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Culture in Portland

Portland ranks T#5 of 134 US cities for culture, with a Culture score of 91 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 97th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Maine.

Culture score
91
Exceptional
National rank
T#5 of 134
In Maine
#1 of 1
Percentile
97th

The typical city scores 50 for culture; Portland sits 41 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 Portland

  1. T#2 Park City, UT 92
  2. T#2 Telluride, CO 92
  3. T#5 Portland, ME — this page 91
  4. T#8 Charleston, SC 90
  5. T#8 Key West, FL 90

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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 Portland

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