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Culture in New York

New York ranks T#119 of 134 US cities for culture, with a Culture score of 11 — Quiet. That puts it in the 12th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in New York.

Culture score
11
Quiet
National rank
T#119 of 134
In New York
#2 of 2
Percentile
12th

The typical city scores 50 for culture; New York sits 39 points below 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 York

  1. #117 Gilbert, AZ 13
  2. #118 Phoenix, AZ 12
  3. T#119 New York, NY — this page 11
  4. #121 Jacksonville, FL 10
  5. #122 Aurora, CO 9

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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 York

New York scores 54 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: