Tennessee Cities Named Among The Best Cities To Celebrate New Year's

Another year is in the books and what better way to mark the end of 2023 than with exciting celebrations filled with friends, parties, dancing and an all-around good time, celebrating endings and anticipating the new beginnings that 2024 will bring.

WalletHub compared the 100 biggest cities in America to determine which are the best cities for New Year's, the fun spots that offer revelers a chance to ring in the new year in style. While the list is topped with cities you would expect, such as Orlando, New York or Las Vegas, some may be a surprise, including two cities in Tennessee.

According to the list, Nashville and Memphis ranked Nos. 18 and 75, respectively. Though Memphis placed low in the safety & accessibility category, the city ranked No. 14 overall in terms of costs. Nashville, however, ranked low in terms of costs, but made up for it with its No. 15 ranking for entertainment & food. Music City is even gearing up to host its annual star-studded New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash.

Here are the Top 10 best cities for New Year's:

1. Orlando, Florida
2. San Diego, California
3. New York City, New York
4. Las Vegas, Nevada
5. Atlanta, Georgia
6. Miami, Florida
7. Los Angeles, California
8. Chicago, Illinois
9. Denver, Colorado
10. Washington, D.C.

To determine the list, WalletHub compared 100 U.S. cities across three factors: entertainment & food, costs, and safety & accessibility. These factors were then evaluated using 26 relevant metrics, including New Year's Eve popularity, legality of fireworks, restaurants per capita, nightlife options per capita, music venues per capita, general fun, average alcoholic beverage price, restaurant-meal costs, walkability, neighborhood security, DUI-related fatalities per capita, pedestrian fatality rate, forecasted precipitation for Dec. 31, and many more.

See more of the best cities in America to ring the new year by checking out the full report at WalletHub.com.