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Lubbock, TX · the CityFunIndex

Outdoors in Lubbock

Lubbock ranks #81 of 134 US cities for outdoors, with a Outdoors score of 40 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 40th percentile nationally and #3 of 13 in Texas.

Outdoors score
40
Some Fun
National rank
#81 of 134
In Texas
#3 of 13
Percentile
40th

The typical city scores 50 for outdoors; Lubbock sits 10 points below 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 Lubbock

  1. T#79 Corpus Christi, TX 41
  2. T#79 Indianapolis, IN 41
  3. #81 Lubbock, TX — this page 40
  4. #82 Santa Clarita, CA 39
  5. T#83 Atlanta, GA 38

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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 Lubbock

Lubbock scores 32 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: