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San Diego, CA · the CityFunIndex

Culture in San Diego

San Diego ranks T#75 of 134 US cities for culture, with a Culture score of 44 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 45th percentile nationally and #7 of 18 in California.

Culture score
44
Some Fun
National rank
T#75 of 134
In California
#7 of 18
Percentile
45th

The typical city scores 50 for culture; San Diego sits 6 points below 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 San Diego

  1. #73 Austin, TX 46
  2. #74 Bismarck, ND 45
  3. T#75 San Diego, CA — this page 44
  4. #77 Durham, NC 43
  5. #78 St. Petersburg, FL 42

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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 San Diego

San Diego scores 74 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: