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Houston, TX · the CityFunIndex

City Vibe in Houston

Houston ranks T#8 of 134 US cities for city vibe, with a City Vibe score of 90 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 95th percentile nationally and T#1 of 13 in Texas.

City Vibe score
90
Exceptional
National rank
T#8 of 134
In Texas
T#1 of 13
Percentile
95th

The typical city scores 50 for city vibe; Houston sits 40 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).

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

Ranked around Houston

  1. T#5 Pittsburgh, PA 91
  2. T#5 San Jose, CA 91
  3. T#8 Houston, TX — this page 90
  4. T#11 Charleston, WV 89
  5. T#11 Louisville, KY 89

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Top US cities for city vibe

  1. #1 Billings, MT 93
  2. T#2 Birmingham, AL 92
  3. T#2 Nashville, TN 92
  4. T#2 Scottsdale, AZ 92
  5. T#5 Las Vegas, NV 91

More about Houston

Houston scores 41 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: