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Towns with the most conserved land in New York

Ranked by the share of the town's area that is permanently protected: town forests, state and federal land, land-trust preserves and conservation easements (USGS PAD-US). 303 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Olean
New York · Most conserved land

Where Olean lands: #117 of 303

6% of the town is permanently conserved land · Visit Olean →

Tuxedo 1 Tuxedo 78.8% Conserved acres 22,999 Ellenville 2 Ellenville 78% Conserved acres 4,356 Woodbury 3 Woodbury 47% Conserved acres 10,950
#TownConserved landConserved acresTrails
1 Tuxedo Tuxedo3,023 people 78.8% 22,999 142.0 mi
2 Ellenville Ellenville4,211 people 78% 4,356 9.9 mi
3 Woodbury Woodbury11,334 people 47% 10,950 64.8 mi
4 Fishkill FishkillDutchess County · 22,924 people 37% 7,507 50.8 mi
5 Greenwood Lake Greenwood Lake3,020 people 29.9% 466 1.0 mi
6 Waverly Waverly4,305 people 28.8% 424 0.8 mi
7 Lloyd Harbor Lloyd Harbor3,565 people 27.4% 1,858 38.2 mi
8 Beacon Beacon14,834 people 23.7% 737 8.7 mi
9 Port Jervis Port Jervis8,652 people 23.5% 404 12.0 mi
10 Sloatsburg Sloatsburg3,038 people 21.9% 352 2.9 mi
11 Muttontown Muttontown3,505 people 21% 810 16.5 mi
12 MoreauSaratoga County · 16,631 people 19.9% 5,515 47.6 mi
13 Map of Saratoga Springs Saratoga Springs28,631 people 19.1% 3,514 35.3 mi
14 Salamanca5,846 people 18.9% 749 1.7 mi
15 Palmyra Palmyra3,287 people 18.3% 159 4.7 mi
16 Ilion7,593 people 18.1% 294 4.6 mi
17 Map of Copake CopakeColumbia County · 3,313 people 18.1% 4,846 21.0 mi
18 Piermont Piermont2,514 people 17.9% 127 2.2 mi
19 Bayville Bayville6,744 people 17.6% 173 3.0 mi
20 Fulton11,272 people 17.2% 544 0.7 mi
21 Rome Rome31,795 people 17% 8,158 18.4 mi
22 New York New York8,483,844 people 16.4% 49,208 496.4 mi
23 Cornwall-on-Hudson3,037 people 16.2% 215 2.8 mi
24 Peekskill Peekskill25,625 people 15.6% 554 9.7 mi
25 Albany Albany100,492 people 15.2% 2,128 48.9 mi
26 Esopus EsopusUlster County · 9,561 people 15.2% 4,048 34.6 mi
27 Scarsdale Scarsdale18,010 people 15% 637 22.5 mi
28 Corning Corning10,643 people 15% 310 5.2 mi
29 Fayetteville Fayetteville4,214 people 15% 166 3.6 mi
30 Cazenovia Cazenovia2,753 people 15% 180 3.4 mi
31 Maybrook Maybrook3,142 people 14.9% 139 2.9 mi
32 White Plains White Plains60,666 people 14.8% 927 8.4 mi
33 Hudson Hudson5,865 people 14.4% 214 0.9 mi
34 New Paltz8,314 people 14.3% 164 5.8 mi
35 Map of Whitehall Whitehall2,690 people 13.8% 597 6.6 mi
36 Ithaca Ithaca32,814 people 13.6% 524 10.0 mi
37 Greece GreeceMonroe County · 95,395 people 13.5% 4,426 35.6 mi
38 Akron Akron2,897 people 13.3% 171 0.8 mi
39 Islandia Islandia3,600 people 13.2% 186 4.8 mi
40 Rochester Rochester208,772 people 13.1% 3,101 49.8 mi
41 Map of Irvington Irvington6,531 people 13.1% 341 11.8 mi
42 Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie31,958 people 12.8% 467 8.1 mi
