Mesa, AZ · the CityFunIndex

Outdoors in Mesa

Mesa ranks T#16 of 134 US cities for outdoors, with a Outdoors score of 87Exceptional. That puts it in the 89th percentile nationally and #4 of 8 in Arizona.

Outdoors score
87
Exceptional
National rank
T#16 of 134
In Arizona
#4 of 8
Percentile
89th

The typical city scores 50 for outdoors; Mesa sits 37 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.

Ranked around Mesa

  1. T#13 Lincoln, NE 88
  2. T#13 Madison, WI 88
  3. T#16 Mesa, AZ — this page 87
  4. T#18 Burlington, VT 86
  5. T#18 Tucson, AZ 86

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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 Mesa

Mesa scores 36 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: