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Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between urban green space density and reported anxiety levels across twelve metropolitan areas. Using a mixed-methods approach combining satellite imagery analysis with survey data (N=3,200), we find a statistically significant inverse correlation (r = -0.34, p < 0.01) between green space proximity and anxiety scores, even after controlling for income and population density. We discuss implications for urban planning policy, while acknowledging that correlational data cannot establish causality, and that residual confounding by unmeasured variables remains a plausible alternative explanation.