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With 87% of Americans planning to celebrate the 4^th of July this year and collective food spending for the holiday to reach $9.5 billion, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst Places for 4th of July Celebrations, to go along with interesting stats about the holiday in its 4th of July Facts & Figures infographic and 4^th of July Survey. 

To determine the best places to celebrate the most star-spangled occasion, WalletHub compared the 100 largest U.S. cities based on how well they balance holiday cost and fun. The data set of 18 key metrics ranges from average beer and wine prices to the duration of fireworks shows to the Fourth of July weather forecast.

Best Cities to Celebrate Fourth of July
1. Los Angeles, CA	11. Washington, DC
2. San Francisco, CA	12. Denver, CO
3. New York, NY	13. St. Louis, MO
4. Las Vegas, NV	14. Buffalo, NY
5. Seattle, WA	15. Houston, TX
6. San Diego, CA	16. New Orleans, LA
7. Orlando, FL	17. San Jose, CA
8. Dallas, TX	18. Minneapolis, MN
9. San Antonio, TX	19. Cincinnati, OH
10. Milwaukee, WI	20. Scottsdale, AZ