Abstract: Public space is an important part of rural areas. The evaluation of its vitality is helpful to understand the current situation of rural public space vitality, so as to provide better support for rural development and construction. Based on the analysis of the dynamic development mechanism of rural public space, this paper constructs an index evaluation system composed of users and space places, and makes a comparative analysis of the public space of three different types of villages in Zhejiang Province. The results show that:(1) The vitality level of the three types of village public space is ancient village>general traditional village>new village, and the research results provide a useful reference for the vitality evaluation of rural public space. (2) Reasonably grasping the characteristics of user behavior and space place has a certain role and significance on promoting the vitality of rural public space. (3) The loss of rural population and modern society, the impact of social values and the single form of village management are the important factors causing the differences of public space vitality.