With plenty of record and thrift stores to go around, these cities are perfect for the modern nonconformist.
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If you love all things indie, vintage, and obscure, then you’re likely to thrive in one of 2022’s Best Cities for Hipsters.
That’s the reason for this LawnStarter ranking of the 200 biggest U.S. cities: to help maximize your chances of finding a circa 1970s alpaca wool coat, cage-free eggs, and just chill vibes.
We looked at 30 anti-cool factors — from access to thrift stores, farmers markets, and vinyl records to unicycle- and morning rave-friendliness.
Check out the top cities for the modern Bohemian below.
Overall score: 83.94
Fashion rank: 1
Lifestyle rank: 2
Culture rank: 1
Food and drink rank: 1
Overall score: 67.26
Fashion rank: 2
Lifestyle rank: 7
Culture rank: 2
Food and drink rank: 5
Overall score: 57.49
Fashion rank: 13
Lifestyle rank: 3
Culture rank: 4
Food and drink rank: 2
Overall score: 56.52
Fashion rank: 19
Lifestyle rank: 1
Culture rank: 3
Food and drink rank: 4
Overall score: 52.61
Fashion rank: 4
Lifestyle rank: 26
Culture rank: 6
Food and drink rank: 3
Overall score: 51.88
Fashion rank: 14
Lifestyle rank: 4
Culture rank: 5
Food and drink rank: 6
Overall score: 48.88
Fashion rank: 6
Lifestyle rank: 11
Culture rank: 10
Food and drink rank: 7
Overall score: 44.43
Fashion rank: 25
Lifestyle rank: 5
Culture rank: 18
Food and drink rank: 8
Overall score: 43.21
Fashion rank: 9
Lifestyle rank: 10
Culture rank: 16
Food and drink rank: 12
Overall score: 40.93
Fashion rank: 16
Lifestyle rank: 14
Culture rank: 8
Food and drink rank: 20
Overall score: 39.88
Fashion rank: 11
Lifestyle rank: 6
Culture rank: 23
Food and drink rank: 17
Overall score: 39.54
Fashion rank: 50
Lifestyle rank: 19
Culture rank: 11
Food and drink rank: 11
Overall score: 37.99
Fashion rank: 57
Lifestyle rank: 12
Culture rank: 13
Food and drink rank: 36
Overall score: 37.09
Fashion rank: 17
Lifestyle rank: 15
Culture rank: 29
Food and drink rank: 18
Overall score: 36.76
Fashion rank: 20
Lifestyle rank: 33
Culture rank: 14
Food and drink rank: 14
We ranked the 200 biggest U.S. cities from best (No. 1) to worst (No. 200) for hipsters based on their overall scores (out of 100 possible points), averaged across all the weighted metrics listed below.
Sources: Art House Convergence, BreweryDB, Daybreaker, Eventbrite, IndieBound, other LawnStarter studies, The Skatepark Project, TheThriftShopper.Com, Trader Joe’s, TripAdvisor, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Urban Outfitters, Whole Foods, and Yelp
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