in #CASE you missed it… Best & Worst Places For Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is less than two weeks away, and while gifts may be important to some people, others just want to spend a great night with their boo. But it turns out, there are some places in the country that are more conducive to a great Valentine’s day than others.
WalletHub set out to determine the best places in the U.S. for Valentine’s Day.
They looked at 100 of the largest cities across 26 Valentine’s Day-related metrics.
Factors include number of florists, cost of a three-course meal for two, and even chance of precipitation on the big day.
They broke the factors down into four categories – Budget, Activities, Gift Accessibility and Weather Forecast.
So where is the best place to celebrate romance on Valentine's Day?
Overall, San Francisco, California earned the top spot, with a score of 78.51 out of 100.
The City By the Bay gets high marks for activities, gift accessibility, and budget although it ranks 61 for weather forecast.
Meanwhile, New York tops the list in both activities and gift accessibility, and comes in second overall.
Top Ten Best Places For Valentine’s Day
San Francisco, CA
New York, NY
San Diego, CA
Honolulu, HI
Las Vegas, NV
Seattle, WA
Orlando, FL
Portland, OR
Scottsdale, AZ
Chicago, IL
As for the worst place to celebrate Valentine’s Day, that “honor” goes to Hialeah, Florida, which earns an overall score of just 23.39, and comes in dead last for budget, and pretty low on the list for activities and gifts accessibility.
Ten Worst Places For Valentine’s Day
Hialeah, FL
Newark, NJ
San Bernardino, CA
Detroit, MI
Cleveland, OH
Toledo, OH
Laredo, TX
North Las Vegas, NV
Winston-Salem, NC
Stockton, CA