43 Utica Utica64,217 people 12.5% 1,350 13.7 mi
44 Suffern Suffern11,441 people 12.4% 168 0.5 mi
45 Watertown24,375 people 12.3% 737 16.8 mi
46 Sleepy Hollow Sleepy Hollow10,887 people 11.6% 384 13.4 mi
47 Map of Kaser Kaser5,694 people 11.4% 12 0.1 mi
48 Walden Walden6,868 people 11.3% 149 2.1 mi
49 Frankfort Frankfort2,503 people 11.2% 74 0.0 mi
50 Map of Hastings-on-Hudson Hastings-on-Hudson8,434 people 11.1% 206 8.2 mi
51 Schenectady Schenectady68,847 people 11% 766 12.1 mi
52 Ardsley Ardsley4,998 people 11% 93 0.3 mi
53 Liverpool Liverpool2,695 people 10.9% 52 0.3 mi
54 Kingston Kingston23,911 people 10.8% 600 10.3 mi
55 New Berlin New BerlinChenango County · 2,639 people 10.8% 3,192 1.6 mi
56 Ogdensburg9,455 people 10.7% 545 5.0 mi
57 Map of Croton-on-Hudson Croton-on-Hudson8,202 people 10.6% 728 17.5 mi
58 Binghamton Binghamton47,151 people 10.2% 722 2.5 mi
59 Mohawk2,520 people 10.2% 58 0.4 mi
60 Manlius Manlius4,644 people 10% 116 4.3 mi
61 Guilderland GuilderlandAlbany County · 37,260 people 9.9% 3,713 48.0 mi
62 Tarrytown Tarrytown11,784 people 9.9% 359 10.0 mi
63 Greenport Greenport2,574 people 9.9% 76 3.1 mi
64 Niagara Falls Niagara Falls47,987 people 9.8% 1,051 16.0 mi
65 Haverstraw Haverstraw12,325 people 9.7% 312 4.0 mi
66 Map of Middletown Middletown30,289 people 9.5% 324 7.0 mi
67 Greenville GreenvilleOrange County · 4,676 people 9.5% 1,849 25.6 mi
68 Map of Manorhaven Manorhaven6,958 people 9.4% 38 0.2 mi
69 Highland Falls Highland Falls3,683 people 9.3% 66 0.4 mi
70 Fort Edward Fort Edward3,152 people 9.3% 114 1.0 mi
71 Mount Kisco Mount Kisco10,737 people 9.1% 179 2.1 mi
72 Delhi Delhi3,136 people 9.1% 187 3.8 mi
73 Lancaster Lancaster10,113 people 8.8% 154 1.7 mi
74 Map of Wesley Hills Wesley Hills6,196 people 8.8% 188 0.6 mi
75 Map of Lewiston Lewiston2,588 people 8.7% 70 1.7 mi
76 Geneseo Geneseo7,701 people 8.6% 156 4.7 mi
77 Bath Bath5,560 people 8.6% 174 5.8 mi
78 Yonkers Yonkers209,978 people 8.5% 1,098 23.6 mi
79 Kings Point Kings Point5,634 people 8.5% 218 3.3 mi
80 Map of Babylon Babylon12,185 people 8.4% 150 0.8 mi
81 Pleasantville Pleasantville7,371 people 8.2% 96 0.3 mi
82 Montebello Montebello4,673 people 8.2% 225 0.9 mi
83 Saugerties Saugerties3,884 people 8.2% 118 3.0 mi
84 East Aurora East Aurora5,993 people 8.1% 129 1.7 mi
85 Colonie Colonie7,702 people 8% 164 2.3 mi
86 Herkimer Herkimer7,566 people 8% 137 0.2 mi
87 Buffalo Buffalo276,854 people 7.9% 2,631 49.0 mi
88 Big FlatsChemung County · 7,592 people 7.9% 2,276 24.0 mi
89 Chester Chester4,033 people 7.9% 108 1.4 mi
90 Larchmont Larchmont6,567 people 7.8% 55 0.8 mi
91 Carthage Carthage3,510 people 7.8% 129 1.6 mi
92 Brewster Brewster2,512 people 7.8% 25 0.0 mi
93 Liberty Liberty5,142 people 7.7% 129 0.5 mi
94 Newark Newark8,991 people 7.6% 262 5.8 mi
95 Canandaigua Canandaigua10,514 people 7.5% 230 4.6 mi
96 Freeport Freeport44,088 people 7.4% 242 4.0 mi
