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San Francisco, CA · the CityFunIndex

City Vibe in San Francisco

San Francisco ranks T#18 of 134 US cities for city vibe, with a City Vibe score of 86 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 87th percentile nationally and #2 of 18 in California.

City Vibe score
86
Exceptional
National rank
T#18 of 134
In California
#2 of 18
Percentile
87th

The typical city scores 50 for city vibe; San Francisco sits 36 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 San Francisco

  1. T#16 Boston, MA 87
  2. T#16 Indianapolis, IN 87
  3. T#18 San Francisco, CA — this page 86
  4. #20 Milwaukee, WI 85
  5. T#21 Lincoln, NE 84

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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 San Francisco

San Francisco scores 96 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: