	Grapevine, TX	C	51K	$2,967
39	Newport Beach, CA	C	85K	$2,951
40	North Richland Hills, TX	C	70K	$2,848
41	Arlington, VA	C	236K	$2,793
42	Carlsbad, CA	D	115K	$2,699
43	Greenville, SC	D	71K	$2,637
44	Decatur, AL	D	58K	$2,612
45	Pensacola, FL	C	54K	$2,600
46	Castle Rock, CO	D	74K	$2,584
47	Springfield, MO	A	169K	$2,552
48	Commerce City, CO	A	63K	$2,527
49	Daytona Beach, FL	B	73K	$2,488
50	Portland, OR	C	646K	$2,477
51	Goodyear, AZ	A	98K	$2,470
52	Lakeland, FL	B	114K	$2,449
53	Mission Viejo, CA	A	93K	$2,428
54	Pasadena, CA	B	138K	$2,402
55	San Clemente, CA	C	64K	$2,359
56	Fort Lauderdale, FL	C	183K	$2,357
57	Fort Collins, CO	D	169K	$2,355
58	Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA	B	127K	$2,332
59	Rockford, IL	C	148K	$2,329
60	St. Peters, MO	C	58K	$2,314
61	Rapid City, SD	A	76K	$2,308
62	Broomfield, CO	D	74K	$2,299
63	Orland Park, IL	D	58K	$2,296
64	Waco, TX	B	141K	$2,286
65	Lakewood, CO	C	156K	$2,250
66	Idaho Falls, ID	D	66K	$2,249
67	Alexandria, VA	C	158K	$2,244
68	Santa Cruz, CA	C	61K	$2,230
69	Milwaukee, WI	C	573K	$2,206
70	Rocky Mount, NC	C	54K	$2,203
71	Grand Junction, CO	D	66K	$2,201
72	Cambridge, MA	C	118K	$2,179
73	Columbus, OH	C	902K	$2,168
74	Eden Prairie, MN	C	64K	$2,148
75	Coon Rapids, MN	C	63K	$2,141
76	St. Paul, MN	C	309K	$2,138
77	Roswell, GA	C	93K	$2,116
78	Bloomington, IL	B	79K	$2,105
79	Newport News, VA	F	185K	$2,102
80	Normal, IL	D	53K	$2,101
81	St. George, UT	C	96K	$2,093
82	Anaheim, CA	B	347K	$2,078
83	Cuyahoga Falls, OH	D	51K	$2,077
84	Little Rock, AR	A	202K	$2,054
85	San Mateo, CA	C	104K	$2,035
86	Surprise, AZ	C	146K	$2,032
87	Santa Barbara, CA	C	89K	$2,032
88	Cincinnati, OH	A	309K	$2,030
89	Lansing, MI	C	113K	$2,023
90	Olympia, WA	C	55K	$2,018
91	Oklahoma City, OK	B	681K	$2,014
92	Peoria, AZ	C	191K	$2,012
93	Asheville, NC	B	94K	$2,005
94	Westminster, CO	C	116K	$2,000
95	Albuquerque, NM	A	563K	$1,990
96	Hoffman Estates, IL	A	52K	$1,987
97	Davis, CA	C	67K	$1,980
98	Savannah, GA	C	148K	$1,980
99	South Bend, IN	D	103K	$1,973
100	Thornton, CO	C	142K	$1,969

Showing top 100 of 663 cities

Data: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances. Per-capita figures based on American Community Survey population estimates.