The personal finance website WalletHub today released its research on 2024’s Most Fun Cities in America, along with expert analysis, to discover the most affordable and pleasurable places to live, since entertainment accounts for 4.7% of the average person’s annual spending. More than 180 U.S. locations were analyzed by WalletHub using 65 important indicators, such as the average number of health clubs per capita, movie ticket prices, and breweries’ typical operation hours.
| Top 20 Most Fun Cities in America | |
| 1. Las Vegas, NV | 11. Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 2. Orlando, FL | 12. St. Louis, MO |
| 3. Miami, FL | 13. Denver, CO |
| 4. Atlanta, GA | 14. Portland, OR |
| 5. New Orleans, LA | 15. Cincinnati, OH |
| 6. Austin, TX | 16. Honolulu, HI |
| 7. San Francisco, CA | 17. Tampa, FL |
| 8. Chicago, IL | 18. Los Angeles, CA |
| 9. Houston, TX | 19. Seattle, WA |
| 10. New York, NY | 20. Washington, DC |
Important Statistics
- Miami, Florida, has the most restaurants (per square root of population), which is 20.8 times more than in Pearl City, Hawaii, the city with the fewest.
- Boston has the highest share of the population with walkable park access, which is 3.1 times higher than in Indianapolis, the city with the lowest.
- Las Vegas has the most playgrounds (per square root of population), which is 22.2 times more than in Hialeah, Florida, the city with the fewest.
- San Francisco has the most dance clubs (per square root of population), which is 77 times more than in Henderson, Nevada, the city with the fewest.
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has the lowest average beer price (per six-pack), which is 1.6 times lower than in Anchorage, Alaska, the city with the highest.
- Greensboro, North Carolina, has the lowest movie cost, which is three times lower than in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, the cities with the highest.
Please visit this link to see the complete report and your city’s ranking: https://wallethub.com/edu/most-fun-cities-in-the-us/23455
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