Charlotte Ranks in the Top 20 Best Places to Get Married

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With Valentine’s Day around the corner and the average wedding costing $28,000, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023’s Best Places to Get Married, as well as expert commentary.

To help couples find the most wedding-friendly destinations, WalletHub compared more than 180 of the biggest U.S. cities across 26 key indicators of cost-effectiveness, convenience and enjoyment. The data set ranges from average wedding cost to venues and event spaces per capita to wedding vendors.

Best Places to Get Married in the U.S.

Overall Rank  City Total Score  Costs  Facilities & Services  Activities & Attractions 
1 Orlando, FL 72.84 56 2 6
2 Las Vegas, NV 68.08 106 4 1
3 Tulsa, OK 66.58 1 85 43
4 Tampa, FL 66.57 39 12 11
5 Atlanta, GA 65.61 86 3 13
6 Miami, FL 65.31 111 1 9
7 Knoxville, TN 63.07 15 56 62
8 El Paso, TX 62.48 11 107 46
9 New Orleans, LA 61.62 67 32 10
10 Boise, ID 61.35 12 86 61
11 Oklahoma City, OK 61.15 19 81 32
12 Tucson, AZ 60.86 42 58 19
13 Columbia, SC 60.80 25 39 57
14 St. Louis, MO 60.75 53 17 31
15 Cincinnati, OH 60.47 48 25 33
16 Chicago, IL 60.13 104 22 5
17 Charleston, WV 60.01 14 127 72
18 Wichita, KS 59.82 2 114 123
19 Richmond, VA 59.51 41 26 56
20 Charlotte, NC 59.11 43 41 42
21 Nashville, TN 58.83 52 42 29
22 Augusta, GA 58.82 6 126 120
23 Albuquerque, NM 58.75 35 97 25
24 Las Cruces, NM 58.73 7 170 97
25 Springfield, MO 58.71 17 89 110
26 Louisville, KY 58.48 27 71 54
27 Shreveport, LA 58.28 5 122 142
28 Charleston, SC 58.26 84 35 17
29 San Antonio, TX 58.11 61 44 27
30 Pittsburgh, PA 58.11 64 31 38
31 Amarillo, TX 57.89 13 147 85
32 St. Petersburg, FL 57.59 33 94 40
33 Fort Lauderdale, FL 57.53 96 10 26
34 Houston, TX 57.42 103 15 21
35 Birmingham, AL 57.41 24 51 107
36 Denver, CO 56.76 110 14 20
37 Phoenix, AZ 56.54 97 24 23
38 Salt Lake City, UT 56.38 100 7 35
39 Kansas City, MO 56.35 45 66 53
40 Rapid City, SD 56.24 18 119 84
41 Huntington, WV 56.23 4 180 161
42 Brownsville, TX 56.17 3 181 164
43 Reno, NV 56.05 71 47 36
44 Grand Rapids, MI 55.95 36 52 80
45 Fort Smith, AR 55.86 8 174 152
46 Chattanooga, TN 55.82 28 75 91
47 Columbus, GA 55.74 29 138 64
48 Fayetteville, NC 55.70 16 131 128
49 Portland, OR 55.52 116 18 15
50 Laredo, TX 55.43 9 179 132
51 Los Angeles, CA 55.31 158 8 2
52 Scottsdale, AZ 55.01 108 28 24
53 Lubbock, TX 55.00 20 112 130
54 Baton Rouge, LA 54.91 46 57 76
55 Memphis, TN 54.78 30 102 94
56 Raleigh, NC 54.76 66 55 50
57 Fort Wayne, IN 54.30 10 137 165
58 Jacksonville, FL 54.08 68 64 49
59 Dallas, TX 53.90 107 23 34
60 San Diego, CA 53.87 157 6 7
61 Columbus, OH 53.56 76 65 45
62 San Francisco, CA 53.54 170 5 3
63 Fresno, CA 53.53 54 68 65
64 Montgomery, AL 53.46 22 129 143
65 Billings, MT 53.01 31 145 95
66 Minneapolis, MN 53.01 88 50 41
67 Bakersfield, CA 52.87 72 73 58
68 Indianapolis, IN 52.40 82 63 55
69 Mobile, AL 52.38 40 104 106
70 Des Moines, IA 52.25 34 125 116
71 Omaha, NE 52.24 73 92 60
72 Tallahassee, FL 51.95 47 101 103
73 Fort Worth, TX 51.92 90 61 44
74 Toledo, OH 51.71 21 154 147
75 Missoula, MT 51.70 37 118 105
76 Sacramento, CA 51.62 137 9 22
77 Milwaukee, WI 51.41 85 80 51
78 Lincoln, NE 51.32 60 111 78
79 Gulfport, MS 51.25 23 173 139
80 Tempe, AZ 51.21 114 40 37
81 Colorado Springs, CO 50.99 99 62 39
82 Austin, TX 50.94 145 11 14
83 Corpus Christi, TX 50.90 49 140 101
84 Spokane, WA 50.88 69 95 79
85 Port St. Lucie, FL 50.83 26 158 163
86 Overland Park, KS 50.71 51 121 102
87 Seattle, WA 50.53 149 16 12
88 Detroit, MI 50.41 78 91 74
89 Durham, NC 50.37 70 88 99
90 Cape Coral, FL 50.11 38 172 114
91 Glendale, AZ 49.84 58 143 75
92 Cedar Rapids, IA 49.75 32 133 160
93 Washington, DC 49.52 147 20 16
94 Chandler, AZ 49.39 77 115 68
95 Casper, WY 49.22 57 167 127
96 Huntsville, AL 49.07 65 117 112
97 Greensboro, NC 48.95 79 90 83
98 Jackson, MS 48.90 50 149 141
99 Little Rock, AR 48.71 59 113 136
100 Virginia Beach, VA 48.48 94 74 66
101 Bismarck, ND 48.28 44 168 170
102 Lexington-Fayette, KY 48.24 81 116 89
103 Gilbert, AZ 48.03 62 124 122
104 Philadelphia, PA 47.94 138 49 18
105 Plano, TX 47.92 93 72 81
106 Fargo, ND 47.80 74 141 126
107 Sioux Falls, SD 47.24 75 150 125
108 Akron, OH 47.23 55 128 155
109 Rochester, NY 47.02 115 54 69
110 Cleveland, OH 46.85 119 53 67
111 Anaheim, CA 46.79 146 27 30
112 Vancouver, WA 46.22 102 59 117
113 Mesa, AZ 45.94 98 108 77
114 Modesto, CA 45.86 105 99 87
115 Portland, ME 45.64 126 87 48
116 Norfolk, VA 45.57 91 130 100
117 Hialeah, FL 45.48 92 82 138
118 Buffalo, NY 45.41 118 78 71
119 New York, NY 45.41 175 29 4
120 Salem, OR 45.00 80 135 145
121 Chesapeake, VA 44.97 83 153 148
122 Newport News, VA 44.18 63 160 137
123 Arlington, TX 44.07 117 105 90
124 Irving, TX 44.00 109 84 134
125 Cheyenne, WY 43.63 87 166 172
126 Baltimore, MD 42.64 141 60 59
127 Honolulu, HI 42.54 180 13 8
128 Pembroke Pines, FL 42.30 112 110 146
129 Winston-Salem, NC 42.16 113 142 124
130 North Las Vegas, NV 42.10 120 45 153
131 Glendale, CA 41.93 159 19 73
132 St. Paul, MN 41.89 124 106 113
133 Madison, WI 41.81 129 109 70
134 Aurora, CO 41.68 123 100 121
135 Nampa, ID 41.48 95 175 159
136 Long Beach, CA 41.23 163 33 52
137 Stockton, CA 41.18 122 136 108
138 Garden Grove, CA 40.73 132 93 82
139 Santa Ana, CA 40.48 148 48 93
140 Garland, TX 40.13 101 161 171
141 West Valley City, UT 40.06 89 177 169
142 Henderson, NV 39.62 127 169 88
143 Riverside, CA 39.11 152 46 109
144 San Jose, CA 38.95 173 30 47
145 Oceanside, CA 38.95 139 77 119
146 Anchorage, AK 38.75 135 134 96
147 Boston, MA 38.06 177 37 28
148 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 38.06 128 96 167
149 Aurora, IL 38.01 130 151 133
150 Peoria, AZ 36.98 131 159 140
151 Ontario, CA 36.35 144 98 150
152 Columbia, MD 36.25 150 152 86
153 Grand Prairie, TX 35.97 121 171 162
154 San Bernardino, CA 35.88 143 120 131
155 Huntington Beach, CA 35.76 167 43 98
156 Providence, RI 35.53 153 123 111
157 Burlington, VT 35.43 136 162 158
158 Irvine, CA 35.23 174 36 92
159 Jersey City, NJ 35.16 164 67 118
160 Wilmington, DE 35.15 172 38 104
161 Nashua, NH 34.91 133 163 166
162 Fontana, CA 34.79 142 132 168
163 Oakland, CA 34.52 179 34 63
164 Lewiston, ME 34.24 134 182 173
165 Tacoma, WA 34.15 165 69 129
166 Juneau, AK 34.14 140 176 174
167 Santa Clarita, CA 34.05 155 83 157
168 Dover, DE 33.97 125 144 180
169 Chula Vista, CA 33.89 161 79 149
170 Manchester, NH 33.61 151 157 135
171 Santa Rosa, CA 33.02 171 70 115
172 Fremont, CA 31.09 168 76 151
173 Newark, NJ 30.79 169 103 144
174 Moreno Valley, CA 30.69 154 139 175
175 Worcester, MA 29.79 160 155 176
176 New Haven, CT 29.78 166 164 156
177 Warwick, RI 29.32 156 146 179
178 Yonkers, NY 29.18 176 21 182
179 South Burlington, VT 27.13 162 156 181
180 Oxnard, CA 25.64 178 148 154
181 Bridgeport, CT 18.61 181 165 177
182 Pearl City, HI 8.83 182 178 178

Note: With the exception of “Total Score,” all of the columns in the table above depict the relative rank of that city, where a rank of 1 represents the best conditions for that metric category.

For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-places-to-get-married/18721