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Sports in Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara ranks #98 of 134 US cities for sports, with a Sports score of 27 — Quiet. That puts it in the 28th percentile nationally and #11 of 18 in California.

Sports score
27
Quiet
National rank
#98 of 134
In California
#11 of 18
Percentile
28th

The typical city scores 50 for sports; Santa Barbara sits 23 points below 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 Santa Barbara

  1. T#95 Gilbert, AZ 29
  2. #97 St. Petersburg, FL 28
  3. #98 Santa Barbara, CA — this page 27
  4. T#99 Billings, MT 26
  5. T#99 Detroit, MI 26

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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 Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara scores 83 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: