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The most wonderful time of the year is just around the corner. With Christmas being the most popular holiday in the U.S. and one of the most expensive; Americans plan to spend up to $682 billion over the holiday season this year; the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2017’s Best Places for Christmas Celebrations.
To help Americans celebrate Christmas without breaking the bank, WalletHub compared the 100 biggest cities across 29 key metrics. The data set ranges from Christmas events per capita to average price per Christmas party ticket to shopping centers and outlets per capita.
Best Cities for Christmas Celebrations:
1) Chicago, IL 11) St. Louis, MO
2) San Francisco, CA 12) Dallas, TX
3) Pittsburgh, PA 13) Cincinnati, OH
4) New York, NY 14) Los Angeles, CA
5) Seattle, WA 15) Denver, CO
6) Orlando, FL 16) Birmingham, AL
7) Atlanta, GA 17) San Diego, CA
8) Washington, DC 18) Houston, TX
9) Las Vegas, NV 19) Oklahoma City, OK
10) Portland, OR 20) Miami, FL
Key Stats
•Durham, NC, has the lowest average price for a Christmas party ticket, $8.27, which is six times lower than in Las Vegas, NV; the city with the highest at $49.99.
•San Francisco, CA has the most Christmas events (per square root of the population), 0.038, which is 38 times more than in Tucson, AZ; the city with the fewest at 0.001.
•Miami, FL has the most Christmas tree farms (per square root of the population), 0.024, which is 24 times more than in Fort Worth, TX; the city with the fewest at 0.001.
•San Francisco, CA, has the most gift shops (per square root of the population), 0.209, which is 104.5 times more than in Garland, TX; the city with the fewest at 0.002.
•New York, NY has the most toy stores (per square root of the population), 0.145, which is 72.5 times more than in Detroit, MI; the city with the fewest at 0.002.
To view the full report and your city’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-places-for-christmas/41924/
