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Sports in San Francisco

San Francisco ranks T#27 of 134 US cities for sports, with a Sports score of 80 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 81st percentile nationally and #1 of 18 in California.

Sports score
80
Very Fun
National rank
T#27 of 134
In California
#1 of 18
Percentile
81st

The typical city scores 50 for sports; San Francisco sits 30 points above 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 San Francisco

  1. #25 Louisville, KY 82
  2. #26 Wilmington, DE 81
  3. T#27 San Francisco, CA — this page 80
  4. #29 Charleston, WV 79
  5. #30 Savannah, GA 78

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 San Francisco

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