97 Rockville Centre Rockville Centre25,765 people 7.4% 157 0.4 mi
98 Map of Spencerport Spencerport3,630 people 7.4% 66 1.0 mi
99 Geneva Geneva12,512 people 7.3% 271 11.0 mi
100 New Rochelle New Rochelle82,769 people 7.2% 606 15.3 mi
101 Troy Troy51,033 people 7.2% 508 22.9 mi
102 Map of Montgomery Montgomery3,798 people 7.1% 65 0.8 mi
103 Syracuse Syracuse146,384 people 6.8% 1,108 24.5 mi
104 Elmira Elmira26,257 people 6.7% 324 3.3 mi
105 West Haverstraw West Haverstraw10,711 people 6.7% 65 1.0 mi
106 Elmira Heights Elmira Heights4,110 people 6.7% 49 0.4 mi
107 Owego3,912 people 6.7% 119 0.3 mi
108 Tonawanda Tonawanda15,030 people 6.5% 168 1.5 mi
109 Sands Point Sands Point2,722 people 6.5% 230 4.8 mi
110 Baldwinsville Baldwinsville7,715 people 6.3% 135 4.5 mi
111 Horseheads Horseheads6,449 people 6.3% 158 5.5 mi
112 North Hills North Hills5,415 people 6.3% 110 0.9 mi
113 Dannemora Dannemora2,684 people 6.3% 48 2.3 mi
114 LivoniaLivingston County · 7,505 people 6.1% 1,587 3.1 mi
115 West Seneca West SenecaErie County · 45,303 people 6% 815 5.1 mi
116 Batavia Batavia15,097 people 6% 202 2.3 mi
117 Olean Olean13,738 people 6% 235 5.6 mi
118 Harriman Harriman2,586 people 6% 39 0.7 mi
119 Jamestown Jamestown28,188 people 5.9% 341 3.6 mi
120 Map of Dobbs Ferry Dobbs Ferry11,443 people 5.9% 119 7.3 mi
121 Monroe Monroe9,515 people 5.9% 135 0.6 mi
122 Hudson Falls Hudson Falls7,395 people 5.9% 72 0.3 mi
123 Warwick Warwick6,585 people 5.9% 92 0.5 mi
124 Ossining Ossining26,950 people 5.8% 237 5.0 mi
125 Endicott Endicott13,387 people 5.8% 118 6.7 mi
126 Dansville Dansville4,653 people 5.8% 96 2.0 mi
127 Florida Florida2,893 people 5.8% 83 0.4 mi
128 Oneonta Oneonta15,045 people 5.7% 159 16.0 mi
129 Victor2,687 people 5.7% 50 1.6 mi
130 Plattsburgh Plattsburgh19,830 people 5.6% 246 7.3 mi
131 Cohoes Cohoes18,159 people 5.6% 150 2.7 mi
132 Wappingers Falls Wappingers Falls5,761 people 5.6% 43 1.4 mi
133 Map of Catskill Catskill3,779 people 5.6% 102 1.3 mi
134 Rhinebeck Rhinebeck2,650 people 5.6% 54 0.1 mi
135 Dunkirk Dunkirk12,549 people 5.5% 160 1.2 mi
136 Briarcliff Manor7,519 people 5.5% 238 11.6 mi
137 Map of Roslyn Roslyn2,978 people 5.4% 23 0.2 mi
138 Glens Falls Glens Falls14,609 people 5.3% 135 1.6 mi
139 Map of Airmont Airmont10,205 people 5.3% 153 0.9 mi
140 Map of Scotia Scotia7,264 people 5.3% 60 1.2 mi
141 Tuckahoe6,973 people 5.3% 20 0.2 mi
142 North Syracuse North Syracuse6,693 people 5.3% 67 0.9 mi
143 Saranac Lake Saranac Lake4,965 people 5.3% 107 8.2 mi
144 Harrison Harrison29,961 people 5.2% 576 10.1 mi
145 Hoosick Falls Hoosick Falls3,177 people 5.2% 53 0.4 mi
146 Lockport Lockport20,610 people 5.1% 275 6.4 mi
147 Rye Rye16,428 people 5.1% 655 11.2 mi
148 Orchard Park Orchard Park3,072 people 5.1% 61 0.8 mi
149 Mechanicville Mechanicville5,124 people 5% 29 0.4 mi
150 Long Beach Long Beach34,756 people 4.9% 121 1.4 mi
151 Port Chester Port Chester31,102 people 4.9% 75 2.3 mi
152 Map of Hilton Hilton5,968 people 4.9% 56 2.4 mi
153 Malone Malone5,429 people 4.9% 99 1.5 mi
154 Alexandria AlexandriaJefferson County · 3,713 people 4.9% 2,609 7.4 mi
155 Cortland Cortland17,450 people 4.8% 119 4.0 mi
156 Map of East Rochester East Rochester6,218 people 4.8% 41 0.2 mi
157 South Blooming Grove South Blooming Grove3,866 people 4.8% 143 1.8 mi
158 LaGrange LaGrangeDutchess County · 16,384 people 4.7% 1,195 36.0 mi
159 Pleasant Valley Pleasant ValleyDutchess County · 9,794 people 4.7% 984 25.1 mi
160 Penn Yan Penn Yan4,714 people 4.7% 73 0.2 mi
161 Map of Voorheesville Voorheesville2,824 people 4.7% 64 1.4 mi
162 Kingsbury KingsburyWashington County · 12,896 people 4.5% 1,145 6.4 mi
163 Northport Northport7,322 people 4.5% 73 1.9 mi
164 Map of Ravena Ravena3,243 people 4.5% 42 1.3 mi
165 Goshen Goshen5,773 people 4.4% 92 1.3 mi
166 Little Falls Little Falls4,550 people 4.4% 113 1.3 mi
167 Great Neck Estates Great Neck Estates3,023 people 4.4% 22 0.0 mi
168 Corinth Corinth2,592 people 4.4% 31 0.2 mi
169 Westhampton Beach Westhampton Beach2,574 people 4.4% 85 0.3 mi
170 Mount Vernon Mount Vernon72,427 people 4.3% 121 3.3 mi
171 Great Neck11,087 people 4.3% 37 0.3 mi
172 Wellsville Wellsville4,923 people 4.3% 67 1.1 mi
173 Skaneateles Skaneateles2,543 people 4.3% 48 0.7 mi
174 Amsterdam Amsterdam18,166 people 4.2% 167 2.2 mi
175 East Hills East Hills7,257 people 4.2% 61 0.2 mi
176 Map of Solvay Solvay6,544 people 4.2% 43 0.9 mi
177 Albion Albion5,506 people 4.2% 77 2.9 mi
178 Williamsville Williamsville5,469 people 4.2% 34 2.1 mi
179 Hamburg Hamburg9,792 people 4.1% 65 2.4 mi
180 North Tonawanda North Tonawanda30,198 people 4% 279 15.6 mi
181 Map of Garden City Garden City22,941 people 4% 136 6.7 mi
182 Map of Valley Stream Valley Stream40,315 people 3.9% 87 2.3 mi
183 Medina Medina5,770 people 3.9% 83 0.3 mi
184 Lowville3,404 people 3.9% 47 0.0 mi
185 Map of Sherrill Sherrill3,028 people 3.9% 58 0.0 mi
186 Map of Gates GatesMonroe County · 29,008 people 3.8% 370 3.3 mi
187 Glen Cove Glen Cove28,112 people 3.8% 463 10.5 mi
188 Green Island Green Island2,970 people 3.8% 23 0.5 mi
189 Newburgh Newburgh28,519 people 3.7% 114 3.7 mi
190 Pomona Pomona3,996 people 3.7% 56 0.2 mi
191 Rye Brook Rye Brook9,900 people 3.6% 79 1.2 mi
192 Gloversville14,962 people 3.5% 113 2.6 mi
193 Pelham Manor Pelham Manor5,644 people 3.5% 31 0.0 mi
194 Sloan Sloan3,751 people 3.5% 17 0.1 mi
195 Port Washington North Port Washington North3,149 people 3.5% 11 0.2 mi
196 Johnson City Johnson City14,940 people 3.4% 100 1.2 mi
197 Patchogue Patchogue12,396 people 3.4% 54 0.9 mi
198 Fairport Fairport5,403 people 3.4% 35 0.9 mi
199 Waterloo Waterloo4,605 people 3.4% 47 2.1 mi
200 Oswego Oswego17,033 people 3.3% 236 3.4 mi
201 Avon3,417 people 3.3% 66 0.4 mi
202 Map of East Williston East Williston2,611 people 3.3% 12 0.0 mi
203 Southampton Southampton4,621 people 3.2% 150 3.0 mi
