Comamunities are crucial to the sustainable development of national parks. Due to prominent internal conficts, the sustainabledevelopment of cross-border communities is an important issue in the construction of national parks. Muyu Town in the piloarea of Shennongjia National Park is a typical cross-border community. There are diferences in policies both inside and outsidethe boundary, Based on the framework of sustainable livelihood capital. spatial analysis and regression analysis were used toexamine the spatial distribution of livelihood capital in cross-border commmunities within national parks and its impact on policsatisfaction. The research findings show that: (1) The total amounts of the five types of livelihood capital within the boumdarare as follows: human capital 0.52731, natural capital 0.24404, physical capital 0.49587, financial capital 0.43207, social capital 0.18457, and satisfaction situation 0.52653. The total amounts of livelihood capital outside the boundary are as followshuman capital 0.51116, natural capital 0.25066, physical capital 0.47859, financial capital 0.40646, social capital 0.10341, andsatisfaction sitmation 0.49965. Except for natural capital, the satisfaction levels of the other four types of livelihood capital andpolicies within the boundaries are higher than those outside the boundaries, (2) The infuence of various elements of livelihoodcapital on policy satisfaction is signihcant and shows imtemal and extemal dilterentiation charactenstics: within the boundarygovernient and ecological subsidies, income channels, and professional training have a positive impact on satisfaction. whiletraditional livelihood income has a negative impact on satisfaction. Outside the boundary, infrastructure satisfaction, traditionalivelihood income, and satisfaction have a negative impact. Research shows significant dierences in livelihood capital and residents’ policy satisfaction across cross-border communities under difierent policies within and outside national park boundariesPrecise control and guidance should be implemented based on the actual situation of cross-border communities.