With the Fourth of July just days away and the average household expected to spend $370.75 in celebration, the personal-finance website WalletHub followed up on its Fourth of July 2016 By The Numbers Report by identifying 2016’s Best & Worst Cities for Fourth of July Celebrations.
More specifically, we evaluated how well the 100 largest U.S. cities balance holiday cost and fun, using 16 key metrics such as fireworks-show duration, three-star hotel prices and the weather forecast. You can find a snapshot of the results below.
| Best Cities for Fourth of July Celebrations | |||||
| 1 | Seattle, WA | 11 | Madison, WI | ||
| 2 | Minneapolis, MN | 12 | New York, NY | ||
| 3 | New Orleans, LA | 13 | Omaha, NE | ||
| 4 | Washington, DC | 14 | Cincinnati, OH | ||
| 5 | Portland, OR | 15 | Boston, MA | ||
| 6 | St. Louis, MO | 16 | Baltimore, MD | ||
| 7 | San Diego, CA | 17 | Atlanta, GA | ||
| 8 | Milwaukee, WI | 18 | Pittsburgh, PA | ||
| 9 | San Francisco, CA | 19 | Chicago, IL | ||
| 10 | Orlando, FL | 20 | Honolulu, HI | ||
Key Stats
- Virginia Beach, Va., has the highest price of a three-star hotel room, $172, which is four times higher than in Oklahoma City, the city with the lowest, $40.
- Las Vegas has the highest average price of a Fourth of July party ticket, $124, which is 8 times higher than in Atlanta, the city with the lowest, $15.
- St. Petersburg, Fla., has the highest duration of the fireworks show, 60 minutes, which is four times higher than in Atlanta, the city with the lowest, 15 minutes.
- The top five most popular Fourth of July destinations are Chicago, Las Vegas, Washington, Orlando and San Diego.
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