If you're heading into 2025 with an eye for some affordable fun, WalletHub has broken down which American cities are your best bet. The site looked at 182 of the most populated cities in the country, using more than five dozen metrics in three main categories: entertainment and recreation (think restaurants, bowling alleys, sports venues, beaches, amusement parks, and the like); nightlife and parties, which includes the lounges, clubs, and beer gardens visited after the sun goes down; and the costs of all of those things. Nevada's Sin City (aka Las Vegas) ranked No. 1, while Hawaii's Pearl City could use a primer in having a good time. Here, the cities that make up WalletHub's top and bottom 10:
Most fun cities
- Las Vegas (No. 1 in "Nightlife & Parties" category)
- Orlando, Florida
- Miami
- Atlanta
- New Orleans
- Austin, Texas
- San Francisco
- Chicago
- Houston
- New York (though it earned last place in the "Costs" category)
Least fun cities
- Chula Vista, California
- Nashua, New Hampshire
- Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Santa Rosa, California
- Fremont, California
- Oxnard, California
- Lewiston, Maine
- Yonkers, New York
- South Burlington, Vermont
- Pearl City, Hawaii
See how other cities rank
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These cities in the US and Canada have been deemed the coolest.)
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