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Tucson, AZ · the CityFunIndex

Outdoors in Tucson

Tucson ranks T#18 of 134 US cities for outdoors, with a Outdoors score of 86 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 87th percentile nationally and #5 of 8 in Arizona.

Outdoors score
86
Exceptional
National rank
T#18 of 134
In Arizona
#5 of 8
Percentile
87th

The typical city scores 50 for outdoors; Tucson sits 36 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 Tucson

  1. T#16 Honolulu, HI 87
  2. T#16 Mesa, AZ 87
  3. T#18 Tucson, AZ — this page 86
  4. #20 Billings, MT 85
  5. T#21 Anchorage, AK 84

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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 Tucson

Tucson scores 47 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: