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Charleston, WV · the CityFunIndex

Live Music in Charleston

Charleston ranks #81 of 134 US cities for live music, with a Live Music score of 40 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 40th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in West Virginia.

Live Music score
40
Some Fun
National rank
#81 of 134
In West Virginia
#1 of 1
Percentile
40th

The typical city scores 50 for live music; Charleston sits 10 points below the median.

How live music is measured

Music venues and how often live shows actually happen.

Data sources: Ticketmaster and SeatGeek show listings, plus OpenStreetMap music venues.

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

Ranked around Charleston

  1. T#79 Lincoln, NE 41
  2. T#79 Norfolk, VA 41
  3. #81 Charleston, WV — this page 40
  4. #82 Irving, TX 39
  5. T#83 Indianapolis, IN 38

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Top US cities for live music

  1. #1 Cleveland, OH 93
  2. T#2 Atlanta, GA 92
  3. T#2 Boston, MA 92
  4. T#2 Seattle, WA 92
  5. T#5 Asheville, NC 91

More about Charleston

Charleston scores 61 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: