SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio was recently ranked as the No. 1 city in Texas with the most green space.
A report from Lawn Love ranked nearly 100 of the biggest cities in the U.S. to determine which area had the highest amount of green space.
San Antonio came in at No. 15 on the list but it beat out all the other major Texas cities like Austin, Dallas and Houston.
Here are the rankings for Texas cities in the Lawn Love list:
15. San Antonio
17. Houston
19. El Paso
22. Austin
35. Dallas
42. Fort Worth
47. Corpus Christi
49. Lubbock
65. Plano
67. Arlington
70. Garland
77. Irving
79. Laredo
“Texas cities San Antonio, Houston, and El Paso trekked into our top 20. Each of these cities — plus Austin at No. 22 overall — have high scores across the board. Houston stands out with the fourth-largest total park acreage,” officials said in a news release.
Lawn Love offered the following tips for San Antonio locals:
In the summer, you can go for a swim at San Pedro Springs Park, the second-oldest park in the U.S. Explore more historical sites at the San Antonio Missions, or keep an eye out for dinosaur tracks while walking through Government Canyon State Natural Area.
Chesapeake, Virginia took the top spot on the list based on the methodology, which sourced publicly available data for the following factors to determine the rankings:
| Metric | Weight | Best Value |
|---|---|---|
| Total Public and Private Green Area per Capita | 4 | Biggest |
| Number of Parks and Green Spaces | 2 | Biggest |
| Total Park Acreage | 3 | Biggest |
| Share of Land Used for Parks and Recreation | 2 | Biggest |
| Average Yard Square Footage | 2 | Biggest |
“We eliminated 103 cities lacking sufficient data across all five factors, resulting in a final sample size of 97 cities,” according to Lawn Love.