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Most balanced parks
Parks that score well across all five dimensions instead of leaning hard on one. Computed as mean − 0.4 × spread. These are the rare parks that work as urban places AND as escapes.
Top 40
| # | Park | Typology | Balance | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kew Gardens | Neighbourhood Park | 74.7 | 74.7 |
| 2 | Hillcrest Park | Neighbourhood Park | 69.2 | 69.2 |
| 3 | Dufferin Grove Park | Neighbourhood Park | 67.6 | 67.6 |
| 4 | Bellevue Square Park | Civic Square | 72.6 | 72.6 |
| 5 | Vermont Square Park | Civic Square | 66.7 | 66.7 |
| 6 | David Crombie Park | Corridor / Linear Park | 69.5 | 69.5 |
| 7 | Sir Winston Churchill Park | Ravine / Naturalized Park | 71.0 | 71.0 |
| 8 | Trinity Bellwoods Park | Neighbourhood Park | 66.3 | 66.3 |
| 9 | Leslie Grove Park | Parkette | 72.7 | 72.7 |
| 10 | Toronto Zoo | Waterfront Park | 67.3 | 67.3 |
| 11 | Riverdale Park East | Ravine / Naturalized Park | 64.0 | 64.0 |
| 12 | St. James Park | Neighbourhood Park | 61.1 | 61.1 |
| 13 | Maple Claire Park | Neighbourhood Park | 60.2 | 60.2 |
| 14 | Trace Manes Park | Neighbourhood Park | 59.3 | 59.3 |
| 15 | Perth Square Park | Civic Square | 59.1 | 59.1 |
| 16 | Berczy Park | Civic Square | 66.6 | 66.6 |
| 17 | Art Eggleton Park | Urban Plaza | 60.9 | 60.9 |
| 18 | Wells Hill Park | Parkette | 65.1 | 65.1 |
| 19 | Bickford Park | Ravine / Naturalized Park | 61.1 | 61.1 |
| 20 | Grange Park | Neighbourhood Park | 64.5 | 64.5 |
| 21 | Norwood Park | Neighbourhood Park | 61.1 | 61.1 |
| 22 | Greenwood Park | Neighbourhood Park | 61.8 | 61.8 |
| 23 | Westgrove Park | Athletic / Recreation Park | 59.4 | 59.4 |
| 24 | Wallace Emerson Park | Athletic / Recreation Park | 58.1 | 58.1 |
| 25 | Shaw Park | Parkette | 69.0 | 69.0 |
| 26 | Toronto Music Garden | Neighbourhood Park | 62.3 | 62.3 |
| 27 | Irving Paisley Park | Athletic / Recreation Park | 53.9 | 53.9 |
| 28 | Lithuania Park | Ravine / Naturalized Park | 61.6 | 61.6 |
| 29 | Alexandra Park | Athletic / Recreation Park | 58.5 | 58.5 |
| 30 | Fred Hamilton Playground | Neighbourhood Park | 60.1 | 60.1 |
| 31 | PAM McCONNELL AQUATIC CENTRE - Building Grounds | Civic Square | 57.3 | 57.3 |
| 32 | Ivan Forrest Gardens | Ravine / Naturalized Park | 61.7 | 61.7 |
| 33 | WATERFRONT NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE - Building Grounds | Waterfront Park | 57.4 | 57.4 |
| 34 | Maple Leaf Forever Park | Urban Plaza | 65.1 | 65.1 |
| 35 | Flemingdon Park | Neighbourhood Park | 54.6 | 54.6 |
| 36 | Dieppe Park | Neighbourhood Park | 55.3 | 55.3 |
| 37 | Liberty Village Park | Civic Square | 60.4 | 60.4 |
| 38 | Graham Park | Urban Plaza | 63.3 | 63.3 |
| 39 | Toronto Zoo | Waterfront Park | 58.1 | 58.1 |
| 40 | Moorevale Park | Neighbourhood Park | 60.6 | 60.6 |