Page 88 - City of Greensboro Data Book

Greensboro Estimated Recreation Participants, 2010 to 2016

Source: City of Greensboro, Parks and Recreation

ParkScore

The Trust for Public Land's ParkScore index is the most comprehensive rating system ever developed to
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measure how well the 100 largest US cities are meeting the need for parks. Greensboro ranked 69 ,
surpassing Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Durham.

ParkScore Index, Top Five North Carolina Cities, 2017

Facilities & ParkScore
Rank City Population Acreage Access Raw Total Park Score
(Out of 100) (Out of 40) Investment (Out of 40) (Out of 120) (Out of 100) Rating
(Out of 40) (Out of 5)
35 Raleigh 396,346 23 14 15 72 60 3.5
69 Greensboro 261,833 18 10 18 53 44 2
72 Durham 227,379 21 10 12 51 42.5 2
93 Winston-Salem 232,880 23 8 5 39 32.5 1.5
97 Charlotte 862,032 24 6 1 35 29 1
Source: The Trust for Public Land

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