WalletHub.com just ranked the 100 biggest cities in the country from the best place to spend the Fourth of July to the worst. The rankings are based on 20 different factors including: Number of Fourth of July festivals, whether fireworks are legal, average cost of hamburgers, beer, and wine, walkability, DUI rates and weather. Chicago better do something about legalizing fireworks so they can rank higher on the list!
Based on all of those aforementioned criteria, The top 10 cities for the Fourth of July this year are (in this order):
New York City
Los Angeles
San Diego
Washington D.C.
Las Vegas
Dallas
Atlanta
Chicago
San Francisco
St. Louis.
The 10 worst cities are:
San Bernardino, California
Memphis, Tennessee
Lubbock, Texas
Hialeah, Florida
Birmingham, Alabama
Bakersfield, California
Laredo, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas
Chula Vista, California
…and Aurora, Colorado