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Asheville, NC · the CityFunIndex

Culture in Asheville

Asheville ranks T#18 of 134 US cities for culture, with a Culture score of 86 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 87th percentile nationally and #1 of 6 in North Carolina.

Culture score
86
Exceptional
National rank
T#18 of 134
In North Carolina
#1 of 6
Percentile
87th

The typical city scores 50 for culture; Asheville sits 36 points above the median.

How culture is measured

Museums, theatres, galleries and arts institutions.

Data sources: OpenStreetMap museums, galleries and theatres plus geo-tagged Wikipedia landmarks, with Google Places ratings adjusting for venue quality.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Asheville

  1. T#16 Jersey City, NJ 87
  2. T#16 St. Louis, MO 87
  3. T#18 Asheville, NC — this page 86
  4. #20 Cincinnati, OH 85
  5. T#21 Jackson, WY 84

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Top US cities for culture

  1. #1 Stowe, VT 93
  2. T#2 Gatlinburg, TN 92
  3. T#2 Park City, UT 92
  4. T#2 Telluride, CO 92
  5. T#5 Aspen, CO 91

More about Asheville

Asheville scores 85 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: