With summer arriving and only 35 percent of Americans planning to take a family vacation away from home this year, the personal finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2017’s Best & Worst Cities for Staycations.
To identify the best spots for staying local, WalletHub’s number crunchers compared the 150 largest cities across 36 key indicators of a fun-filled yet wallet-friendly staycation. The data ranges from movie and bowling costs to spas and wellness centers per capita to cost of house-cleaning services.
| Best Cities for Staycations | Worst Cities for Staycations | |||
| 1 | Orlando, FL | 141 | North Las Vegas, NV | |
| 2 | Chicago, IL | 142 | Oakland, CA | |
| 3 | San Diego, CA | 143 | Port St. Lucie, FL | |
| 4 | Seattle, WA | 144 | Hialeah, FL | |
| 5 | Tampa, FL | 145 | Newark, NJ | |
| 6 | Las Vegas, NV | 146 | Fremont, CA | |
| 7 | Atlanta, GA | 147 | Santa Ana, CA | |
| 8 | Portland, OR | 148 | Oxnard, CA | |
| 9 | San Francisco, CA | 149 | Yonkers, NY | |
| 10 | New York, NY | 150 | Chula Vista, CA | |
Best vs. Worst
- New Orleans has the most museums per capita, 92 times more than in Aurora, Colo., the city with the fewest.
- New York has the most parks per capita, 13.5 times more than in Hialeah, Fla., the city with the fewest.
- Orlando, Fla., has the most ice cream and frozen yogurt shops per capita, 28 times more than in Greensboro, N.C., the city with the fewest.
- Chicago has the most tennis courts per capita, 26 times more than in Gilbert, Ariz., the city with the fewest.
- Chicago has the lowest cost of house-cleaning services, 3.5 times less expensive than in Port St. Lucie, Fla., the city with the highest.
To view the full report and your city’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-cities-for-staycations/4341/
Categories: Entertainment, Leisure, Travel
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