WalletHub recently conducted an in-depth study on which U.S. cities were the absolute best to spend the holiday, and Washington, D.C., came out on the top 10, ranking exactly at 10th!
The personal financial website used 29 different indicators and analyzed the 100 largest U.S. cities. They took into account: 1) Entertainment & Food, 2) Costs & 3) Safety & Accessibility.
Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 being the “most favorable.” D.C. came out with a 63.22 total score. Ahead of D.C., in descending order, are:
- Denver at #9 (65.86 points)
- Chicago at #8 (65.81 points)
- LA at #7 (66.23 points)
- Miami at #6 (66.50 points)
- Atlanta at #5 (67.03 points)
- Las Vegas at #4 (67.71 points)
- New York City at #3 (68.10 points)
- San Diego at #2 (69.70 points)
- Orlando at #1 (71.88 points)
D.C. ranked #11 for entertainment and food, but it did rank close to last at #96 for cost, which probably doesn’t surprise you.