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Madison, WI · the CityFunIndex

City Vibe in Madison

Madison ranks T#51 of 134 US cities for city vibe, with a City Vibe score of 62 — Fun. That puts it in the 63rd percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Wisconsin.

City Vibe score
62
Fun
National rank
T#51 of 134
In Wisconsin
#2 of 2
Percentile
63rd

The typical city scores 50 for city vibe; Madison sits 12 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 Madison

  1. #49 Baltimore, MD 64
  2. #50 Hartford, CT 63
  3. T#51 Madison, WI — this page 62
  4. #53 Cleveland, OH 61
  5. #54 Fort Worth, TX 60

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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 Madison

Madison scores 97 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: