With summer upon us and nearly 66 percent of Americans not planning to take a vacation this year, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2016’s Best & Worst Cities for Staycations. If you’re ready for a break, check out this list to see where your city ranks.
“To help Americans find the best staycation spots in the U.S. — and the ones worth leaving home for — WalletHub’s number crunchers compared the 150 largest cities across 28 key metrics. Our data set includes such metrics as movie and bowling costs, golf courses, frozen-yogurt shops and spas per capita, and the cost of house-cleaning services.”
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Best Cities for Staycations
1. Orlando, FL
2. Fort Lauderdale, FL
3. Tampa, FL
4. Salt Lake City, UT
5. Scottsdale, AZ
6. Atlanta, GA
7. Las Vegas, NV
8. Minneapolis, MN
9. St. Petersburg, FL
10. Honolulu, HI
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Worst Cities for Staycations
141. Fremont, CA
142. Chesapeake, VA
143. Los Angeles, CA
144. Fresno, CA
145. Fort Worth, TX
146. Yonkers, NY
147. Santa Ana, CA
148. New York, NY
149. Oxnard, CA
150. Chula Vista, CA
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Comparing the Best & Worst
- New Orleans has the most museums per 100,000 residents, 23.34, which is 79 times more than in Aurora, Colo., the city with the fewest, 0.29.
- Seattle has the most coffee shops per 100,000 residents, 109.43, which is nearly 30 times more than in Laredo, Texas, the city with the fewest, 3.67.
- Orlando, Fla., has the most ice-cream and frozen-yogurt shops per 100,000 residents, 57.15, which is 13 times more than in Detroit, the city with the fewest, 4.31.
- Columbus, Ga., has the most tennis courts per 100,000 residents, 70.11, which is 26 times higher than in Gilbert, Ariz., the city with the fewest, 2.69.
- Buffalo, N.Y., has the lowest bowling costs, $3.09, which is nearly four times less expensive than in New York City, the city with the highest, $12.28.
- Fort Wayne, Ind., has the lowest beauty-salon costs, $22.42, which is nearly three times less expensive than in New York City, the city with the highest, $66.18.
For the full report and to see where your city ranks, please visit WalletHub.com.
