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Raleigh, NC · the CityFunIndex

Sports in Raleigh

Raleigh ranks T#80 of 134 US cities for sports, with a Sports score of 40 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 41st percentile nationally and #6 of 6 in North Carolina.

Sports score
40
Some Fun
National rank
T#80 of 134
In North Carolina
#6 of 6
Percentile
41st

The typical city scores 50 for sports; Raleigh sits 10 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 Raleigh

  1. #78 Oakland, CA 42
  2. #79 Miami, FL 41
  3. T#80 Raleigh, NC — this page 40
  4. #82 Key West, FL 39
  5. T#83 Aspen, CO 38

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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 Raleigh

Raleigh scores 64 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: