Chicago is ranked one of the ‘geekiest’ cities in America. We’re #7 on that list. Some of the metrics that researchers used were, how many costume meetup groups, plus stores that sell video games, trading cards and comics. Does the city hosted Comic-Con events or Renaissance festivals? Here’s how we did in key categories…
- Number of Geek Meetup Groups – 2nd
- Number of Comic Book Stores – 4th
- Number of Cosplay/Costume Stores – 4th
- Number of Renaissance Fairs – 23rd
And how we did comparatively speaking too-
- 1. New York City
- 2. Los Angeles
- 3. Las Vegas
- 4. Atlanta
- 5. San Antonio
- 6. Houston, TX
- 7. Chicago
- 8. Orlando
- 9. Austin, TX
- 10. Portland, OR
