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Boston, MA · the CityFunIndex

City Vibe in Boston

Boston ranks T#16 of 134 US cities for city vibe, with a City Vibe score of 87 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 89th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Massachusetts.

City Vibe score
87
Exceptional
National rank
T#16 of 134
In Massachusetts
#1 of 1
Percentile
89th

The typical city scores 50 for city vibe; Boston sits 37 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).

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

Ranked around Boston

  1. T#13 Mesa, AZ 88
  2. T#13 Philadelphia, PA 88
  3. T#16 Boston, MA — this page 87
  4. T#18 Lexington, KY 86
  5. T#18 San Francisco, CA 86

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Top US cities for city vibe

  1. #1 Billings, MT 93
  2. T#2 Birmingham, AL 92
  3. T#2 Nashville, TN 92
  4. T#2 Scottsdale, AZ 92
  5. T#5 Las Vegas, NV 91

More about Boston

Boston scores 98 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: