Overview
- Atlanta repeats at No. 1, buoyed by high per-capita bakeries, holiday decoration and card shops, abundant affordable 4.5-star restaurants, and a top-10 ranking for Christmas tree farms.
- San Francisco places second with dense concentrations of candy shops, chocolatiers, gift stores and shopping centers, a top ranking for affordable highly rated restaurants, and the most food banks per capita.
- Seattle ranks third on the strength of charitable activity, including the fifth-most online donations per capita and numerous food banks, plus affordable hotels and a robust mix of shops and bakeries.
- Rounding out the top 10 are Orlando, Las Vegas, St. Louis, Miami, Pittsburgh, New Orleans and Cincinnati.
- Cities flagged near the bottom include Stockton and San Bernardino in California, Laredo in Texas, North Las Vegas in Nevada, and Hialeah in Florida.