By james art Miami was ranked as the third best city in America to visit for Halloween, according to WalletHub.
When it comes to celebrating Halloween, several Florida cities are among the best in America for celebrating the spooky season.
A new study of WalletHubpersonal financial management website, concluded that four Florida cities were among the top 25 in the U.S. on a list of “The best cities for Halloween in 2024.” Miami was ranked the third best city in the country for celebrating the spooky holiday.
“There are a very high number of pumpkin patches and Halloween merchandise stores per capita. It also has the ninth most Halloween costume stores and the ninth most candy stores per capita, making it easy to pick up all the holiday essentials,” WalletHub analysts said.
“Miami also has plenty of places to treat yourself, with the sixth highest population density in the nation. It is also the sixth most spendable city. Teens who have grown old trick-or-treating can take advantage of the fact that Miami has the 14th most amusement parks and the ninth most movie theaters per capita. And for adults who want to have fun, Miami has the 13th most bars and clubs per capita.”
WalletHub researchers compared 100 U.S. cities to determine the nation’s best Halloween destinations. They took several elements into consideration, including trick-or-treating convenience, Halloween fun and weather, among other factors, to determine the Halloween score to come up with the list.
Miami scored 60.77 to earn its third place finish.
The top city for celebrating Halloween is New York City with a score of 71.3, followed closely by Jersey City, New Jersey, which is in second place with a score of 63.45.
Other Florida cities that performed well as the best places to visit for Halloween included Hialeah at 14th, Orlando at 16th and Tampa at 23rd. Hialeah was ranked first in the nation for the percentage of stops for trick-or-treating on Halloween.
Much further down the overall list was St. Petersburg, ranked 85th, closely followed by Jacksonville at 86th.
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