{"id":28288,"date":"2025-10-31T17:42:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T17:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/28288\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T17:42:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T17:42:15","slug":"3-florida-cities-named-best-stops-for-halloween-festivities-in-the-us-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/28288\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Florida cities named best stops for Halloween festivities in the US, report says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 Three Florida cities made the list of the best locations in 2025 for Halloween festivities, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/wallethub.com\/edu\/best-cities-for-halloween\/7785\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:WalletHub study;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">WalletHub study<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">WalletHub listed Miami, Orlando and Hialeah as three of the top 20 cities for 2025\u2019s spooky season, using 20 metrics to determine the best places to spend Halloween without spending a frightening amount of money.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis year, the average US household is expected to spend $114.45 on Halloween expenses, from decorations to treats to costumes,\u201d WalletHub said. \u201cCollectively, that\u2019s about $13.1 billion between the 73% of households that celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">WalletHub said it compared the 100 largest US cities based on key metrics, ranging from candy stores per capita to potential trick-or-treat stops.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The three primary determining metrics were trick-or-treater friendliness, Halloween fun and weather conditions, WalletHub said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The WalletHub study graded each metric on a 100-point scale, with the highest number of points determining the most favorable conditions for a Halloween celebration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Below are WalletHub\u2019s rankings and total scores for each of the top three Florida cities, with 100 points being the highest possible score:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">6. Miami \u2013 57.18 points<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">11. Orlando \u2013 53.11 points<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">19. Hialeah \u2013 51. 40 points<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Miami ranked sixth in the Halloween fun category determined by 11 key metrics, ranging from online searches for Halloween parties to pumpkin patches per capita, WalletHub said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to WalletHub\u2019s complete list of the largest US cities, Tampa was number 28, with a total score of 50.09.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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