CambridgeLiverpool
City Stories Index · United Kingdom · 2026 edition

Cambridge vs Liverpool

Not opinions, measured walking data. On what we can measure, they tie 2–2 (1 within the tie margin). Character is a different question: Cambridge is the college town on the cam; Liverpool is the city the beatles left.

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  • Places with a story

    spots where a route tells you what happened there

    Cambridge

    33

    Liverpool

    34

    Tie

  • How often you pass a story

    metres from one story to the next; fewer is better

    Cambridge

    239

    Liverpool

    292

    Cambridge leads

  • Historical figures

    real people you meet in its stories

    Cambridge

    9

    Liverpool

    12

    Liverpool leads

  • Instagrammability

    score /100, on the index’s fixed scale

    Cambridge

    5

    Liverpool

    19

    Liverpool leads

  • Group outings

    of every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3+

    Cambridge

    20

    Liverpool

    14

    Cambridge leads

  • International visitors

    % of player reviews written in a foreign language

    Cambridge

    Liverpool

    1

    Liverpool leads

Differences under 5% count as ties. Sample sizes and definitions on the methodology page.

What their stories are about

How many places with a story each city has per theme: Cambridge in orange, Liverpool in blue. All bars share one scale, so lengths are comparable everywhere on the chart.

CambridgeLiverpool
2 places
legends & myths
16 places
8 places
arts & culture
7 places
3 places
faith & churches
5 places
2 places
guilds & trade
4 places
1 place
industry & modern era
4 places

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The college town on the Cam

Liverpool scorecard →

The city the Beatles left