{"id":42950,"date":"2017-10-31T12:42:36","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T17:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/new-york\/?p=19940"},"modified":"2019-05-15T10:03:22","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T15:03:22","slug":"nyc-best-halloween-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/nyc-best-halloween-city\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Ranked as the Best Halloween City in America"},"content":{"rendered":"

This one goes out to all the candy addicts and costume-obsessed \u2013 New York was just named the best city in America for celebrating Halloween!<\/p>\n

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A new study by\u00a0WalletHub<\/a>\u00a0compared 100 of the largest cities in the US on 18 Halloween-y metrics to determine the creepiest, crawliest, most utterly-spooktacular metros across the country. Among those factors considered were the average percent of Trick-or-Treaters, the number of good Trick-or-Treating neighborhoods and the amount of bars and dance clubs per capita.<\/p>\n

New York, for all it’s worth, came in at number 1 (!!!!), with a particularly strong performance in the number of candy stores and costume shops per capita.<\/p>\n

Other cities that rounded up the top ten included:<\/p>\n

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  1. NYC, New York<\/li>\n
  2. Jersey City, New Jersey<\/li>\n
  3. Santa Ana, California<\/li>\n
  4. Las Vegas, Nevada<\/li>\n
  5. Anaheim, California<\/li>\n
  6. Los Angeles, California<\/li>\n
  7. Chicago, Illinois<\/li>\n
  8. Laredo, Texas<\/li>\n
  9. San Diego, California<\/li>\n
  10. Gilbert, Arizona<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Congratulations! Now, if you’re looking for somewhere to celebrate tonight, head to our\u00a0Ultimate Halloween Guide<\/a>\u00a0for events, concerts, costume ideas and more!<\/p>\n

    Happy Haunting everyone! *cue evil laugh*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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