2015's Best (and Worst) Cities For Halloween

With Halloween just around the corner (SO. EXCITED!), you're probably finalizing your costume as well as your party plans. You may want to rethink 'em: here are the top 100 cities for Halloween celebrations. Wallethub compared the 100 largest US cities across 16 key metrics, ranging from the number of candy stores per capita to the average cost of a Halloween party ticket to the best and worst weather forecasts for Halloween. Based on all that data, it came up with a comprehensive list. New York and New Jersey are in the lead, along with a sprinkling of cities in Texas (random!). Check out other hot spots below.

  1. New York, NY
  2. Jersey City, NJ
  3. Newark, NJ
  4. Gilbert, AZ
  5. Laredo, TX
  6. Irving, TX
  7. Santa Ana, CA
  8. Garland, TX
  9. Chandler, AZ
  10. Plano, TX
  11. Bakersfield, CA
  12. Boston, MA
  13. Irvine, CA
  14. Dallas, TX
  15. St. Paul, MN
  16. Orlando, FL
  17. El Paso, TX
  18. Las Vegas, NV
  19. Arlington, TX
  20. Chula Vista, CA
  21. Anaheim, CA
  22. Fremont, CA
  23. Long Beach, CA
  24. Lincoln, NE
  25. Phoenix, AZ
  26. Mesa, AZ
  27. San Jose, CA
  28. San Bernardino, CA
  29. Fort Worth, TX
  30. Los Angeles, CA
  31. Fresno, CA
  32. Virginia Beach, VA
  33. Anchorage, AK
  34. Cincinnati, OH
  35. Omaha, NE
  36. Austin, TX
  37. Philadelphia, PA
  38. Minneapolis, MN
  39. Riverside, CA
  40. Aurora, CO
  41. Tampa, FL
  42. Pittsburgh, PA
  43. Chesapeake, VA
  44. Boise City, ID
  45. Denver, CO
  46. Honolulu, HI
  47. San Diego, CA
  48. Cleveland, OH
  49. Chicago, IL
  50. Glendale, AZ
  51. Norfolk, VA
  52. North Las Vegas, NV
  53. Oklahoma City, OK
  54. Columbus, OH
  55. Sacramento, CA
  56. Portland, OR
  57. Buffalo, NY
  58. Lexington, KY
  59. Wichita, KS
  60. Lubbock, TX
  61. Fort Wayne, IN
  62. Colorado Springs, CO
  63. Greensboro, NC
  64. Albuquerque, NM
  65. San Antonio, TX
  66. Milwaukee, WI
  67. San Francisco, CA
  68. Tulsa, OK
  69. Madison, WI
  70. Atlanta, GA
  71. Baltimore, MD
  72. Richmond, VA
  73. New Orleans, LA
  74. Henderson, NV
  75. Washington, DC
  76. Reno, NV
  77. Stockton, CA
  78. Hialeah, FL
  79. Seattle, WA
  80. Durham, NC
  81. St. Louis, MO
  82. Louisville, KY
  83. Jacksonville, FL
  84. Kansas City, MO
  85. Corpus Christi, TX
  86. Tucson, AZ
  87. Scottsdale, AZ
  88. Raleigh, NC
  89. Miami, FL
  90. Toledo, OH
  91. Houston, TX
  92. Nashville, TN
  93. Indianapolis, IN
  94. Charlotte, NC
  95. Baton Rouge, LA
  96. Oakland, CA
  97. Winston-Salem, NC
  98. Detroit, MI
  99. Memphis, TN
  100. St. Petersburg, FL
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