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North Carolina Has One Of The Best Cities To Enjoy Christmas

North Carolina loves Christmas! But did you know that we have one of the best cities to enjoy the Christmas season? The personal-finance website WalletHub released its report today on…

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North Carolina loves Christmas! But did you know that we have one of the best cities to enjoy the Christmas season? The personal-finance website WalletHub released its report today on 2021's Best Places for Christmas Celebrations, projecting holiday spending to reach $859 billion this year, the highest amount ever.

According to WalletHub, WalletHub compared the 100 biggest U.S. cities based on 32 key indicators of a safe and affordable holiday despite the COVID-19 pandemic. This data set covers everything from the availability of Christmas traditions to the percentage of residents who are fully vaccinated to the city's overall generosity.

Well, North Carolina won the number 14 spot of one of the best cities in America to celebrate Christmas. Charlotte, North Carolina took the 43rd spot. No great, but at least we aren't last.

some interesting facts from the study are that Miami has the most Christmas tree farms (per square root of the population), 0.025222, which is 23.4 times more than in Indianapolis, the city with the fewest at 0.001076. If you live in Orlando, Florida, you actually have the most gift shops (per square root of the population), 0.233991, which is 28.6 times more than in Garland, Texas, the city with the fewest at 0.008192. That's a lot of shopping.

Love toys? Los Angeles has the most toy stores (per square root of the population), 0.120499, which is 29.6 times more than in North Las Vegas, Nevada, the city with the fewest at 0.004071. And when it comes to food banks, Seattle has the most food banks (per square root of population), 0.024675, which is 20.4 times more than in Boston, the city with the fewest at 0.001209. You can check out the top 20 cities to celebrate Christmas below.

Overall RankCityTotal ScoreTraditions & FunObservanceGenerosityShoppingCosts
1Atlanta, GA65.958275290
2Orlando, FL64.7031168349
3Las Vegas, NV63.6975953120
4Pittsburgh, PA62.0624361069
5San Francisco, CA60.522744499
6Seattle, WA60.25117111389
7Los Angeles, CA59.0759234658
8Cincinnati, OH59.0419762118
9New York, NY58.6919537100
10Portland, OR58.6812698980
11Miami, FL58.0663956884
12Chicago, IL57.56482202439
13St. Louis, MO57.37276221735
14Raleigh, NC54.613833102313
15Denver, CO54.28963211497
16Honolulu, HI53.99201772585
17Austin, TX53.41186666196
18Cleveland, OH52.63399362615
19Minneapolis, MN52.311414315070
20San Diego, CA51.911084601294
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