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Asheville, NC · the CityFunIndex

City Vibe in Asheville

Asheville ranks #69 of 134 US cities for city vibe, with a City Vibe score of 49 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 49th percentile nationally and #6 of 6 in North Carolina.

City Vibe score
49
Some Fun
National rank
#69 of 134
In North Carolina
#6 of 6
Percentile
49th

The typical city scores 50 for city vibe; Asheville sits 1 point below the median.

How city vibe is measured

How much the city is talked about and searched for — news and search attention.

Data sources: GDELT news tone and Google Trends search interest (each percentile-ranked, then averaged).

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Ranked around Asheville

  1. T#67 Billings, MT 50
  2. T#67 Plano, TX 50
  3. #69 Asheville, NC — this page 49
  4. #70 Kansas City, MO 48
  5. T#71 Detroit, MI 47

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Top US cities for city vibe

  1. #1 Nashville, TN 93
  2. T#2 Bend, OR 92
  3. T#2 Portland, ME 92
  4. T#2 San Jose, CA 92
  5. T#5 Atlanta, GA 91

More about Asheville

Asheville scores 87 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: