Source: WalletHub
With New Year’s Eve around the corner and the majority of Americans
spending up to $200 each on the occasion per year, the personal-finance
website WalletHub today released its report on 2017’s Best Places for New Year’s Eve Celebrations.
To help Americans ring in the new year without breaking the bank, WalletHub compared the 100 biggest cities across 25 key metrics. The data set ranges from legality of fireworks to average price of a New Year’s Eve party ticket to forecasted precipitation for Dec. 31.
| Best Cities for New Year’s Eve | |||||
| 1 | New York, NY | 11 | Seattle, WA | ||
| 2 | Orlando, FL | 12 | Dallas, TX | ||
| 3 | Atlanta, GA | 13 | Denver, CO | ||
| 4 | Los Angeles, CA | 14 | New Orleans, LA | ||
| 5 | San Francisco, CA | 15 | Austin, TX | ||
| 6 | San Diego, CA | 16 | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| 7 | Chicago, IL | 17 | Buffalo, NY | ||
| 8 | Miami, FL | 18 | San Antonio, TX | ||
| 9 | Washington, DC | 19 | Louisville, KY | ||
| 10 | Las Vegas, NV | 20 | Birmingham, AL | ||
50+ New Year’s Facts – Traditions, Spending & More
- $1.2 Billion - Estimated cost of New Year's air
travel, with at least six million people expected to pay an average of
$204 for a round-trip ticket.
- 8 in 10 Americans - Spend less than $200 on New Year's Eve.
- $680 - Difference in the cost for a couple to
enjoy dinner and a show on New Year's Eve in the most expensive (New
York) and least expensive (Washington) cities.
- 360+ Million - Glasses of sparkling wine are drunk each New Year's Eve.
