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Madison, WI · the CityFunIndex

Culture in Madison

Madison ranks T#43 of 134 US cities for culture, with a Culture score of 68 — Fun. That puts it in the 69th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Wisconsin.

Culture score
68
Fun
National rank
T#43 of 134
In Wisconsin
#2 of 2
Percentile
69th

The typical city scores 50 for culture; Madison sits 18 points above 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 Madison

  1. #41 Baltimore, MD 70
  2. #42 Denver, CO 69
  3. T#43 Madison, WI — this page 68
  4. #45 Kansas City, MO 67
  5. #46 North Las Vegas, NV 66

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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 Madison

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