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Culture in Chicago

Chicago ranks T#103 of 134 US cities for culture, with a Culture score of 23 — Quiet. That puts it in the 24th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Illinois.

Culture score
23
Quiet
National rank
T#103 of 134
In Illinois
#1 of 1
Percentile
24th

The typical city scores 50 for culture; Chicago sits 27 points below 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.

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

Ranked around Chicago

  1. #101 Greensboro, NC 25
  2. #102 Wichita, KS 24
  3. T#103 Chicago, IL — this page 23
  4. #105 Tucson, AZ 22
  5. #106 Lubbock, TX 21

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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 Chicago

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