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Omaha, NE · the CityFunIndex

Outdoors in Omaha

Omaha ranks #29 of 134 US cities for outdoors, with a Outdoors score of 79 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 79th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Nebraska.

Outdoors score
79
Very Fun
National rank
#29 of 134
In Nebraska
#2 of 2
Percentile
79th

The typical city scores 50 for outdoors; Omaha sits 29 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 Omaha

  1. T#27 Cincinnati, OH 80
  2. T#27 Kansas City, MO 80
  3. #29 Omaha, NE — this page 79
  4. #30 Des Moines, IA 78
  5. T#31 Albuquerque, NM 77

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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 Omaha

Omaha scores 68 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: