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Milwaukee, WI · the CityFunIndex

Outdoors in Milwaukee

Milwaukee ranks #54 of 134 US cities for outdoors, with a Outdoors score of 60 — Fun. That puts it in the 60th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Wisconsin.

Outdoors score
60
Fun
National rank
#54 of 134
In Wisconsin
#2 of 2
Percentile
60th

The typical city scores 50 for outdoors; Milwaukee sits 10 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 Milwaukee

  1. T#51 Toledo, OH 62
  2. #53 Asheville, NC 61
  3. #54 Milwaukee, WI — this page 60
  4. T#55 Glendale, AZ 59
  5. T#55 Portland, OR 59

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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 Milwaukee

Milwaukee scores 70 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: