Plano may have dropped from #16 in the nation to #17, but it still holds strong as first in Texas, with Dallas falling behind at #34.
The 2025 Trust for Public Land ParkScore Index is in, and Plano remains the highest city in Texas at #17 in the country.
The index includes a variety of metrics, like median park size, the percent of residents within a 10-minute walk of a park, the percent of city area reserved for parks, and the amount the city spends on parks per resident…