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Boston, MA · the CityFunIndex

City Vibe in Boston

Boston ranks T#13 of 134 US cities for city vibe, with a City Vibe score of 88 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 91st percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Massachusetts.

City Vibe score
88
Exceptional
National rank
T#13 of 134
In Massachusetts
#1 of 1
Percentile
91st

The typical city scores 50 for city vibe; Boston sits 38 points above 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 Boston

  1. T#11 Birmingham, AL 89
  2. T#11 Indianapolis, IN 89
  3. T#13 Boston, MA — this page 88
  4. T#16 Lexington, KY 87
  5. T#16 Miami, FL 87

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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 Boston

Boston scores 99 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: