Sports Ticket Pricing Dataset for the United States

Structured ticket pricing data covering US sports teams, cities, states, colleges, and historical market trends.

This dataset provides structured sports ticket pricing data across the United States, including professional teams, college programs, cities, states, and market-level trends. It is designed for research, analysis, and comparison across leagues and regions.

The dataset includes pricing averages, median values, price ranges, and geographic segmentation, allowing users to examine how ticket prices vary by team, market, and category.

Last updated: October 30, 2026.
Coverage: United States
Formats: CSV, Excel

Contents

Dataset Coverage

The dataset includes ticket pricing data across multiple levels:

professional sports teams
college sports programs
cities and metro areas
states and regional markets
historical pricing trends

Included Data Fields

Field Description
Team Team or university program
League / Category NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, college football, college basketball
City Primary market
State State location
Average Price Mean ticket price
Median Price Midpoint price
Lowest Price Minimum observed price
Highest Price Maximum observed price
Price Range Spread between low and high values
Trend Period Historical comparison period

Team-Level Data

The dataset includes pricing metrics for sports teams across major professional leagues and college programs.

Coverage includes:
NFL teams
NBA teams
MLB teams
NHL teams
college football programs
college basketball programs

→ Related page: /data/pricing/sports-ticket-prices-by-team/

City and State Data

Geographic data is included to support regional comparison and market analysis.

Coverage includes:
city-level averages
state-level averages
regional pricing trends
concentration of teams by market

→ Related pages:
/data/pricing/sports-ticket-prices-by-city/
/data/pricing/sports-ticket-prices-by-state/

College Sports Data

The dataset includes college sports pricing data for universities and major athletic programs, allowing comparison by school, conference, and sport.

Coverage includes:
college football pricing
college basketball pricing
conference-level comparisons
affordability analysis

→ Related page: /data/pricing/college-sports-ticket-prices/

Historical Trend Data

Historical data is included to support trend analysis over time.

Use cases:
year-over-year pricing comparisons
market growth analysis
demand and volatility tracking

→ Related page: /data/pricing/ticket-price-trends/

Download Dataset

Available downloads:

Full dataset (CSV)
Full dataset (Excel)
Team pricing subset
City pricing subset
College sports subset

Suggested use cases:

academic research
sports business analysis
media and journalism
regional market studies
pricing comparison projects

Methodology

The dataset is built from aggregated ticket pricing records and standardized for comparison across teams, leagues, and markets.

Processing includes:
aggregation of event-level pricing
calculation of average and median values
identification of minimum and maximum pricing
normalization across leagues and categories
geographic grouping by city and state

Sources

Data is compiled from publicly available pricing and market records, including:

public event and pricing data
university athletics departments
league and venue information
historical pricing records

Related Data Pages

Sports Ticket Prices by Team → /data/pricing/sports-ticket-prices-by-team/
Sports Ticket Prices by City → /data/pricing/sports-ticket-prices-by-city/
Sports Ticket Prices by State → /data/pricing/sports-ticket-prices-by-state/
Sports Ticket Price Trends → /data/pricing/ticket-price-trends/
College Sports Ticket Prices → /data/pricing/college-sports-ticket-prices/

About This Dataset

The American Arenas Data platform provides structured information about sports ticket pricing in the United States. This dataset is intended for informational, analytical, and research use.