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[Deb1010yetagain]

Wallet Hub did a study and found the top 100 places in the US to ring in the New Year 2016.   I can't believe how well Atlanta did.  lol    What do you think -- is your locale listed?   Anyplace you'd like to ring in the New Year on the list?

Overall Rank

City

Total Score

‘Entertainment & Food’ Rank

‘Costs’ Rank

‘Safety & Accessibility’ Rank

1	Orlando, FL	78.28	3	7	92
2	San Francisco, CA	75.98	2	60	78
3	Atlanta, GA	72.04	1	90	95
4	San Diego, CA	70.43	15	8	4
5	Scottsdale, AZ	70.14	16	3	87
6	Minneapolis, MN	69.45	10	26	44
7	Portland, OR	69.43	8	50	45
8	Cincinnati, OH	69.41	13	9	70
9	Las Vegas, NV	69.16	4	88	54
10	Honolulu, HI	68.56	5	93	19
11	Seattle, WA	66.43	17	16	77
12	Boston, MA	66.26	14	62	17
13	Tampa, FL	65.71	18	49	16
14	Washington, DC	65.64	12	34	96
15	Denver, CO	65.62	22	6	24
16	Pittsburgh, PA	65.43	9	87	14
17	Miami, FL	64.65	7	94	38
18	Sacramento, CA	64.47	24	14	31
19	New Orleans, LA	64.26	11	84	47
20	St. Louis, MO	63.49	6	92	90
21	Omaha, NE	62.14	26	24	29
22	Madison, WI	61.87	20	75	6
23	Buffalo, NY	61.03	21	65	40
24	Nashville, TN	60.64	19	56	88
25	New York, NY	60.41	25	77	8
26	Irvine, CA	60.32	23	67	55
27	Austin, TX	60.07	29	19	74
28	Reno, NV	60.05	33	27	3
29	Phoenix, AZ	58.97	75	1	68
30	Milwaukee, WI	58.94	37	20	57
31	Chicago, IL	58.89	27	58	27
32	Albuquerque, NM	58.82	30	29	76
33	Virginia Beach, VA	58.81	42	23	22
34	Baltimore, MD	58.54	36	18	60
35	Colorado Springs, CO	58.22	32	30	32
36	Jacksonville, FL	58.02	48	5	71
37	Boise City, ID	57.94	38	44	11
38	Los Angeles, CA	57.87	46	12	53
39	St. Paul, MN	57.44	35	53	25
40	Oakland, CA	56.82	34	13	100
41	Tulsa, OK	56.70	50	15	84
42	Louisville, KY	56.67	54	25	73
43	Tucson, AZ	56.04	52	4	64
44	Dallas, TX	56.02	44	39	66
45	Indianapolis, IN	55.71	61	2	94
46	Philadelphia, PA	55.58	49	40	15
47	Baton Rouge, LA	55.18	28	80	83
48	Norfolk, VA	55.17	64	31	41
49	Cleveland, OH	55.12	31	74	69
50	Houston, TX	55.04	53	10	93
51	Greensboro, NC	54.83	58	51	33
52	Raleigh, NC	54.58	55	28	46
53	Santa Ana, CA	54.54	62	35	43
54	Lincoln, NE	54.42	51	66	1
55	Chesapeake, VA	54.20	66	32	63
56	Long Beach, CA	53.69	68	22	59
57	Birmingham, AL	53.66	39	42	98
58	Detroit, MI	53.65	41	54	97
59	Anaheim, CA	53.39	57	52	75
60	San Jose, CA	52.67	77	11	50
61	Kansas City, MO	52.54	45	72	89
62	Aurora, CO	52.35	65	68	36
63	San Antonio, TX	52.25	56	46	81
64	El Paso, TX	52.10	74	17	5
65	Corpus Christi, TX	51.84	59	69	37
66	Fort Wayne, IN	51.75	84	41	21
67	Durham, NC	51.50	69	45	49
68	Mesa, AZ	51.34	89	21	52
T-69	St. Petersburg, FL	51.20	40	89	82
T-69	Glendale, AZ	51.20	71	36	80
71	Chandler, AZ	51.17	83	38	35
72	Plano, TX	50.98	60	78	23
73	Winston-Salem, NC	50.72	70	64	62
74	Lexington-Fayette, KY	50.63	63	71	20
75	Anchorage, AK	50.04	43	95	65
76	Oklahoma City, OK	50.02	72	37	85
77	Irving, TX	49.19	86	81	30
78	Columbus, OH	48.62	73	57	48
79	Bakersfield, CA	48.54	81	55	13
80	Henderson, NV	48.37	47	98	26
81	Stockton, CA	48.32	78	43	34
82	Lubbock, TX	48.14	76	85	18
83	Wichita, KS	47.96	79	61	39
84	Chula Vista, CA	47.52	92	76	9
85	Riverside, CA	47.45	90	59	67
86	Toledo, OH	46.56	85	70	42
87	Fremont, CA	46.53	67	91	61
88	Gilbert, AZ	46.46	97	48	28
89	Fresno, CA	45.90	94	33	12
90	Memphis, TN	45.71	80	47	99
91	San Bernardino, CA	45.58	91	63	91
92	Arlington, TX	45.51	87	82	72
93	Charlotte, NC	44.76	82	73	79
94	Garland, TX	44.64	93	79	51
95	Laredo, TX	43.09	96	86	2
96	Fort Worth, TX	41.68	88	83	86
97	Hialeah, FL	39.03	95	99	7
98	Jersey City, NJ	37.78	99	97	10
99	Newark, NJ	36.17	100	96	56
100	North Las Vegas, NV	34.10	98	100	58

[gmkb]

At one time any of those places would have been fine.  Now home is where I choose to be on New Years Eve.

[Lila Belle]

I've always wanted to spend NYE on Key West.

Mobile is a fun place. We've spent NYE there a few times and always had a great time.

[Laura14]

I live outside of Atlanta and while I understand it's high ranking based on what they looked at I have never actually seen the Peach drop in person and I resent I have to see a split screen every year with it and Times Square.  

If I'm home, I want to see the Crystal ball not the Peach which always lands too early.  It makes my head dizzy to be in a two second time warp.  

[stevieb]

To be perfectly honest, I truly couldn't care less about 'ringing in' the New Year... Each to their own, but as special occasions go, well, for me, New Year's is pretty far down on the list.

[deepwaterdotter]

Hoping lots of money is spent celebrating in Madison, WI, always good for the local economy.

[chickenbutt]

Fresno?

Well, wonders never cease.  hehe

Anyway, I would hope that everybody is safe and enjoys their celebration.  I'm in bed by then and always hoping to be asleep, but seldom am.

[Noel7]

Hey, we're number two!.  It's always been said that SF knows how to party

We have a lot of fireworks for New Year's Eve and an entire section of The City shuts down for a party.

[chickenbutt]

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Noel7 wrote:

Hey, we're number two!.  It's always been said that SF knows how to party

We have a lot of fireworks for New Year's Eve and an entire section of The City shuts down for a party.

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Nothing against Orlando, of course, but I bet that a catalyst for them being #1 is that Disney World probably does it up pretty HUGE.  

SF is always #1 in my heart.  

(Yikes, major typos this morning)

[MaggieMack]

Not only is my City not on the list, my state is not represented, either! 

NBD, I like living in anonymous little nowhere!