A heat table showing U.S. cities with the highest and lowest ParkScore in 2025. D.C. earned 86 points out of 100 for the overall quality of its parks system, the highest in the analysis, followed by Irvine, Calif., Minneapolis and Cincinnati. Irving, Texas, had the lowest overall score, at 32, followed by Fresno, Calif., and Durham, N.C. Cities have scores across five metrics, including park access, acreage, amenities, equity and investment.