CityFunIndex

Providence, RI · the CityFunIndex

Sports in Providence

Providence ranks T#111 of 134 US cities for sports, with a Sports score of 17 — Quiet. That puts it in the 18th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Rhode Island.

Sports score
17
Quiet
National rank
T#111 of 134
In Rhode Island
#1 of 1
Percentile
18th

The typical city scores 50 for sports; Providence sits 33 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 Providence

  1. #109 New Orleans, LA 19
  2. #110 Tucson, AZ 18
  3. T#111 Providence, RI — this page 17
  4. #113 St. Louis, MO 16
  5. #114 Napa, CA 15

See the full leaderboard — Best cities for sports →

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 Providence

Providence scores 78 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: