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Durham, NC · the CityFunIndex

Culture in Durham

Durham ranks #77 of 134 US cities for culture, with a Culture score of 43 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 43rd percentile nationally and #3 of 6 in North Carolina.

Culture score
43
Some Fun
National rank
#77 of 134
In North Carolina
#3 of 6
Percentile
43rd

The typical city scores 50 for culture; Durham sits 7 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 Durham

  1. T#75 Baton Rouge, LA 44
  2. T#75 San Diego, CA 44
  3. #77 Durham, NC — this page 43
  4. #78 St. Petersburg, FL 42
  5. T#79 Columbus, OH 41

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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 Durham

Durham scores 64 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: