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Sports in Newark

Newark ranks T#123 of 134 US cities for sports, with a Sports score of 8 — Quiet. That puts it in the 9th percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in New Jersey.

Sports score
8
Quiet
National rank
T#123 of 134
In New Jersey
#1 of 2
Percentile
9th

The typical city scores 50 for sports; Newark sits 42 points below the median.

How sports is measured

Pro and college teams and the game-day energy around them.

Data sources: Ticketmaster and SeatGeek pro and college games, plus OpenStreetMap stadiums, sports centres and fitness centres.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Newark

  1. #121 New York, NY 10
  2. #122 Virginia Beach, VA 9
  3. T#123 Newark, NJ — this page 8
  4. #125 Bismarck, ND 7
  5. #126 Long Beach, CA 6

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Top US cities for sports

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 93
  2. T#2 Asheville, NC 92
  3. T#2 Charleston, SC 92
  4. T#2 Portland, ME 92
  5. T#5 Des Moines, IA 91

More about Newark

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