204 Mount Morris3,146 people 3.2% 42 1.9 mi
205 Mineola Mineola21,211 people 3.1% 37 0.2 mi
206 Brockport Brockport7,277 people 3.1% 43 3.4 mi
207 Map of Portland PortlandChautauqua County · 3,924 people 3.1% 682 12.3 mi
208 Map of Watervliet Watervliet10,287 people 3% 28 0.9 mi
209 Chittenango Chittenango4,831 people 3% 48 1.9 mi
210 Map of Minoa Minoa3,653 people 3% 25 0.4 mi
211 Homer Homer3,114 people 3% 37 0.4 mi
212 Munsey Park Munsey Park2,778 people 3% 10 0.0 mi
213 Spring Valley Spring Valley33,192 people 2.9% 37 0.2 mi
214 Mamaroneck Mamaroneck19,826 people 2.9% 121 3.9 mi
215 Rensselaer Rensselaer9,287 people 2.9% 64 4.7 mi
216 Palmyra PalmyraWayne County · 7,354 people 2.9% 614 15.9 mi
217 Sidney3,931 people 2.9% 45 0.4 mi
218 Chestnut Ridge Chestnut Ridge10,557 people 2.8% 88 2.3 mi
219 Perry Perry3,871 people 2.8% 43 0.0 mi
220 Floral Park Floral Park16,169 people 2.7% 25 0.9 mi
221 Massena Massena10,238 people 2.7% 82 2.0 mi
222 Washingtonville Washingtonville5,707 people 2.7% 44 0.9 mi
223 Honeoye Falls Honeoye Falls2,765 people 2.7% 45 0.8 mi
224 Gowanda Gowanda2,683 people 2.6% 26 1.5 mi
225 Johnstown Johnstown8,111 people 2.5% 78 2.1 mi
226 Map of Williston Park Williston Park7,542 people 2.5% 10 0.0 mi
227 Map of Norwich Norwich6,782 people 2.5% 34 1.0 mi
228 Auburn Auburn26,285 people 2.4% 128 3.2 mi
229 Map of Depew Depew15,000 people 2.4% 76 0.1 mi
230 Lake Grove11,061 people 2.4% 46 0.2 mi
231 Map of New Hempstead New Hempstead5,472 people 2.4% 44 0.8 mi
232 Ballston Spa Ballston Spa5,027 people 2.4% 25 0.8 mi
233 Coxsackie Coxsackie2,737 people 2.4% 40 0.0 mi
234 Oneida Oneida10,171 people 2.3% 328 16.2 mi
235 Map of Malverne Malverne8,477 people 2.3% 16 0.2 mi
236 Hornell Hornell8,152 people 2.3% 47 0.5 mi
237 Brookville Brookville2,941 people 2.3% 59 1.2 mi
238 Tupper Lake Tupper Lake2,929 people 2.3% 32 1.0 mi
239 Map of Great Neck Plaza Great Neck Plaza7,593 people 2.2% 4 0.2 mi
240 Map of Elmsford Elmsford5,186 people 2.2% 15 0.5 mi
241 Old Westbury Old Westbury4,241 people 2.2% 122 12.7 mi
242 Warsaw Warsaw3,048 people 2.1% 55 1.0 mi
243 Map of Scottsville Scottsville2,723 people 2.1% 15 0.5 mi
244 Kenmore Kenmore15,044 people 2% 18 0.7 mi
245 Pelham Pelham7,305 people 2% 11 0.3 mi
246 Map of Webster Webster5,718 people 2% 27 0.6 mi
247 Brightwaters Brightwaters3,179 people 2% 12 0.1 mi
248 Hempstead Hempstead58,801 people 1.9% 45 0.6 mi
249 Canastota Canastota4,487 people 1.9% 41 1.3 mi
250 Blasdell Blasdell2,549 people 1.9% 13 0.0 mi
251 Lackawanna Lackawanna19,753 people 1.8% 77 5.4 mi
252 Map of Amityville Amityville9,588 people 1.8% 28 0.1 mi
253 Port Jefferson Port Jefferson8,091 people 1.8% 35 1.2 mi
254 Whitesboro Whitesboro3,633 people 1.8% 12 0.0 mi
255 Gouverneur3,615 people 1.8% 26 0.4 mi
256 East Syracuse East Syracuse3,039 people 1.8% 18 0.4 mi
257 Lynbrook Lynbrook20,325 people 1.7% 21 0.6 mi
258 Farmingdale Farmingdale8,474 people 1.7% 12 0.2 mi
259 Wilson WilsonNiagara County · 5,789 people 1.7% 553 8.0 mi
260 Westfield WestfieldChautauqua County · 4,474 people 1.7% 496 2.4 mi
261 Hamilton4,370 people 1.7% 29 1.5 mi
262 Potsdam8,427 people 1.6% 54 9.9 mi
263 Sea Cliff Sea Cliff5,033 people 1.6% 20 0.2 mi
264 Westfield Westfield3,185 people 1.6% 38 0.0 mi
265 Map of Volney VolneyOswego County · 5,642 people 1.5% 484 13.6 mi
266 South Glens Falls3,737 people 1.5% 14 1.0 mi
267 Lakewood2,957 people 1.5% 19 0.0 mi
268 Map of Lake Success Lake Success2,829 people 1.5% 18 0.3 mi
269 Map of Camden Camden2,695 people 1.5% 23 0.6 mi
270 Corning CorningSteuben County · 5,829 people 1.4% 328 5.2 mi
271 Binghamton BinghamtonBroome County · 4,533 people 1.4% 232 9.9 mi
272 Sand Lake Sand LakeRensselaer County · 8,326 people 1.3% 299 10.8 mi
273 Canton Canton7,167 people 1.3% 35 4.4 mi
274 Map of Cobleskill Cobleskill4,682 people 1.3% 30 2.1 mi
275 Map of Thomaston Thomaston2,744 people 1.3% 3 0.0 mi
276 Silver Creek Silver Creek2,604 people 1.3% 9 0.2 mi
277 Monticello Monticello7,279 people 1.2% 32 1.4 mi
278 New York Mills New York Mills3,856 people 1.2% 9 0.0 mi
279 Lindenhurst Lindenhurst27,142 people 1.1% 28 1.0 mi
280 Nyack Nyack7,393 people 1.1% 11 0.4 mi
281 Cedarhurst Cedarhurst7,320 people 1.1% 5 0.3 mi
282 Lansing3,876 people 1.1% 32 0.8 mi
283 Plattekill PlattekillUlster County · 10,406 people 1% 219 5.3 mi
284 Massapequa Park Massapequa Park16,963 people 0.9% 13 0.0 mi
285 Map of Flower Hill Flower Hill4,803 people 0.9% 9 0.2 mi
286 Marion MarionWayne County · 4,523 people 0.9% 176 1.0 mi
287 Le Roy Le Roy4,301 people 0.9% 16 1.3 mi
288 Springville Springville4,190 people 0.9% 21 2.1 mi
289 Map of Yorkville Yorkville2,613 people 0.9% 4 0.0 mi
290 New Hyde Park New Hyde Park10,220 people 0.8% 4 0.0 mi
291 Fredonia Fredonia9,467 people 0.8% 28 1.5 mi
292 Bronxville Bronxville6,510 people 0.8% 5 0.2 mi
293 Westbury Westbury15,808 people 0.6% 9 0.4 mi
294 East Rockaway East Rockaway10,077 people 0.6% 4 0.4 mi
295 PhelpsOntario County · 6,624 people 0.6% 252 9.3 mi
296 Clarkson ClarksonMonroe County · 6,810 people 0.5% 111 5.5 mi
297 Southport SouthportChemung County · 9,150 people 0.3% 102 1.3 mi
298 Menands Menands4,505 people 0.3% 6 3.2 mi
299 Alfred Alfred4,819 people 0.2% 2 2.1 mi
300 Cayuga Heights4,000 people 0.2% 2 0.9 mi
301 Lawrence Lawrence6,778 people 0.1% 3 0.0 mi
302 Island Park Island Park4,976 people 0.1% 0 0.1 mi
303 Alden Alden2,633 people 0.1% 2 0.0 mi

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of the town's area that is permanently protected: town forests, state and federal land, land-trust preserves and conservation easements (USGS PAD-US). Easements protect land from development but are often private, so not all of it is open to visitors. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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