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Durham, NC · the CityFunIndex

City Vibe in Durham

Durham ranks #61 of 134 US cities for city vibe, with a City Vibe score of 55 — Fun. That puts it in the 55th percentile nationally and #4 of 6 in North Carolina.

City Vibe score
55
Fun
National rank
#61 of 134
In North Carolina
#4 of 6
Percentile
55th

The typical city scores 50 for city vibe; Durham sits 5 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).

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Ranked around Durham

  1. T#59 Chesapeake, VA 56
  2. T#59 Fresno, CA 56
  3. #61 Durham, NC — this page 55
  4. #62 Washington, DC 54
  5. T#63 Santa Clarita, CA 53

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Top US cities for city vibe

  1. #1 Nashville, TN 93
  2. T#2 Bend, OR 92
  3. T#2 Portland, ME 92
  4. T#2 San Jose, CA 92
  5. T#5 Atlanta, GA 91

More about Durham

Durham scores 62 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: