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Chicago, IL · the CityFunIndex

City Vibe in Chicago

Chicago ranks T#59 of 134 US cities for city vibe, with a City Vibe score of 56 — Fun. That puts it in the 57th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Illinois.

City Vibe score
56
Fun
National rank
T#59 of 134
In Illinois
#1 of 1
Percentile
57th

The typical city scores 50 for city vibe; Chicago sits 6 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 Chicago

  1. #57 Tulsa, OK 58
  2. #58 Sioux Falls, SD 57
  3. T#59 Chicago, IL — this page 56
  4. #61 Napa, CA 55
  5. #62 Toledo, OH 54

See the full leaderboard — Best cities for city vibe →

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 Chicago

Chicago scores 56 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: