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Sports in Houston

Houston ranks T#35 of 134 US cities for sports, with a Sports score of 74 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 75th percentile nationally and #1 of 13 in Texas.

Sports score
74
Very Fun
National rank
T#35 of 134
In Texas
#1 of 13
Percentile
75th

The typical city scores 50 for sports; Houston sits 24 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 Houston

  1. #33 Kansas City, MO 76
  2. #34 Portland, OR 75
  3. T#35 Houston, TX — this page 74
  4. #37 Fort Wayne, IN 73
  5. #38 Norfolk, VA 72

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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 Houston

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