Park-Related Expenditure per Resident

City	Population 2000	Total of Adjusted Budgets of Park Agencies within city limits	$ Expenditure per Resident
Washington DC	572,000	$103,340,000	$181
Minneapolis	383,000	$54,967,000	$144
San Francisco	777,000	$102,978,000	$133
Chicago	2,896,000	$370,653,000	$128
Long Beach	462,000	$47,650,000	$103
Boston	589,000	$50,435,000	$86
Oakland	399,000	$28,432,000>	$71
Philadelphia	1,518,000	$79,019,000	$52
Baltimore	651,000	$51,449,000	$48
Miami	362,000	$16,861,000	$47
Los Angeles	3,695,000	$155,654,000	$42
New York	8,008,000	$323,421,000	$40

Average Expenditure in High Density Cities = $68

Source:  Harnik, Peter.  2000.  "Inside City Parks."  Washington,
             D.C.:  ULI-the Urban Land Institute. Updated as of Nov., 2001. 

• Park/Open Space per 1000 Residents

• Park-Related Expenditure per Resident

• Park/Open Space as Percent of City Area

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