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Detroit, MI · the CityFunIndex

Outdoors in Detroit

Detroit ranks T#51 of 134 US cities for outdoors, with a Outdoors score of 62 — Fun. That puts it in the 63rd percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Michigan.

Outdoors score
62
Fun
National rank
T#51 of 134
In Michigan
#1 of 1
Percentile
63rd

The typical city scores 50 for outdoors; Detroit sits 12 points above the median.

How outdoors is measured

Parks, beaches and easy access to nature.

Data sources: OpenStreetMap parks, nature reserves, playgrounds and beaches, plus National Park Service units and Recreation.gov federal facilities.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Detroit

  1. #49 Richmond, VA 64
  2. #50 Santa Barbara, CA 63
  3. T#51 Detroit, MI — this page 62
  4. #53 Asheville, NC 61
  5. #54 Milwaukee, WI 60

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Top US cities for outdoors

  1. #1 Aspen, CO 93
  2. T#2 Gatlinburg, TN 92
  3. T#2 Stowe, VT 92
  4. T#2 Telluride, CO 92
  5. T#5 Jackson, WY 91

More about Detroit

Detroit scores 45 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: