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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 | 71.1 | 71.1 |
| 2 | Hillcrest Park | Neighbourhood Park | 65.6 | 65.6 |
| 3 | Trinity Bellwoods Park | Neighbourhood Park | 63.4 | 63.4 |
| 4 | Dufferin Grove Park | Athletic / Recreation Park | 63.4 | 63.4 |
| 5 | Riverdale Park East | Ravine / Naturalized Park | 62.5 | 62.5 |
| 6 | Sir Winston Churchill Park | Ravine / Naturalized Park | 69.2 | 69.2 |
| 7 | David Crombie Park | Corridor / Linear Park | 66.3 | 66.3 |
| 8 | Vermont Square Park | Civic Square | 60.7 | 60.7 |
| 9 | Leslie Grove Park | Parkette | 68.2 | 68.2 |
| 10 | Greenwood Park | Neighbourhood Park | 57.9 | 57.9 |
| 11 | Norwood Park | Neighbourhood Park | 58.6 | 58.6 |
| 12 | Bellevue Square Park | Civic Square | 66.0 | 66.0 |
| 13 | Alexandra Park | Neighbourhood Park | 55.2 | 55.2 |
| 14 | Irving Paisley Park | Athletic / Recreation Park | 51.4 | 51.4 |
| 15 | Lithuania Park | Ravine / Naturalized Park | 58.4 | 58.4 |
| 16 | Stanley Park South - Toronto | Athletic / Recreation Park | 59.7 | 59.7 |
| 17 | Westgrove Park | Athletic / Recreation Park | 56.1 | 56.1 |
| 18 | Trace Manes Park | Athletic / Recreation Park | 55.1 | 55.1 |
| 19 | Bickford Park | Ravine / Naturalized Park | 58.2 | 58.2 |
| 20 | Dieppe Park | Athletic / Recreation Park | 52.5 | 52.5 |
| 21 | Wells Hill Park | Parkette | 61.0 | 61.0 |
| 22 | Cummer Park | Athletic / Recreation Park | 49.3 | 49.3 |
| 23 | Moorevale Park | Athletic / Recreation Park | 56.8 | 56.8 |
| 24 | Matty Eckler Playground | Neighbourhood Park | 61.0 | 61.0 |
| 25 | Beaches Park | Waterfront Park | 57.1 | 57.1 |
| 26 | Tournament Park | Neighbourhood Park | 54.0 | 54.0 |
| 27 | Fred Hamilton Playground | Neighbourhood Park | 56.0 | 56.0 |
| 28 | North Kipling Park | Ravine / Naturalized Park | 50.3 | 50.3 |
| 29 | Northwood Park | Ravine / Naturalized Park | 58.0 | 58.0 |
| 30 | June Rowlands Park | Neighbourhood Park | 56.1 | 56.1 |
| 31 | Westway Park | Athletic / Recreation Park | 46.4 | 46.4 |
| 32 | Grange Park | Neighbourhood Park | 59.7 | 59.7 |
| 33 | Maple Leaf Park | Athletic / Recreation Park | 49.9 | 49.9 |
| 34 | Cliffwood Park | Athletic / Recreation Park | 51.5 | 51.5 |
| 35 | Baird Park | Parkette | 54.6 | 54.6 |
| 36 | East Lynn Park | Neighbourhood Park | 43.1 | 43.1 |
| 37 | Toronto Islands - Ward'S Island Park | Waterfront Park | 51.9 | 51.9 |
| 38 | Wallace Emerson Park | Neighbourhood Park | 54.2 | 54.2 |
| 39 | Woodbine Beach Park | Waterfront Park | 52.6 | 52.6 |
| 40 | Perth Square Park | Civic Square | 55.6 | 55.6 |