This NC City Is No. 1, 5 Made List For Best Cities For Christmas In 2020

By Jason Hall

Durham has been named as the best places for Christmas in 2020.

WalletHub.com ranked Durham No. 1 overall among the 100 "best places for Christmas" in a list published on Tuesday (December 15.) Four other North Carolina cities -- Raleigh (No. 5,) Charlotte (No. 28,) Greensboro (No. 36,) and Winston-Salem (No. 54) -- were also included on the list.

The website said it determined which cities offer the most Christmas cheer amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic by comparing several key indicators of a safe and affordable holiday season, which includes the availability of Christmas traditions and the city's overall generosity.

Durham received a total score of 68.16 and ranked 17th in "safery," fifth in "traditions & food," 51st in "observance" and fifth in "generosity." Raleigh received a total score of 67.00 and ranked 16th in "safery," 11th in "traditions & food," 40th in "observance" and seventh in "generosity."

Charlotte received a total score of 58.31 and ranked 26th in "safery," 51st in "traditions & food," 31st in "observance" and 29th in "generosity." Greensboro received a total score of 56.29 and ranked 23rd in "safery," 68th in "traditions & food," 42nd in "observance" and 97th in "generosity."

Winston-Salem received a total score of 52.08 and ranked 24th in "safery," 82nd in "traditions & food," 64th in "observance" and 94th in "generosity."

Here is the full list of cities included in WalletHub.com's list of best places for Christmas in 2020:

  1. Durham, NC
  2. San Jose, CA
  3. Honolulu, HI
  4. Oakland, CA
  5. Raleigh, NC
  6. Pittsburgh, PA
  7. San Francisco, CA
  8. Portland, OR
  9. Plano, TX
  10. Seattle,WA
  11. Sacramento, CA
  12. Virginia Beach, VA
  13. Atlanta, GA
  14. Kansas City, MO
  15. San Diego, CA
  16. Cincinnati, OH
  17. Cleveland, OH
  18. Austin, TX
  19. Madison, WI
  20. Chesapeake, VA
  21. Fort Worth, TX
  22. Houston, TX
  23. Dallas, TX
  24. Fremont, CA
  25. Birmingham, AL
  26. Irvine, CA
  27. Santa Ana, CA
  28. Charlotte, NC
  29. Orlando, FL
  30. St. Louis, MO
  31. Norfolk, VA
  32. Anaheim, CA
  33. Washington, DC
  34. Los Angeles, CA
  35. Oklahoma City, OK
  36. Greensboro, NC
  37. Chula Vista, CA
  38. Buffalo, NY
  39. Memphis, TN
  40. Tampa, FL
  41. Tucson, AZ
  42. Jacksonville, FL
  43. Fresno, CA
  44. Columbus, OH
  45. Colorado Springs, CO
  46. Tulsa, OK
  47. Lincoln, NE
  48. Baltimore, MD
  49. Philadelphia, PA
  50. San Antonio, TX
  51. Albuquerque, NM
  52. Indianapolis, IN
  53. Denver, CO
  54. Winston-Salem, NC
  55. Las Vegas, NV
  56. Lexington-Fayette, KY
  57. Arlington, TX
  58. Wichita, KS
  59. Irving, TX
  60. Louisville, KY
  61. Chicago, IL
  62. Long Beach, CA
  63. Minneapolis, MN
  64. Omaha, NE
  65. Bakersfield, CA
  66. Nashville, TN
  67. Garland, TX
  68. Milwaukee, WI
  69. Riverside, CA
  70. Boise, ID
  71. Gilbert, AZ
  72. New York, NY
  73. Anchorage, AK
  74. Stockton, CA
  75. Detroit, MI
  76. St. Petersburg, FL
  77. Aurora, CO
  78. Phoenix, AZ
  79. Toledo, OH
  80. St. Paul, MN
  81. Reno, NV
  82. Glendale, AZ
  83. Chandler, AZ
  84. San Bernardino, CA
  85. Mesa, AZ
  86. Fort Wayne, IN
  87. Newark, NJ
  88. Scottsdale, AZ
  89. Baton Rouge, LA
  90. Miami, FL
  91. Henderson, NV
  92. New Orleans, LA
  93. Jersey City, NJ
  94. Boston, MA
  95. El Paso, TX
  96. Lubbock, TX
  97. North Las Vegas, NV
  98. Corpus Christi, TX
  99. Laredo, TX
  100. Hialeah, FL

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