To help Americans decide where to spend the most spook-tacular time of year without frightening their bank accounts, WalletHub compared the 100 largest U.S. cities across 22 key metrics.
With Halloween just around the corner and total spending on related expenses projected to reach $10.6 billion this year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its 2022’s Best Places for Halloween report, as well as accompanying videos and expert commentary, along with fun and interesting stats about the holiday in its Halloween Facts: Tricks & Treats By the Numbers infographic.
To help Americans decide where to spend the most spook-tacular time of year without frightening their bank accounts, WalletHub compared the 100 largest U.S. cities across 22 key metrics. They range from candy and chocolate stores per capita to average price per Halloween party ticket to share of potential trick-or-treat stops.
| Top 20 Cities for Halloween | |
| 1. New York, NY | 11. Orlando, FL |
| 2. San Francisco, CA | 12. Laredo, TX |
| 3. Miami, FL | 13. Anaheim, CA |
| 4. Los Angeles, CA | 14. Chicago, IL |
| 5. San Diego, CA | 15. Hialeah, FL |
| 6. San Jose, CA | 16. Chula Vista, CA |
| 7. Jersey City, NJ | 17. Long Beach, CA |
| 8. Las Vegas, NV | 18. Sacramento, CA |
| 9. Santa Ana, CA | 19. Fremont, CA |
| 10. Boston, MA | 20. Tampa, FL |
Halloween Facts:
- $10.6 Billion: Projected Halloween spending in 2022.
- $3.6 Billion: Halloween costume spending in 2022.
- $3.1 Billion: Halloween candy spending in 2022.
- 34%: Share of parents who think 13 or 14 is old enough to trick-or-treat alone.
- 86%: Share of parents who admit to stealing candy from their kids.
- $300+ Million: Annual revenue from ticket sales for haunted attractions, 80% of which are run by charities.