What city in the U.S. has the most playgrounds per capita?
Madison (pop. 235,626), the capital Wisconsin and home to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has the most playgrounds per 10,000 residents, according to a study produced by The Trust for Public Land.
The study includes a variety of statistics: acreage of parkland by city and agency, total spending on parks and recreation per resident by city, total spending on parks and recreation per resident by city and the number of regular, nonseasonal employees per 10,000 residents.
Madison has 172 playgrounds, which translates to an average of 7.4 playgrounds per 10,000 residents. These figures are for park playgrounds and do not include school playgrounds.
Baton Rouge, La. came in second with 110 playgrounds, 4.9 playgrounds per 10,000 residents.
Virginia Beach, Va. took third with 210 playgrounds, 4.8 playgrounds per 10,000 residents.
New York City has the most playgrounds on the list with 1,024, but with the city's 8 million-plus population the city has only 1.2 playgrounds per 10,000 residents.
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