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Culture in New Orleans

New Orleans ranks #25 of 134 US cities for culture, with a Culture score of 82 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 82nd percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Louisiana.

Culture score
82
Very Fun
National rank
#25 of 134
In Louisiana
#1 of 2
Percentile
82nd

The typical city scores 50 for culture; New Orleans sits 32 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 New Orleans

  1. T#23 Charleston, WV 83
  2. T#23 Little Rock, AR 83
  3. #25 New Orleans, LA — this page 82
  4. #26 Cleveland, OH 81
  5. T#27 Buffalo, NY 80

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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 New Orleans

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