10 best places to celebrate Halloween in the US, with spooky spots ranked

The apical U.S. cities to observe Halloween and the spooky play person been revealed — and 1 fashionable determination claimed archetypal place. 

WalletHub gathered 100 of the astir populated U.S. cities and compared the locations among 3 categories: trick-or-treater friendliness, Halloween fun and Halloween weather. 

Within each, the radical besides looked astatine different factors similar colonisation density, locomotion score, transgression rate, Halloween costume stores per capita, Halloween enactment proviso stores per capita, haunted houses per capita, pumpkin patches per capita, the forecasted Halloween precipitation and more. 

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Data pulled from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Dept. of Transportation and others helped analysts fertile the apical cities for celebrating the spooky holiday. 

WalletHub expert Chip Lupo noted the value of the Halloween vacation for Americans arsenic galore celebrators spell each out. 

The champion places to observe Halloween this twelvemonth were announced by WalletHub. (iStock)

"Halloween holds a large spot successful American fashionable culture, and we collectively walk billions of dollars celebrating each year," helium said. 

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"At the aforesaid time, it's besides a vacation that comes with a definite magnitude of risk, fixed that children sojourn strangers' houses successful the dark," helium added — emphasizing the value of caution erstwhile trick-or-treating successful definite cities. 

In the countdown below, spot the U.S. cities that topped the database of the champion places to observe Halloween this year. 

Best U.S. cities for Halloween

WalletHub looked astatine a assortment of factors to find the champion locations for Halloween festivities.  (iStock)

10. Gilbert, Arizona

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9. Boston

Boston was ranked precocious connected the database of locations to observe Halloween.  (iStock)

8. Anaheim, California

7. Washington, D.C. 

6. Los Angeles

Chicago was besides listed arsenic a fashionable determination to observe Halloween.  (iStock)

5. Chicago

4. Las Vegas

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3. Miami

Miami, Florida, came successful 3rd spot owed to its precocious ranking successful cardinal categories.  (iStock)

2. Jersey City, New Jersey

1. New York City

WalletHub named New York City the champion spot to observe Halloween for a fewer reasons. 

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The fashionable Northeast metropolis has the second-most Halloween costume shops and the astir candy stores per capita, according to WalletHub. 

New York City was named the apical metropolis for celebrating Halloween successful the United States.  (iStock)

It besides has the highest colonisation density successful the state and is the third-most walkable metropolis — giving it a boost to deed No. 1 connected the list. 

Jersey City and Miami came successful 2nd and 3rd place, respectively, for their walkability and different factors. 

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The metropolis successful New Jersey has the ninth-lowest convulsive transgression complaint and a precocious fig of movie theaters per capita to observe the spooky vacation with a travel to the theaters. 

WalletHub revealed the apical cities successful the U.S. to observe Halloween 2024.  (iStock)

As for Miami, the Florida metropolis has a precocious fig of pumpkin patches and enactment proviso stores per capita and has the 13th-most bars and clubs per capita. 

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"The champion cities for Halloween are those that supply the safest conditions for celebrating, on with an abundance of activities, Halloween-related stores and bully weather," Lupo said successful a property release.

Fox News Digital reached retired to Lupo for further comment.