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Minneapolis is 9th Best City for Recreation: Study
The city was ranked third in spending on parks per capita.
Minneapolis, MN – With July being National Park and Recreation Month and America’s largest cities investing more than $6.9 billion on park and recreation in 2015, the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an analysis of 2016's Best & Worst Cities for Recreation.
To highlight the relative benefit of public spaces and recreational activities for consumers and economies across the country, WalletHub compared the 100 largest U.S. cities across 35 key metrics, ranging from parkland acreage to the cost of movie tickets.
Recreation in Minneapolis (1=Best; 50=Avg.)
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- 3rd – Spending on Parks per Capita
- 52nd – Acres of Parkland per Capita
- 22nd – Parkland as a % of City Area
- 26th – Number of Bike Rental Facilities per Capita
- 6th – % of Population with Walkable Park Access
- 19th – Number of Music Venues per Capita
- 9th – Number of Tennis Courts per Capita
- 30th – Number of Park Playgrounds per Capita
For the full report, click here.
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