When evaluating a potential new city’s access to the outdoors, look at its number of parklands in relation to its overall size and population, or even look straight at a Google map to see where it is in relation to natural amenities like rivers, oceans and mountains. In fact, states with great outdoor activities like hiking and skiing saw a considerable increase in relocation, with New Mexico receiving a 44% influx of movers and Idaho receiving a 194% influx of new residents.
Spending time outdoors was one of the only truly unrestricted activities when we watched movie theaters shutter and restaurants and bars close down.
If there’s one thing we’ve learned since the early days of the pandemic, it’s that easy access to nature isn’t just a nice thing to have. Twin Falls / Courtesy of Visit Southern Idaho
