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Culture in San Jose

San Jose ranks T#95 of 134 US cities for culture, with a Culture score of 29 — Quiet. That puts it in the 30th percentile nationally and #11 of 18 in California.

Culture score
29
Quiet
National rank
T#95 of 134
In California
#11 of 18
Percentile
30th

The typical city scores 50 for culture; San Jose sits 21 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 Jose

  1. #93 Dallas, TX 31
  2. #94 Fort Wayne, IN 30
  3. T#95 San Jose, CA — this page 29
  4. #97 Hilton Head Island, SC 28
  5. #98 Oklahoma City, OK 27

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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 Jose

San Jose scores 62 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: