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Charleston, SC · the CityFunIndex

City Vibe in Charleston

Charleston ranks T#75 of 134 US cities for city vibe, with a City Vibe score of 44 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 45th percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in South Carolina.

City Vibe score
44
Some Fun
National rank
T#75 of 134
In South Carolina
#1 of 2
Percentile
45th

The typical city scores 50 for city vibe; Charleston sits 6 points below 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 Charleston

  1. #73 Omaha, NE 46
  2. #74 El Paso, TX 45
  3. T#75 Charleston, SC — this page 44
  4. #77 Riverside, CA 43
  5. #78 Portland, ME 42

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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 Charleston

Charleston scores 87 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: