Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) - With 86% of Americans planning to celebrate the 4th of July this year and collective food spending for the holiday to reach $8.9 billion, the personal-finance company WalletHub has released its report on 2025's Best & Worst Places for 4th of July Celebrations.
To determine the best places to celebrate the most star-spangled occasion, WalletHub compared the 100 largest U.S. cities based on how well they balance holiday cost and fun. The data set of 18 key metrics ranges from average beer and wine prices to duration of fireworks shows to the Fourth of July weather forecast.
When all was said and done, WalletHub determined what locals already knew: that Las Vegas is the best place to be for the 4th of July.
Helping Las Vegas skyrocket to #1 were top rankings in the categories of “Legality of Fireworks”, “4th of July Popularity”, “Average Hamburger Cost” and “Prevalence of Affordable 4.5+ Star Restaurants”
Dinging our overall score a little bit were low marks in the categories of “Walkability” (55th out of 100), “Duration of Fireworks Show” (43rd), and “Traffic Congestion” (38th)
Rounding out the top 5: New York City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and St Paul.
Cities ranked as complete duds? Newark, Aurora, Colorado and Laredo, Texas.
For the full WalletHub study, click here.