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Culture in Philadelphia

Philadelphia ranks #81 of 134 US cities for culture, with a Culture score of 40 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 40th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Pennsylvania.

Culture score
40
Some Fun
National rank
#81 of 134
In Pennsylvania
#2 of 2
Percentile
40th

The typical city scores 50 for culture; Philadelphia sits 10 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 Philadelphia

  1. T#79 Columbus, OH 41
  2. T#79 Napa, CA 41
  3. #81 Philadelphia, PA — this page 40
  4. #82 Billings, MT 39
  5. T#83 Reno, NV 38

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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 Philadelphia

Philadelphia scores 45 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: