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Culture in Newark

Newark ranks #37 of 134 US cities for culture, with a Culture score of 73 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 73rd percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in New Jersey.

Culture score
73
Very Fun
National rank
#37 of 134
In New Jersey
#2 of 2
Percentile
73rd

The typical city scores 50 for culture; Newark sits 23 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 Newark

  1. T#35 Boston, MA 74
  2. T#35 Oakland, CA 74
  3. #37 Newark, NJ — this page 73
  4. #38 Milwaukee, WI 72
  5. T#39 Birmingham, AL 71

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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 Newark

Newark scores 36 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: