DALLAS — Gobble gobble, y'all!
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and according to a recent study by WalletHub, the place to be for the holiday is right here in Texas.
WalletHub compared the 100 largest cities on 18 different metrics, which made up the following categories: affordability, Thanksgiving Celebrations, weather forecast, giving thanks and safety and accessibility. Some of the metrics in these categories include pumpkin patches per capita, cost of Thanksgiving dinner, Thanksgiving temperature vs. average temperature, etc.
With all scores assigned and ranked, Dallas came out as the No. 5 best place to go for Thanksgiving on their list and was the first Texas city listed. Other Texas cities in the top 20 were San Antonio (No. 7), Houston (No. 15), and Irving (No. 19).
Here is a look at a map listed the full top 100:
According to WalletHub's study, the average person will spend $321 over the five-day Thanksgiving period. Americans also spend about $1.2 billion on Thanksgiving turkeys each year, according to the report.
The report also broke down the best five cities and worst five cities in a handful of the different metrics:
Cost of Thanksgiving dinner
Best 5
- Toledo Ohio
- Laredo, Texas
- Oklahoma City, Okla.
- El Paso, Texas
- Tulsa, Okla.
Worst 5
- Fremont, Calif.
- San Francisco, Calif.
- San Jose, Calif.
- New York, N.Y.
- Honolulu, Hawaii
Number of Pumpkin Patches Per Capita
Best 5
- Miami, Fla.
- Portland, Ore.
- Gilbert, Ariz.
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- San Jose, Calif.
Worst 5
- Seattle, Wash.
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- Houston, Texas
- New York, N.Y.
Number of Holiday Decoration Shops Per Capita
Best 5
- Louisville, Ky.
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- Orlando, Fla.
- Scottsdale, Ariz.
- Tampa, Fla.
Worst 5
- Wichita, Kan.
- Tulsa, Okla.
- Long Beach, Calif.
- Kansas City, Kan.
- Columbus, Ohio
Giving Ratio
Best 5
- Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Tulsa, Okla.
- Birmingham, Ala.
- Memphis, Tenn.
- San Jose, Calif.
Worst 5
- Chula Vista, Calif. / San Diego, Calif. (tied)
- Sacramento, Calif.
- Pittsburgh, Penn.
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Laredo, Texas
Weather Forecast
Best 5
- Laredo, Texas
- San Antonio, Texas
- Lubbock, Texas
- Austin, Texas
- Corpus Christi, Texas
Worst 5
- Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Lincoln, Neb.
- Boise, Idaho
- Phoenix, Ariz.
- Tucson, Ariz.
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