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Portland loves its culture—and loves that so many people
are also fascinated by it. But just how cultured is Portland? Turns out
just a bit. City Vitals 2.0 ranks Portland as the eighth-most cultured
city in the nation. (The study by CEOs for Cities, a nonprofit urban
affairs group, looked at the nation's 51 biggest cities.) The group
looked at how likely Portlanders were to attend a cultural event in the
past year as opposed to own a high-definition television. Portland
scored a ratio of 108—meaning residents are 8 percent more likely to
attend the opera or ballet than own a glowing wall monster. (We're
essentially tied with Austin.) No. 1? A virtual tie between San
Francisco and San Jose. New Orleans was dead last.
WWeek 2015