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Culture in Columbus

Columbus ranks T#79 of 134 US cities for culture, with a Culture score of 41 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 42nd percentile nationally and #3 of 4 in Ohio.

Culture score
41
Some Fun
National rank
T#79 of 134
In Ohio
#3 of 4
Percentile
42nd

The typical city scores 50 for culture; Columbus sits 9 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 Columbus

  1. #77 Durham, NC 43
  2. #78 St. Petersburg, FL 42
  3. T#79 Columbus, OH — this page 41
  4. #81 Philadelphia, PA 40
  5. #82 Billings, MT 39

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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 Columbus

Columbus scores 60 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: