Best Cities for Nightlife
Bars, pubs, clubs, breweries and theaters: how much there is to do after dark.
22 cities ranked in the United States.
| Rank | City | Population | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle, WA King County | 780,995 | 94.4 |
| 2 | Austin, TX Travis County | 993,588 | 88.1 |
| 3 | Columbus, OH Franklin County | 933,263 | 81.0 |
| 4 | Charlotte, NC Mecklenburg County | 943,476 | 79.8 |
| 5 | Nashville-Davidson, TN Davidson County | 704,963 | 78.6 |
| 6 | New York, NY Kings County | 8,478,072 | 73.8 |
| 7 | Houston, TX Harris County | 2,390,125 | 70.2 |
| 8 | Indianapolis, IN Marion County | 891,484 | 68.3 |
| 9 | Dallas, TX Dallas County | 1,326,087 | 67.9 |
| 10 | Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma County | 712,919 | 58.3 |
| 11 | Fort Worth, TX Tarrant County | 1,008,106 | 48.4 |
| 12 | Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia County | 1,573,916 | 46.4 |
| 13 | Chicago, IL Cook County | 2,721,308 | 43.3 |
| 14 | Jacksonville, FL Duval County | 1,009,833 | 42.9 |
| 15 | Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County | 3,878,704 | 37.7 |
| 16 | Denver, CO Denver County | 729,019 | 34.1 |
| 17 | San Antonio, TX Bexar County | 1,526,656 | 31.4 |
| 18 | Las Vegas, NV Clark County | 678,922 | 17.1 |
| 19 | San Jose, CA Santa Clara County | 997,368 | 15.9 |
| 20 | San Diego, CA San Diego County | 1,404,452 | 13.5 |
| 21 | El Paso, TX El Paso County | 681,723 | 6.8 |
| 22 | San Francisco, CA San Francisco County | 827,526 | 2.4 |