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Culture in Buffalo

Buffalo ranks T#27 of 134 US cities for culture, with a Culture score of 80 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 81st percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in New York.

Culture score
80
Very Fun
National rank
T#27 of 134
In New York
#1 of 2
Percentile
81st

The typical city scores 50 for culture; Buffalo sits 30 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.

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Ranked around Buffalo

  1. #25 New Orleans, LA 82
  2. #26 Cleveland, OH 81
  3. T#27 Buffalo, NY — this page 80
  4. #29 Minneapolis, MN 79
  5. #30 Saint Paul, MN 78

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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 Buffalo

Buffalo scores 77 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: