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Portland, ME · the CityFunIndex

City Vibe in Portland

Portland ranks #78 of 134 US cities for city vibe, with a City Vibe score of 42 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 43rd percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Maine.

City Vibe score
42
Some Fun
National rank
#78 of 134
In Maine
#1 of 1
Percentile
43rd

The typical city scores 50 for city vibe; Portland sits 8 points below the median.

How city vibe is measured

How much the city is talked about and searched for — news and search attention.

Data sources: GDELT news tone and Google Trends search interest (each percentile-ranked, then averaged).

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

Ranked around Portland

  1. T#75 Virginia Beach, VA 44
  2. #77 Riverside, CA 43
  3. #78 Portland, ME — this page 42
  4. T#79 Aurora, CO 41
  5. T#79 Austin, TX 41

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Top US cities for city vibe

  1. #1 Billings, MT 93
  2. T#2 Birmingham, AL 92
  3. T#2 Nashville, TN 92
  4. T#2 Scottsdale, AZ 92
  5. T#5 Las Vegas, NV 91

More about Portland

Portland scores 100 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: