Charlotte Ranks in the Top 20 Best Cities for Thanksgiving

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With the average person spending over $300 each year during the 5-day period between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the Best Places to Go for Thanksgiving in 2024 to help people maximize their enjoyment while protecting their wallet.

Thanksgiving in Charlotte (1=Best; 50=Avg.):

  • Overall Rank: 18th
  • 33rd – Cost of Thanksgiving Dinner
  • 24th – Pumpkin Patches per Capita
  • 1st – Holiday Decoration Shops per Capita
  • 48th – Giving Ratio
  • 36th – Total Volunteer Hours per Residents Age 16 and Over

Thanksgiving Facts:

  • $321 – Average person’s spending over the five-day Thanksgiving period.
  • 10 Hrs. – Length of time the average American male would need to spend on the treadmill to burn the 4,500 calories consumed at the average Thanksgiving meal.
  • $1.2B – Estimated amount Americans spend on Thanksgiving turkeys each year, with 46 million turkeys killed for the holiday.
  • $26 Million – Amount of property loss caused by residential building fires each Thanksgiving.
  • 61% – Share of people celebrating Thanksgiving who try to avoid having to talk politics at the dinner table.

Best Cities for Thanksgiving

Overall Rank 

City

Total Score 

Celebrations & Traditions Rank 

Affordability Rank 

Safety & Accessibility Rank 

Giving Thanks Rank 

Weather Forecast Rank 
1 San Diego, CA 63.89 1 80 32 58 35
2 Atlanta, GA 63.73 4 30 51 4 89
3 San Francisco, CA 62.87 3 65 70 16 37
4 San Jose, CA 61.59 8 71 26 41 37
5 Dallas, TX 61.53 2 60 82 26 9
6 Lexington-Fayette, KY 61.41 35 20 16 84 17
7 San Antonio, TX 61.38 14 11 90 75 2
8 Las Vegas, NV 61.37 5 55 47 34 74
9 Louisville, KY 60.17 16 32 66 35 9
10 Orlando, FL 59.27 10 28 52 50 69
11 Scottsdale, AZ 59.03 25 49 7 5 89
12 St. Paul, MN 58.36 81 29 20 2 71
13 Cincinnati, OH 58.26 21 27 93 18 16
14 Chesapeake, VA 58.16 54 52 4 36 14
15 Houston, TX 58.00 23 15 95 30 19
16 Virginia Beach, VA 57.76 60 36 10 37 8
17 Oklahoma City, OK 57.34 59 1 35 71 13
18 Charlotte, NC 56.89 15 17 50 61 92
19 Irving, TX 56.85 50 47 74 3 6
20 Los Angeles, CA 56.80 7 85 63 54 37
21 Phoenix, AZ 56.75 6 49 87 29 99
22 Greensboro, NC 56.55 40 7 14 67 83
23 Pittsburgh, PA 56.44 45 42 30 7 25
24 Fort Wayne, IN 56.39 83 5 1 40 21
25 Indianapolis, IN 56.16 47 23 38 45 9
26 Omaha, NE 56.12 36 8 25 77 83
27 Minneapolis, MN 56.02 43 18 77 13 81
28 Miami, FL 55.94 13 77 61 47 33
29 North Las Vegas, NV 55.85 28 21 24 78 77
30 Austin, TX 55.74 39 39 69 59 4
31 Birmingham, AL 55.69 24 9 89 32 79
32 Baltimore, MD 55.68 42 35 64 10 51
33 St. Louis, MO 55.38 17 13 99 15 34
34 Garland, TX 55.24 70 46 13 9 23
35 Tucson, AZ 55.10 9 48 86 60 100
36 Gilbert, AZ 54.88 31 58 12 20 75
37 Philadelphia, PA 54.85 22 64 62 21 35
38 Corpus Christi, TX 54.83 100 19 55 95 4
39 Portland, OR 54.78 11 77 72 11 83
40 Boise, ID 53.82 29 44 3 69 97
41 Tampa, FL 53.59 30 38 75 17 63
42 New York, NY 53.56 12 93 27 63 53
43 Durham, NC 52.82 80 31 11 53 56
44 Plano, TX 52.44 66 72 17 8 23
45 Fort Worth, TX 51.85 69 24 40 51 7
46 Wichita, KS 51.68 97 4 33 89 29
47 Tulsa, OK 51.64 96 3 71 44 31
48 Washington, DC 51.39 38 82 57 1 51
49 St. Petersburg, FL 51.38 52 26 41 42 63
50 Columbus, OH 51.28 82 25 19 82 20
51 Denver, CO 51.27 20 67 60 27 91
52 Toledo, OH 50.83 75 2 94 92 30
53 Chandler, AZ 50.51 46 54 22 25 72
54 Cleveland, OH 50.41 76 12 56 43 27
55 Arlington, TX 50.35 78 56 53 23 9
56 Boston, MA 50.32 33 83 34 33 44
57 El Paso, TX 50.32 55 6 36 91 83
58 Bakersfield, CA 49.74 32 79 18 97 46
59 Anaheim, CA 49.53 44 75 29 48 46
60 Mesa, AZ 49.41 48 43 67 46 73
61 Lubbock, TX 49.32 27 90 85 85 2
62 Seattle, WA 49.17 34 72 68 6 94
63 Buffalo, NY 49.08 61 45 21 90 45
64 Jacksonville, FL 48.98 41 10 84 93 63
65 Chicago, IL 48.91 26 74 43 62 82
66 Norfolk, VA 48.63 99 62 73 31 14
67 Colorado Springs, CO 48.37 37 61 28 76 96
68 Winston-Salem, NC 48.21 65 33 9 73 88
69 Glendale, AZ 47.78 53 59 81 14 75
70 Kansas City, MO 47.69 71 22 83 24 32
71 Irvine, CA 47.54 85 80 2 38 59
72 Sacramento, CA 47.01 18 91 76 81 46
73 Milwaukee, WI 46.97 86 41 78 19 95
74 Raleigh, NC 46.94 58 49 49 39 63
75 Lincoln, NE 46.19 56 84 5 74 97
76 Reno, NV 46.02 63 40 54 70 61
77 Jersey City, NJ 45.95 68 88 23 56 53
78 Madison, WI 45.59 90 53 6 79 83
79 Memphis, TN 45.20 62 34 100 28 28
80 Fremont, CA 44.68 49 92 59 22 46
81 Aurora, CO 44.34 57 67 65 52 80
82 Henderson, NV 44.06 72 57 8 72 67
83 Fresno, CA 43.85 51 66 44 96 69
84 Oakland, CA 43.79 84 69 91 12 37
85 Detroit, MI 43.61 67 70 88 66 22
86 Honolulu, HI 42.99 19 95 58 98 78
87 Nashville, TN 42.68 77 37 79 64 68
88 Albuquerque, NM 42.46 79 16 80 87 92
89 Baton Rouge, LA 41.89 91 14 96 88 62
90 Santa Ana, CA 41.75 87 75 31 49 37
91 Chula Vista, CA 41.14 64 87 39 65 56
92 Riverside, CA 39.47 74 95 42 83 37
93 Newark, NJ 39.15 93 88 48 57 53
94 Laredo, TX 38.67 94 93 46 100 1
95 Long Beach, CA 37.07 88 95 37 55 37
96 Anchorage, AK 36.98 95 95 45 94 18
97 New Orleans, LA 34.59 89 63 97 86 58
98 San Bernardino, CA 33.68 98 86 98 80 46
99 Hialeah, FL 33.41 92 100 15 68 26
100 Stockton, CA 25.02 73 99 92 99 59