Ngonyaka odlule, I-Trust Yomhlaba Womphakathi waqala ukulinganisa amadolobha esizweni sonke ngamapaki awo. Inkomba, ebizwa ngokuthi i-ParkScore, ihlanganisa amadolobha amakhulu angu-50 e-USA ngokusekelwe ngokulinganayo ezintweni ezintathu: ukufinyelela kwepaki, ubukhulu bepaki, nezinsizakalo kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali. Amadolobha ayisikhombisa aseCalifornia afakwe ohlwini lwalo nyaka; amazinga abo, noma yikuphi ukusuka kwesithathu kuya kokugcina, abonisa ukungafani kwesikhala esiluhlaza phakathi kwamadolobha amakhulu aseCalifornia. Amadolobha anamaphuzu aphezulu angathola isilinganiso samabhentshi asepaki angamahlanu esikalini sikaziro ukuya kwesihlanu.
ISan Francisco – eyawina indawo yokuqala ngonyaka odlule – kanye neSacramento ebambene neBoston endaweni yesithathu; zonke zingene nenani lamabhentshi angama-72.5 noma amane. IFresno izithole isingezansi ohlwini inamaphuzu angu-27.5 kuphela kanye nebhentshi elilodwa lasepaki. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi amadolobha aseCalifornia awela kuphi ezilinganisweni zalo nyaka, into eyodwa eyiqiniso kuwo wonke - sikhona isikhala sokuqhubeka nokwenza ngcono. I-ParkScore iphinda ikhombe izindawo ezingomakhelwane lapho amapaki edingeka khona kakhulu.
Amapaki, kanye nezihlahla nendawo eluhlaza akuqukethe, ayingxenye ebalulekile yokwenza imiphakathi ibe nempilo, ijabule, futhi ichume. Sibekela amadolobha ase-California inselelo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi akulolu hlu noma cha, ukwenza amapaki, indawo eluhlaza, nendawo evulekile ingxenye yemizamo yokuhlela idolobha eqhubekayo. Izihlahla, indawo yomphakathi, namapaki konke kuyizimali ezikhokhayo.