With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, WalletHub released its report on 2024’s Best Cities for St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations. To determine the best cities for celebrating Irish-American heritage, WalletHub compared 200 of the largest U.S. cities across 15 key metrics, ranging from Irish pubs and restaurants per capita to the lowest price for a three-star hotel on St. Patrick’s Day to the weather forecast.
Top 20 Cities for St. Patrick’s Day
- Boston, MA
- Chicago, IL
- Savannah, GA
- Reno, NV
- Pittsburgh, PA
- New York, NY
- Worcester, MA
- Buffalo, NY
- Tampa, FL
- Santa Rosa, CA
- Naperville, IL
- Philadelphia, PA
- Knoxville, TN
- Columbia, SC
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Henderson, NV
- Syracuse, NY
- Las Vegas, NV
- New Orleans, LA
- Madison, WI
Best vs. Worst
- Naperville, Illinois, has the highest share of Irish population, which is 73 times greater than in Hialeah, Florida, the city with the lowest.
- New York has the highest number of Irish pubs per capita, which is 29.3 times more than in Nashville, Tennessee, the city with the lowest.
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has the lowest average beer price, which is 1.5 times less expensive than in Anchorage, Alaska, the city with the highest.
- Naperville, Illinois, has the lowest violent-crime rate, which is 46.6 times lower than in Memphis, Tennessee, the city with the highest.
- New York, has one of the lowest number of DUI-related fatalities per capita, which is 60.4 times less than in McAllen, Texas, the city with the highest.