Crap Towns / Kinross / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Kinross got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Kinross (April 2026): 5.3 per 10,000 people, 2.1 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 5 play spaces, 8.9 per 10,000 people, 48% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 8.8% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 43% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 5.3 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 8.9 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.4 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 8.8% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Rosyth | 19.6 km | 21.8 |
| Kinross | – | 8.8 |
| Kelty | 8.5 km | 7.4 |
| Dunfermline | 15.6 km | 6.7 |
| Kirkcaldy | 18.8 km | 4.2 |
| Glenrothes | 15.8 km | 2.7 |
| Cardenden | 12.7 km | 2.3 |
| Cowdenbeath | 12.1 km | 2.1 |
| Ballingry | 8.7 km | 0.0 |
| Dalgety Bay | 19.6 km | 0.0 |
| Lochgelly | 11.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |