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Richmond, VA · the CityFunIndex

City Vibe in Richmond

Richmond ranks T#21 of 134 US cities for city vibe, with a City Vibe score of 84 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 85th percentile nationally and #1 of 4 in Virginia.

City Vibe score
84
Very Fun
National rank
T#21 of 134
In Virginia
#1 of 4
Percentile
85th

The typical city scores 50 for city vibe; Richmond sits 34 points above 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 Richmond

  1. T#18 San Francisco, CA 86
  2. #20 Milwaukee, WI 85
  3. T#21 Richmond, VA — this page 84
  4. T#23 Providence, RI 83
  5. T#23 Savannah, GA 83

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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 Richmond

Richmond scores 91 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: