After two years of Fourth of July celebrations having been severely limited by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022 events are expected to mark our return to normalcy thanks to all of the vaccination efforts.
And Americans are already gearing up for this major holiday, too.
The National Retail Federation projects that American households this year will spend a collective $7.7 billion just on food for Fourth of July celebrations.
With 84% of Americans planning to celebrate the 4th of July this year, travel experts compared 100 largest US cities, based on how well they balance holiday cost, and fun in order to find the best and cheapest places to celebrate this star-spangled occasion.
The data set of 21 key metrics ranges from average beer and wine prices to duration of fireworks shows to the Fourth of July weather forecast.
Best Places to Celebrate 4th of July
N'ozuzu Rank | mmetụta | Ọnụ ọgụgụ | Fourth of July Celebrations | Nkwenye | Attractions & Activities | Safety & Accessibility | Fourth of July Weather |
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1 | San Francisco, Ca | 73.30 | 9 | 67 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
2 | Los Angeles, ca | 73.19 | 1 | 52 | 36 | 41 | 57 |
3 | Washington, DC | 72.66 | 5 | 94 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
4 | Atlanta, GA | 70.62 | 3 | 60 | 21 | 79 | 45 |
5 | Las Vegas, NV | 70.02 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 12 |
6 | New York, NY | 68.34 | 2 | 96 | 1 | 7 | 99 |
7 | San Diego, CA | 68.28 | 7 | 87 | 5 | 28 | 45 |
8 | Seattle, Wa | 67.86 | 11 | 100 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
9 | Orlando, FL | 66.77 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 62 | 81 |
10 | New Orleans, LA | 66.12 | 15 | 82 | 4 | 58 | 30 |
11 | Miami, FL | 65.78 | 6 | 62 | 32 | 29 | 61 |
12 | Houston, TX | 64.57 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 89 | 71 |
13 | Chicago, IL | 64.06 | 16 | 71 | 3 | 24 | 79 |
14 | San Antonio, TX | 63.52 | 20 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 30 |
15 | Milwaukee, WI | 62.90 | 10 | 39 | 19 | 44 | 84 |
16 | Cincinnati, Oz | 62.34 | 50 | 47 | 12 | 43 | 12 |
17 | Dallas, TX | 62.33 | 17 | 40 | 38 | 82 | 12 |
18 | San Jose, Ca | 62.28 | 53 | 5 | 51 | 15 | 1 |
19 | Sacramento, CA | 62.28 | 38 | 46 | 22 | 40 | 1 |
20 | St. Louis, MO | 61.49 | 13 | 63 | 8 | 94 | 73 |
21 | Denver, CO | 61.48 | 12 | 58 | 11 | 36 | 90 |
22 | Austin, TX | 60.72 | 18 | 31 | 48 | 74 | 30 |
23 | Fremont, CA | 60.19 | 24 | 79 | 56 | 11 | 1 |
24 | Portland, OR | 59.70 | 37 | 88 | 18 | 30 | 1 |
25 | Cleveland, OH | 59.66 | 32 | 14 | 40 | 46 | 51 |
26 | Paul Nwokocha, MN | 59.17 | 21 | 33 | 30 | 18 | 88 |
27 | Pittsburgh, PA | 59.17 | 42 | 73 | 32 | 14 | 30 |
28 | Boston, MA | 58.90 | 35 | 98 | 8 | 12 | 66 |
29 | Albuquerque, NM | 58.64 | 19 | 51 | 15 | 81 | 83 |
30 | Scottsdale, AZ | 57.23 | 45 | 8 | 29 | 60 | 67 |
31 | Irvine, Ca | 57.17 | 46 | 81 | 23 | 20 | 72 |
32 | Charlotte, NC | 57.10 | 33 | 25 | 46 | 86 | 38 |
33 | Minneapolis, MN | 57.09 | 25 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 97 |
34 | Plano, TX | 56.98 | 49 | 21 | 48 | 39 | 45 |
35 | Fort Worth, TX | 56.62 | 29 | 4 | 64 | 76 | 12 |
36 | Columbus, OH | 55.81 | 67 | 11 | 45 | 53 | 38 |
37 | Aurora, ụlọ ọrụ | 55.31 | 27 | 58 | 54 | 75 | 55 |
38 | Nashville, TN | 55.02 | 23 | 61 | 60 | 87 | 45 |
39 | Raleigh, NC | 54.72 | 61 | 34 | 65 | 26 | 38 |
40 | Virginia Beach, VA | 54.69 | 57 | 92 | 36 | 33 | 12 |
41 | Reno, NV | 53.89 | 82 | 13 | 66 | 63 | 1 |
42 | Oakland, CA | 53.80 | 52 | 80 | 66 | 9 | 1 |
43 | El Paso, TX | 53.74 | 22 | 77 | 55 | 21 | 85 |
44 | Boise, NJ | 53.53 | 84 | 54 | 61 | 23 | 1 |
45 | Philadelphia, PA | 53.39 | 41 | 38 | 17 | 34 | 93 |
46 | Irving Nwachukwu | 53.38 | 30 | 27 | 85 | 66 | 30 |
47 | Santa Ana, CA | 53.36 | 43 | 42 | 77 | 19 | 57 |
48 | Norfolk, VA | 53.26 | 71 | 92 | 31 | 37 | 12 |
49 | Jacksonville, FL | 53.15 | 90 | 15 | 43 | 80 | 38 |
50 | Phoenix, AZ | 52.94 | 44 | 8 | 62 | 68 | 67 |
51 | Omaha, NE | 52.71 | 91 | 53 | 27 | 32 | 76 |
52 | Louisville, KY | 52.55 | 63 | 45 | 48 | 84 | 12 |
53 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | 52.34 | 75 | 12 | 91 | 42 | 12 |
54 | Honolulu, HI | 52.01 | 64 | 86 | 6 | 17 | 91 |
55 | Baltimore, MD | 51.89 | 59 | 74 | 28 | 57 | 73 |
56 | Fort Wayne, IN | 51.88 | 31 | 19 | 94 | 70 | 50 |
57 | Chesapeake, VA | 51.75 | 47 | 95 | 52 | 91 | 12 |
58 | Durham, NC | 51.39 | 79 | 1 | 93 | 35 | 30 |
59 | Greensboro, NC | 51.15 | 83 | 35 | 80 | 45 | 30 |
60 | Anaheim, CA | 50.92 | 66 | 42 | 72 | 27 | 54 |
61 | Long Beach, CA | 50.83 | 70 | 83 | 47 | 31 | 57 |
62 | Fresno, CA | 50.75 | 77 | 23 | 84 | 72 | 12 |
63 | Haala, FL | 50.67 | 36 | 97 | 81 | 10 | 64 |
64 | Colorado Springs, CO | 50.58 | 58 | 85 | 58 | 38 | 64 |
65 | Detroit, MI | 50.57 | 34 | 49 | 52 | 93 | 73 |
66 | Buffalo, NY | 50.51 | 28 | 84 | 26 | 16 | 98 |
67 | Tucson, AZ | 50.49 | 26 | 65 | 40 | 88 | 89 |
68 | Bakersfield, CA | 50.27 | 54 | 17 | 97 | 92 | 12 |
69 | Laredo, TX | 50.15 | 94 | 41 | 95 | 2 | 12 |
70 | Corpus Christi, TX | 50.06 | 95 | 37 | 57 | 59 | 45 |
71 | Ugwu Las Vegas, NV | 49.58 | 92 | 70 | 71 | 51 | 1 |
72 | Madison, WI | 49.43 | 98 | 56 | 15 | 3 | 93 |
73 | Osimiri, CA | 49.36 | 51 | 72 | 92 | 71 | 12 |
74 | Indianapolis, IN | 49.26 | 62 | 44 | 72 | 83 | 43 |
75 | Gilbert, AZ | 49.04 | 40 | 24 | 99 | 50 | 62 |
76 | Kansas City, knife | 49.00 | 89 | 30 | 44 | 96 | 52 |
77 | Lincoln, N.E. | 48.63 | 97 | 66 | 39 | 22 | 78 |
78 | Chula Vista, Ca | 48.39 | 48 | 90 | 98 | 25 | 12 |
79 | Mesa, AZ | 48.31 | 55 | 28 | 86 | 55 | 69 |
80 | Stockton, NJ | 48.26 | 56 | 89 | 78 | 90 | 1 |
81 | Arlington, TX | 47.82 | 65 | 48 | 87 | 77 | 12 |
82 | Chandler, AZ | 47.67 | 76 | 28 | 79 | 54 | 62 |
83 | Anchorage, AK | 47.25 | 39 | 99 | 25 | 85 | 92 |
84 | Glendale, AZ | 47.17 | 88 | 20 | 72 | 69 | 56 |
85 | Tampa, F | 46.65 | 78 | 55 | 42 | 48 | 87 |
86 | Wichita, KS | 46.57 | 73 | 3 | 87 | 67 | 77 |
87 | Henderson, N.V | 46.46 | 99 | 26 | 72 | 49 | 12 |
88 | Tulsa, Ọ dị mma | 46.36 | 85 | 2 | 69 | 73 | 81 |
89 | Toledo, Ohio | 46.06 | 93 | 78 | 66 | 78 | 53 |
90 | Nkọwapụta, TX | 46.02 | 68 | 69 | 87 | 95 | 38 |
91 | Baton Rouge, LA | 45.60 | 69 | 10 | 63 | 97 | 80 |
92 | Birmingham, AL | 45.50 | 72 | 36 | 81 | 98 | 70 |
93 | Ochie, TX | 45.15 | 80 | 50 | 96 | 64 | 12 |
94 | Petersburg, FL | 44.09 | 74 | 76 | 35 | 56 | 95 |
95 | Oklahoma City, OK | 43.73 | 81 | 16 | 83 | 65 | 86 |
96 | Winston-Salem, NC | 43.12 | 100 | 75 | 90 | 61 | 12 |
97 | Memphis, TN | 42.99 | 96 | 64 | 76 | 100 | 44 |
98 | Onwuchekwa NJ | 42.82 | 60 | 91 | 58 | 5 | 100 |
99 | Jersey City, NJ | 42.55 | 87 | 57 | 69 | 1 | 96 |
100 | San Bernardino, CA | 39.19 | 86 | 68 | 100 | 99 | 57 |
Avg. Beer & Wine Prices
Dịkarịsịrị ala
- 1. Durham, NC
- 2. Indianapolis, IN
- 3. Fresno, CA
- 4. Corpus Christi, TX
- 5. Milwaukee, WI
kasị elu
- T-96. Hialeah, FL
- T-96. Miami, FL
- 98. New York, NY
- 99. Seattle, WA
- 100. Atlanta, GA
DUI-Related Fatalities per Capita
Fewest
- T-1. San Francisco, CA
- T-1. Boise, ID
- T-1. Virginia Beach, VA
- T-1. Greensboro, NC
- T-1. Newark, NJ
- T-1. Laredo, TX
kasị
- 94. Charlotte, NC
- 95. Detroit, MI
- 96. Memphis, TN
- T-97. Toledo, OH
- T-97. St. Louis, MO
Eziokwu na ihe osise
- ijeri $7.7: Amount Americans plan to spend on 4th of July food.
- 150 Million: Number of hot dogs eaten each 4th nke July.
- $1.4+ Billion: Amount Americans plan to spend on 4th of July beer and wine.
- $2.4+ Billion: Estimated amount spent on fireworks in 2021 (66% of fireworks injuries occur within a month of July 4).
- $6.9 Million: Value of American flags imported annually.
- 47.9 Million: Number of people who travel 50+ miles from home for the 4th of July
Survey Key Findings
- Inflation is hurting celebrations. 57% of Americans say that inflation is affecting their 4th of July plans.
- Americans support USA goods. 65% of Americans say they make an effort to buy things made in the USA.
- Financial independence is shaky. Only 56% of Americans feel financially independent this 4th nke July.
- Summer spending is down overall. More than half of Americans will spend less money this summer than last year.
- Saving vs. spending. 64% of Americans believe saving money is more patriotic than spending it.
IHE Ị GA-Ewepụ na edemede a:
- With 84% of Americans planning to celebrate the 4th of July this year, travel experts compared 100 largest US cities, based on how well they balance holiday cost, and fun in order to find the best and cheapest places to celebrate this star-spangled occasion.
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- The data set of 21 key metrics ranges from average beer and wine prices to duration of fireworks shows to the Fourth of July weather forecast.