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Outdoors in Portland

Portland ranks T#11 of 134 US cities for outdoors, with a Outdoors score of 89 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 93rd percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Maine.

Outdoors score
89
Exceptional
National rank
T#11 of 134
In Maine
#1 of 1
Percentile
93rd

The typical city scores 50 for outdoors; Portland sits 39 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 Portland

  1. T#8 Gilbert, AZ 90
  2. T#8 Key West, FL 90
  3. T#11 Portland, ME — this page 89
  4. T#13 Bend, OR 88
  5. T#13 Lincoln, NE 88

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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 Portland

Portland scores 100 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: