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Birmingham, AL · the CityFunIndex

Culture in Birmingham

Birmingham ranks T#39 of 134 US cities for culture, with a Culture score of 71 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 72nd percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Alabama.

Culture score
71
Very Fun
National rank
T#39 of 134
In Alabama
#1 of 2
Percentile
72nd

The typical city scores 50 for culture; Birmingham sits 21 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 Birmingham

  1. #37 Newark, NJ 73
  2. #38 Milwaukee, WI 72
  3. T#39 Birmingham, AL — this page 71
  4. #41 Baltimore, MD 70
  5. #42 Denver, CO 69

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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 Birmingham

Birmingham scores 58 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: