CityFunIndex

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Cities with the cheapest night out

Every city in the CityFunIndex, ranked by what a typical night out actually costs — from the easiest on the wallet to the steepest. The night-out value score flips our going-out-cost measure, so a city of reasonable tabs and short cab fares leads the board.

Cities ranked
134
Top score
92
Average
50

Pillar scores are national percentile ranks on a saturation curve, so the leader of every category lands near the same ceiling — the ranks beneath are still distinct. See how scoring works →

Bismarck ties 20 other cities at the top with 92. Tucson and 47 other cities sit at the bottom with 18 — a 74-point gap.

Regional read 3 of the top 10 here are from Ohio — the most of any single state.

All 134 cities, coloured by night-out value score band. The top-ranked cities draw larger.

  • Quiet
  • Some Fun
  • Fun
  • Exceptional

Score spread across all 134 cities

  • Quiet 48
  • Some Fun 14
  • Fun 51
  • Very Fun 0
  • Exceptional 21
  1. T-1st 92 Bismarck, ND Fun Score 25
  2. T-1st 92 Chicago, IL Fun Score 59
  3. T-1st 92 Cincinnati, OH Fun Score 89
  4. T-1st 92 Cleveland, OH Fun Score 75
  5. T-1st 92 Columbus, OH Fun Score 64
  6. T-1st 92 Des Moines, IA Fun Score 70
  7. T-1st 92 Detroit, MI Fun Score 44
  8. T-1st 92 Fargo, ND Fun Score 49
  9. T-1st 92 Fort Wayne, IN Fun Score 55
  10. T-1st 92 Indianapolis, IN Fun Score 52
  11. T-1st 92 Kansas City, MO Fun Score 72
  12. T-1st 92 Lincoln, NE Fun Score 70
  13. T-1st 92 Madison, WI Fun Score 96
  14. T-1st 92 Milwaukee, WI Fun Score 64
  15. T-1st 92 Minneapolis, MN Fun Score 85
  16. T-1st 92 Omaha, NE Fun Score 63
  17. T-1st 92 Saint Paul, MN Fun Score 62
  18. T-1st 92 Sioux Falls, SD Fun Score 38
  19. T-1st 92 St. Louis, MO Fun Score 69
  20. T-1st 92 Toledo, OH Fun Score 39
  21. T-1st 92 Wichita, KS Fun Score 20

