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