With summer arriving and 52% of Americans reporting having unused vacation days last year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019’s Best & Worst Cities for Staycations as well as accompanying videos.
To identify the best spots for staying local, WalletHub compared more than 180 cities across 43 key indicators of a fun-filled yet wallet-friendly staycation. The data ranges from movie and bowling costs to spas and wellness centers per capita to cost of house-cleaning services.
| Best Cities for Staycations | Worst Cities for Staycations | |||
| 1 | Honolulu, HI | 173 | Jersey City, NJ | |
| 2 | Orlando, FL | 174 | Lewiston, ME | |
| 3 | Chicago, IL | 175 | Aurora, IL | |
| 4 | San Diego, CA | 176 | Santa Ana, CA | |
| 5 | Portland, OR | 177 | Pearl City, HI | |
| 6 | Charleston, SC | 178 | Irving, TX | |
| 7 | Seattle, WA | 179 | Bridgeport, CT | |
| 8 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 180 | Yonkers, NY | |
| 9 | Tampa, FL | 181 | Oxnard, CA | |
| 10 | San Francisco, CA | 182 | Chula Vista, CA | |
Best vs. Worst
- Orlando, Florida, has the most zoos & aquariums (per square root of population), 0.0135, 45 times more than in New York, the city with the fewest at 0.0003.
- Portland, Maine has the most parks (per square root of population), 1.2931, 21 times more than in Hialeah, Florida, the city with the fewest at 0.0616.
- Honolulu has the most tennis courts (per square root of population), 0.3495, 24.1 times more than in Gilbert, Arizona, the city with the fewest at 0.0145.
- North Las Vegas, Nevada, has the lowest cost of house-cleaning services, $73, 7.1 times less expensive than in St. Paul, Minnesota, the city with the highest at $518.
View the full report and your city’s rank.