Ranked 22–134

  1. T#22 65 Arlington, TX Fun Score 16
  2. T#22 65 Asheville, NC Fun Score 87
  3. T#22 65 Atlanta, GA Fun Score 89
  4. T#22 65 Austin, TX Fun Score 73
  5. T#22 65 Baltimore, MD Fun Score 73
  6. T#22 65 Baton Rouge, LA Fun Score 30
  7. T#22 65 Birmingham, AL Fun Score 58
  8. T#22 65 Charleston, SC Fun Score 91
  9. T#22 65 Charleston, WV Fun Score 52
  10. T#22 65 Charlotte, NC Fun Score 57
  11. T#22 65 Chesapeake, VA Fun Score 42
  12. T#22 65 Corpus Christi, TX Fun Score 16
  13. T#22 65 Dallas, TX Fun Score 38
  14. T#22 65 Durham, NC Fun Score 62
  15. T#22 65 El Paso, TX Fun Score 28
  16. T#22 65 Fort Worth, TX Fun Score 20
  17. T#22 65 Garland, TX Fun Score 0
  18. T#22 65 Gatlinburg, TN Fun Score 73
  19. T#22 65 Greensboro, NC Fun Score 54
  20. T#22 65 Hialeah, FL Fun Score 18
  21. T#22 65 Hilton Head Island, SC Fun Score 63
  22. T#22 65 Houston, TX Fun Score 39
  23. T#22 65 Irving, TX Fun Score 20
  24. T#22 65 Jackson, MS Fun Score 25
  25. T#22 65 Jacksonville, FL Fun Score 17
  26. T#22 65 Key West, FL Fun Score 71
  27. T#22 65 Laredo, TX Fun Score 9
  28. T#22 65 Lexington, KY Fun Score 73
  29. T#22 65 Little Rock, AR Fun Score 42
  30. T#22 65 Louisville, KY Fun Score 48
  31. T#22 65 Lubbock, TX Fun Score 32
  32. T#22 65 Memphis, TN Fun Score 18
  33. T#22 65 Miami, FL Fun Score 56
  34. T#22 65 Montgomery, AL Fun Score 39
  35. T#22 65 Nashville, TN Fun Score 63
  36. T#22 65 New Orleans, LA Fun Score 64
  37. T#22 65 Norfolk, VA Fun Score 50
  38. T#22 65 Oklahoma City, OK Fun Score 28
  39. T#22 65 Orlando, FL Fun Score 69
  40. T#22 65 Plano, TX Fun Score 40
  41. T#22 65 Raleigh, NC Fun Score 66
  42. T#22 65 Richmond, VA Fun Score 90
  43. T#22 65 San Antonio, TX Fun Score 29
  44. T#22 65 Savannah, GA Fun Score 71
  45. T#22 65 St. Petersburg, FL Fun Score 43
  46. T#22 65 Tampa, FL Fun Score 67
  47. T#22 65 Tulsa, OK Fun Score 49
  48. T#22 65 Virginia Beach, VA Fun Score 49
  49. T#22 65 Washington, DC Fun Score 93
  50. T#22 65 Wilmington, DE Fun Score 49
  51. T#22 65 Winston-Salem, NC Fun Score 35
  52. T#73 41 Boston, MA Fun Score 99
  53. T#73 41 Bridgeport, CT Fun Score 41
  54. T#73 41 Buffalo, NY Fun Score 74
  55. T#73 41 Burlington, VT Fun Score 81
  56. T#73 41 Hartford, CT Fun Score 59
  57. T#73 41 Jersey City, NJ Fun Score 37
  58. T#73 41 Manchester, NH Fun Score 52
  59. T#73 41 New York, NY Fun Score 55
  60. T#73 41 Newark, NJ Fun Score 30
  61. T#73 41 Philadelphia, PA Fun Score 45
  62. T#73 41 Pittsburgh, PA Fun Score 89
  63. T#73 41 Portland, ME Fun Score 100
  64. T#73 41 Providence, RI Fun Score 63
  65. T#73 41 Stowe, VT Fun Score 53
  66. T#87 18 Albuquerque, NM Fun Score 41
  67. T#87 18 Anaheim, CA Fun Score 46
  68. T#87 18 Anchorage, AK Fun Score 34
  69. T#87 18 Aspen, CO Fun Score 67
  70. T#87 18 Aurora, CO Fun Score 34
  71. T#87 18 Bakersfield, CA Fun Score 0
  72. T#87 18 Bend, OR Fun Score 79
  73. T#87 18 Billings, MT Fun Score 59
  74. T#87 18 Boise, ID Fun Score 81
  75. T#87 18 Boulder, CO Fun Score 79
  76. T#87 18 Chandler, AZ Fun Score 42
  77. T#87 18 Colorado Springs, CO Fun Score 56
  78. T#87 18 Denver, CO Fun Score 82
  79. T#87 18 Fremont, CA Fun Score 53
  80. T#87 18 Fresno, CA Fun Score 22
  81. T#87 18 Gilbert, AZ Fun Score 31
  82. T#87 18 Glendale, AZ Fun Score 10
  83. T#87 18 Henderson, NV Fun Score 14
  84. T#87 18 Honolulu, HI Fun Score 88
  85. T#87 18 Irvine, CA Fun Score 62
  86. T#87 18 Jackson, WY Fun Score 92
  87. T#87 18 Las Vegas, NV Fun Score 36
  88. T#87 18 Long Beach, CA Fun Score 32
  89. T#87 18 Los Angeles, CA Fun Score 40
  90. T#87 18 Mesa, AZ Fun Score 35
  91. T#87 18 Napa, CA Fun Score 52
  92. T#87 18 North Las Vegas, NV Fun Score 6
  93. T#87 18 Oakland, CA Fun Score 66
  94. T#87 18 Park City, UT Fun Score 85
  95. T#87 18 Phoenix, AZ Fun Score 41
  96. T#87 18 Portland, OR Fun Score 84
  97. T#87 18 Reno, NV Fun Score 68
  98. T#87 18 Riverside, CA Fun Score 24
  99. T#87 18 Sacramento, CA Fun Score 57
  100. T#87 18 San Diego, CA Fun Score 76
  101. T#87 18 San Francisco, CA Fun Score 98
  102. T#87 18 San Jose, CA Fun Score 64
  103. T#87 18 Santa Ana, CA Fun Score 33
  104. T#87 18 Santa Barbara, CA Fun Score 81
  105. T#87 18 Santa Clarita, CA Fun Score 14
  106. T#87 18 Santa Fe, NM Fun Score 63
  107. T#87 18 Scottsdale, AZ Fun Score 40
  108. T#87 18 Seattle, WA Fun Score 100
  109. T#87 18 Sedona, AZ Fun Score 49
  110. T#87 18 Spokane, WA Fun Score 67
  111. T#87 18 Stockton, CA Fun Score 3
  112. T#87 18 Telluride, CO Fun Score 74
  113. T#87 18 Tucson, AZ Fun Score 44

The night-out value score flips a city's going-out cost score — 100 minus it — drawn from Bureau of Labor Statistics regional Consumer Price Index — food away from home, recreation services and transportation services.