Creativity is a basic principle for being human and a vital resource for the individual, society and economy. Creative communities are vibrant and have human habitats, individual growth enhancers, brilliant cultural and technological advancements, produces jobs and wealth, and embrace the diversity of lifestyles and cultures. The purpose of this study is to measure the role of social capital in the formation of a creative city. The statistical population of the study consists of all citizens of Ray city. Using Cochran's formula, 322 individuals were selected randomly as sample size. Validity of the questionnaire was calculated using the help of university experts and professors and its reliability was calculated by Cronbach's alpha. The calculated alpha value is equal to 0.86, which indicates that the number is desirable.  One-sample t-test, regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data. T-test results show that the quality of life index with an average of 2.002, social capital with average 2.7442, innovation index with average of 2.201 and human capital index with an average of 890/2 is lower than the desired level. The results of regression analysis showed that the index of norms and social trust with the coefficient of 0.697 had the most effect on the realization of the creative city. Also, the results of Pearson correlation coefficient show that there is a meaningful relationship between social capital and creative city.