ParkScore index shows 97 percent of Washintonians and 98 percent of Arlingtonians are within a 10-minute walk of a park.

Ninety-seven percent of Washingtonians are within a 10-minute walk of a park.

According to a report by the Trust for Public Land, New York City leads the country in terms of parkland as a percentage of city area, coming in at 38,000 acres, or 19.5 percent of the city’s land. The District, though, is a close second, with 7,400 acres, or 19 percent of our land. Arlington squeezed into the top 10 with 1,800 acres, or 11.4 percent.