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Portland, OR · the CityFunIndex

City Vibe in Portland

Portland ranks #110 of 134 US cities for city vibe, with a City Vibe score of 18 — Quiet. That puts it in the 19th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Oregon.

City Vibe score
18
Quiet
National rank
#110 of 134
In Oregon
#2 of 2
Percentile
19th

The typical city scores 50 for city vibe; Portland sits 32 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#107 Jackson, MS 20
  2. #109 Newark, NJ 19
  3. #110 Portland, OR — this page 18
  4. T#111 Boise, ID 17
  5. T#111 Santa Ana, CA 17

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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 81 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: