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Sports in Chicago

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

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

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

  1. #57 Montgomery, AL 58
  2. #58 Indianapolis, IN 57
  3. T#59 Chicago, IL — this page 56
  4. #61 Cleveland, OH 55
  5. #62 San Diego, CA 54

See the full leaderboard — Best cities for sports →

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 Chicago

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