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Here are the best US cities for Halloween lovers, according to data

By Daniel Miller
Published  October 22, 2024 12:58pm EDT
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FILE-Trick or Treaters visit a house on Halloween. (Photo by Ken Cedeno/Corbis via Getty Images)

The Brief

    • New York ranked first as the best city for Halloween lovers.
    • The top cities for Halloween were ranked based on certain criteria, including costume stores, trick-or-treat stops, and crime rate.

Halloween is a little over a week away and if you are making plans to grab costumes or stock up on candy for your home, the day offers appeal for many. 

Whether you celebrate the day or not, some cities across the country offer an enjoyable Halloween experience for revelers. 

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WalletHub released a list of the best locations for Halloween. The personal finance company compared the 100 largest cities in the nation using 20 key criteria, including Halloween fun, Halloween weather, costume stores per capita, crime rate, and the number of trick-or-treat stops in the areas. 

New York City claimed the top spot as the best city for Halloween fun, followed by Jersey City, New Jersey, Miami, Las Vegas, and Chicago, which ranked fifth. 

Here are the top cities for Halloween lovers. 

Best cities for Halloween

  1. New York City
  2. Jersey City, New Jersey
  3. Miami
  4. Las Vegas
  5. Chicago
  6. Los Angeles
  7. Washington, D.C.
  8. Anaheim, California
  9. Boston
  10. Gilbert, Arizona
  11. Newark, New Jersey
  12. San Diego
  13. San Francisco
  14. Hialeah, Florida
  15. Santa Ana, California
  16. Orlando, Florida
  17. Laredo, Texas
  18. Buffalo, New York
  19. San Jose, California
  20. Philadelphia

 The full list of the best cities for Halloween can be seen here. 

The Source

  • Information for this story was provided by a WalletHub report, which created its list comparing the 100 largest U.S. cities using 20 key metrics ranging from costume stores per capita to the crime rate to the share of potential trick-or-treat stops.  This story was reported from Washington, D.C.