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Philadelphia Ranked No. 9 out of 100 Among “Fun Cities”

Philadelphia Ranked No. 9 out of 100 Among “Fun Cities” According to a New Study

Monday, April 26, 2010,
by, Peter Van Allen
Philadelphia Business Journal

New York City, Chicago, Boston, Miami and Los Angeles took the top five spots in an analysis conducted by G. Scott Thomas, a researcher for Portfolio.com/bizjournals, an online sister publication of the Philadelphia Business Journal.

Rankings looked at the country’s 100-largest metro areas and were based on seven factors: shopping, food and drink, culture, popular entertainment, gambling, high-impact sports (skiing, fitness centers, recreation centers) and low-impact sports (golf, bowling centers, marinas).

Rounding out the top 10 were San Francisco, Seattle, Portland (Maine), Philadelphia and Minneapolis.

Some well-known party towns, including New Orleans (13) and Las Vegas (26), ranked lower in certain categories, including low-impact sports.

Ranking last was Provo, Utah, behind McAllen, Texas; Modesto and Bakersfield, Calif.; and El Paso.