With Halloween [1] just around the corner (SO. EXCITED!), you're probably finalizing your costume [2] as well as your party plans [3]. You may want to rethink 'em: here are the top 100 cities for Halloween [4] celebrations. Wallethub [5] 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.
- New York, NY
- Jersey City, NJ
- Newark, NJ
- Gilbert, AZ
- Laredo, TX
- Irving, TX
- Santa Ana, CA
- Garland, TX
- Chandler, AZ
- Plano, TX
- Bakersfield, CA
- Boston, MA
- Irvine, CA
- Dallas, TX
- St. Paul, MN
- Orlando, FL
- El Paso, TX
- Las Vegas, NV
- Arlington, TX
- Chula Vista, CA
- Anaheim, CA
- Fremont, CA
- Long Beach, CA
- Lincoln, NE
- Phoenix, AZ
- Mesa, AZ
- San Jose, CA
- San Bernardino, CA
- Fort Worth, TX
- Los Angeles, CA
- Fresno, CA
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Anchorage, AK
- Cincinnati, OH
- Omaha, NE
- Austin, TX
- Philadelphia, PA
- Minneapolis, MN
- Riverside, CA
- Aurora, CO
- Tampa, FL
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Chesapeake, VA
- Boise City, ID
- Denver, CO
- Honolulu, HI
- San Diego, CA
- Cleveland, OH
- Chicago, IL
- Glendale, AZ
- Norfolk, VA
- North Las Vegas, NV
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Columbus, OH
- Sacramento, CA
- Portland, OR
- Buffalo, NY
- Lexington, KY
- Wichita, KS
- Lubbock, TX
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Greensboro, NC
- Albuquerque, NM
- San Antonio, TX
- Milwaukee, WI
- San Francisco, CA
- Tulsa, OK
- Madison, WI
- Atlanta, GA
- Baltimore, MD
- Richmond, VA
- New Orleans, LA
- Henderson, NV
- Washington, DC
- Reno, NV
- Stockton, CA
- Hialeah, FL
- Seattle, WA
- Durham, NC
- St. Louis, MO
- Louisville, KY
- Jacksonville, FL
- Kansas City, MO
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Tucson, AZ
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Raleigh, NC
- Miami, FL
- Toledo, OH
- Houston, TX
- Nashville, TN
- Indianapolis, IN
- Charlotte, NC
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Oakland, CA
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Detroit, MI
- Memphis, TN
- St. Petersburg, FL