Whether you’re a gamer, tech wizard, or just dream of intergalactic travels, there are many places where you can live out your geeky dreams.
To mark Embrace Your Geekness Day on July 13, Lawn Love ranked 2022’s Geekiest Cities.
We compared the 200 largest U.S. cities, using metrics like stores selling comics, video games, trading cards, and board games. We also looked at the number of geek Meetup groups, costume shops (for cosplayers), and whether the city has hosted events like Comic-Cons and Renaissance festivals.
Check out the 10 geekiest and least geeky cities, followed by key insights from our report. |
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| 2022's Geekiest Cities |
| Rank |
City |
| 1 |
New York, NY |
| 2 |
Los Angeles, CA |
| 3 |
Las Vegas, NV |
| 4 |
Atlanta, GA |
| 5 |
San Antonio, TX |
| 6 |
Houston, TX |
| 7 |
Chicago, IL |
| 8 |
Orlando, FL |
| 9 |
Austin, TX |
| 10 |
Portland, OR |
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| 2022’s Least Geeky Cities |
| Rank |
City |
| 1 (tie) |
Paradise, NV |
| 1(tie) |
Sunrise Manor, NV |
| 1(tie) |
Enterprise, NV |
| 1(tie) |
Spring Valley, NV |
| 1(tie) |
Miramar, FL |
| 6 |
Kansas City, KS |
| 7 |
Bridgeport, CT |
| 8 |
Palmdale, CA |
| 9 (tie) |
Olathe, KS |
| 9 (tie) |
Newark, NJ |
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Key insights:
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Magical New York: New York is The City That Never Sleeps — maybe because everyone’s staying up late playing Dungeons & Dragons? Gotham topped our list of 2022’s Geekiest Cities, earning 25.25 more points than the next geekiest city and bringing home the gold in the Costumes, Collectibles, and Community categories.
Abundant costume shops might not come as a surprise in a city full of designers and thespians, but Peter Parker’s hometown is also home to the most comic book shops and video game stores of all the cities in our ranking.
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Cowboys vs. Clone Troopers: LARPing might be gaining popularity over lassoing these days in the Lone Star State. Three Texas cities landed in our top 10: San Antonio (No. 5), Houston (No. 6), and Austin (No. 9).
Easy access to Collectibles and Costumes gave each of these cities a boost. San Antonio and Austin tie for the most board game and trading card shops, while SA and Houston both have abundant comic book and video game stores to explore.
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West Coast wizards: It’s no shock that geek culture is alive and well along the Pacific. No. 2 Los Angeles’ creative industry is the beating heart of big fandoms like Star Trek. No wonder La-La Land earned silver, falling just behind NYC in Collectibles and Costumes (No. 2 in both categories).
Up the coast, traditionally geeky (and tech-nerdy) cities like Portland (No. 10), San Francisco (No. 11), and Seattle (No. 15) fared well, too. Collectibles and Community brought these three West Coast cities to the top.
Our full ranking and analysis are available here: https://lawnlove.com/blog/geekiest-cities/
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