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Charleston, WV · the CityFunIndex

Sports in Charleston

Charleston ranks #29 of 134 US cities for sports, with a Sports score of 79 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 79th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in West Virginia.

Sports score
79
Very Fun
National rank
#29 of 134
In West Virginia
#1 of 1
Percentile
79th

The typical city scores 50 for sports; Charleston sits 29 points above the median.

How sports is measured

Pro and college teams and the game-day energy around them.

Data sources: Ticketmaster and SeatGeek pro and college games, plus OpenStreetMap stadiums, sports centres and fitness centres.

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

Ranked around Charleston

  1. T#27 Denver, CO 80
  2. T#27 San Francisco, CA 80
  3. #29 Charleston, WV — this page 79
  4. #30 Savannah, GA 78
  5. T#31 Saint Paul, MN 77

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Top US cities for sports

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 93
  2. T#2 Asheville, NC 92
  3. T#2 Charleston, SC 92
  4. T#2 Portland, ME 92
  5. T#5 Des Moines, IA 91

More about Charleston

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