Overview
- Atlanta places second and Virginia Beach third, with Atlanta noted for low November flight delays and Virginia Beach for bargain hotel rates and lower crime.
- Dallas ranks fourth, with Irving, Plano, Louisville, Las Vegas, and Chesapeake rounding out the rest of the top 10.
- Scottsdale comes in fifth and leads WalletHub’s Giving Thanks metric, reflecting strong volunteering, donations, and abundant holiday decoration shops.
- Boston ranks 18th overall, the only New England city in the top 100, and it leads the nation for restaurants rated 4.5 stars or higher on Yelp.
- WalletHub’s weighted scoring spans celebrations, affordability, safety and accessibility, giving, and weather, using data from sources including the FBI, IRS, AccuWeather, Yelp, Kayak, and VolunteerMatch.