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Seattle, WA · the CityFunIndex

Culture in Seattle

Seattle ranks #49 of 134 US cities for culture, with a Culture score of 64 — Fun. That puts it in the 64th percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Washington.

Culture score
64
Fun
National rank
#49 of 134
In Washington
#1 of 2
Percentile
64th

The typical city scores 50 for culture; Seattle sits 14 points above 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 Seattle

  1. T#47 Portland, OR 65
  2. T#47 San Francisco, CA 65
  3. #49 Seattle, WA — this page 64
  4. #50 Omaha, NE 63
  5. T#51 Detroit, MI 62

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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 Seattle

Seattle scores 100 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: