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Charlotte Ranked Among 2023’s Top Festive Cities in America

December 12, 2022

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Sleigh bells are ringing, snow is glistening, while Mariah Carey serenades shoppers at every department store — it’s the most wonderful time of the year.

Which of the 200 biggest U.S. cities most resemble a scene out of a Hallmark movie?

LawnStarter made a list of 2023’s Most Festive Cities and checked it twice. They looked for cities with bags of fun, like holiday festivals and European-style Christmas markets serving delicious goodies.

Of course, no winter wonderland is complete without snow, so we also measured the average snowfall in each city to find the most Instagram-worthy backdrops.

Charlotte ranked as the 9th most festive city in America and the only southern city in the top 10.

2023’s Most Festive Cities in America:


1	New York, NY	82.99	8	1	1	1	1
2	Las Vegas, NV	50.66	131	2	4	4	2
3	Los Angeles, CA	49.96	68	3	2	3	20
4	Chicago, IL	49.18	9	4	8	2	8
5	Denver, CO	39.87	22	5	16	18	7
6	Houston, TX	37.25	126	33	3	8	9
7	San Antonio, TX	35.66	173	9	5	10	14
8	San Diego, CA	33.88	87	13	6	7	16
9	Charlotte, NC	33.53	188	7	14	39	6
10	Philadelphia, PA	32.69	23	6	33	6	44
11	Seattle, WA	31.96	41	8	28	9	23
12	Portland, OR	30.04	59	28	31	13	4
13	Colorado Springs, CO	29.92	79	14	24	61	10
14	Boston, MA	28.86	5	16	143	12	28
15	Austin, TX	28.81	147	19	10	17	25
16	San Francisco, CA	27.85	38	21	34	5	33
17	Albuquerque, NM	27.78	105	18	41	37	5
18	Raleigh, NC	27.65	151	10	35	45	12
19	Honolulu, HI	27.34	71	32	86	20	3
20	Dallas, TX	26.82	121	35	7	16	27
21	Columbus, OH	25.85	65	22	39	23	18
22	Orlando, FL	25.40	155	45	17	11	11
23	Phoenix, AZ	25.39	154	29	9	28	35
24	Washington, DC	25.15	33	11	50	27	53
25	Omaha, NE	24.87	52	61	20	50	13
26	Atlanta, GA	24.21	112	39	12	19	26
27	St. Paul, MN	23.98	19	12	127	59	52
28	Pittsburgh, PA	23.95	18	37	68	22	32
29	Buffalo, NY	23.87	2	40	100	36	74
30	Minneapolis, MN	23.72	10	58	139	31	15
31	Miami, FL	23.49	53	77	13	15	38
32	Louisville, KY	23.34	108	26	18	35	34
33	Jacksonville, FL	22.93	198	20	26	48	19
34	Detroit, MI	22.78	29	15	94	64	61
35	Tampa, FL	22.54	96	89	11	29	17
36	Baltimore, MD	22.50	42	36	74	21	24
37	Cincinnati, OH	21.69	57	44	37	25	36
38	Nashville, TN	21.23	165	23	47	26	22
39	Indianapolis, IN	20.26	83	24	21	40	75
40	Grand Rapids, MI	20.02	4	41	60	79	119
41	Syracuse, NY	19.85	1	93	174	68	97
42	Sacramento, CA	19.73	114	63	19	30	42
43	Rochester, NY	19.66	3	98	120	41	71
44	New Orleans, LA	19.56	88	25	104	14	46
45	Virginia Beach, VA	19.47	115	17	61	63	55
46	St. Louis, MO	19.45	44	27	43	24	93
47	Oklahoma City, OK	19.15	141	56	27	44	31
48	Salt Lake City, UT	18.97	13	92	73	47	47
49	Tucson, AZ	18.79	139	49	25	38	45
50	Reno, NV	17.33	76	66	88	67	29
51	Kansas City, MO	17.30	90	65	30	53	49
52	San Jose, CA	17.22	99	104	15	32	59
53	Worcester, MA	16.94	6	54	183	103	104
54	Providence, RI	16.59	11	80	186	58	66
55	Scottsdale, AZ	16.42	180	55	22	51	64
56	Richmond, VA	16.22	74	34	92	77	69
57	Anchorage, AK	16.10	27	30	154	82	115
58	Memphis, TN	16.08	164	68	80	43	21
59	Boise, ID	15.95	73	82	78	78	40
60	Savannah, GA	15.88	123	64	124	56	30
61	Mesa, AZ	15.74	150	67	29	74	50
62	Fort Collins, CO	15.68	49	59	111	109	67
63	El Paso, TX	15.66	101	128	32	42	39
64	Charleston, SC	15.43	144	62	106	69	37
65	Tulsa, OK	15.31	122	57	44	46	60
66	Cleveland, OH	15.16	12	91	91	34	117
67	Milwaukee, WI	15.12	15	74	145	33	109
68	Arlington, TX	15.01	149	47	52	90	56
69	Akron, OH	15.01	31	75	167	89	68
70	Aurora, CO	14.68	45	84	53	83	78
71	Tacoma, WA	14.53	75	60	163	76	57
72	Madison, WI	14.40	28	52	126	95	127
73	Greensboro, NC	14.10	168	31	66	86	77
73	Lincoln, NE	14.10	64	86	72	108	63
75	Fresno, CA	13.89	124	48	36	70	106
76	Des Moines, IA	13.84	50	76	170	100	65
77	Sioux Falls, SD	13.74	55	50	129	131	100
78	Baton Rouge, LA	13.66	167	70	59	87	48
79	Toledo, OH	13.53	39	51	123	84	139
80	Fort Worth, TX	13.13	162	148	23	49	54
81	Huntington Beach, CA	13.12	82	71	38	134	96
82	Plano, TX	12.75	117	69	48	111	76
83	Anaheim, CA	12.70	85	53	65	73	114
84	Lexington, KY	12.68	95	88	51	72	72
85	Little Rock, AR	12.67	172	43	79	96	84
86	Salem, OR	12.34	107	129	89	107	41
87	Huntsville, AL	12.32	195	72	49	118	51
88	Long Beach, CA	12.05	58	119	45	52	103
89	Alexandria, VA	11.81	40	106	153	116	94
90	Spokane, WA	11.80	26	124	102	55	123
91	Rockford, IL	11.43	51	85	188	153	95
92	Dayton, OH	11.32	62	157	141	75	58
93	Tempe, AZ	11.10	97	42	148	81	152
94	Aurora, IL	11.04	36	120	173	105	102
95	Jersey City, NJ	10.93	7	154	192	102	165
96	Fort Lauderdale, FL	10.71	91	83	58	54	121
97	Orange, CA	10.63	32	181	42	155	135
98	Winston-Salem, NC	10.38	127	86	124	88	79
99	Newark, NJ	10.36	14	145	185	136	155
100	Wichita, KS	10.23	110	103	46	71	107
101	Shreveport, LA	10.09	187	46	69	168	130
102	Torrance, CA	9.92	67	172	83	129	80
103	Eugene, OR	9.87	102	90	177	106	88
104	Jackson, MS	9.73	103	171	194	145	43
105	Henderson, NV	9.69	171	105	56	99	86
106	Bakersfield, CA	9.49	178	81	55	66	113
107	Fort Wayne, IN	9.48	69	107	121	149	125
108	Joliet, IL	9.48	47	156	147	112	105
109	Riverside, CA	9.47	142	79	67	80	128
110	Springfield, MA	9.45	20	135	197	169	185
111	Naperville, IL	9.30	34	149	105	141	183
112	St. Petersburg, FL	9.27	138	125	90	62	83
113	Killeen, TX	9.24	48	168	142	192	98
114	Irvine, CA	9.23	111	97	96	91	108
115	Overland Park, KS	9.20	80	140	98	133	90
116	Yonkers, NY	9.20	17	169	199	139	167
117	Norfolk, VA	9.18	89	108	180	177	87
118	Lakewood, CO	9.16	46	117	165	114	161
119	Lubbock, TX	9.08	120	113	40	110	137
120	Oakland, CA	9.05	60	136	171	60	110
121	Bridgeport, CT	9.01	21	146	178	161	189
122	Knoxville, TN	8.98	156	100	63	57	111
123	Grand Prairie, TX	8.89	163	38	193	190	192
124	Pasadena, CA	8.82	66	143	70	101	141
125	Hialeah, FL	8.74	63	196	113	180	92
126	Stockton, CA	8.68	140	94	77	154	118
127	Thornton, CO	8.66	24	134	195	200	199
128	Paterson, NJ	8.45	16	195	198	175	193
129	Birmingham, AL	8.42	184	147	71	65	73
130	Tallahassee, FL	8.40	192	73	76	85	129
131	Irving, TX	8.39	113	99	81	159	146
132	Fullerton, CA	8.28	25	186	161	179	173
133	McKinney, TX	8.27	157	78	64	170	180
134	Fremont, CA	8.20	104	112	93	186	120
135	Mobile, AL	8.06	183	116	122	125	81
136	Springfield, MO	7.90	93	137	75	123	124
137	West Valley City, UT	7.89	35	150	191	197	195
138	Salinas, CA	7.86	43	190	133	135	151
139	Pomona, CA	7.85	37	173	138	164	190
140	Warren, MI	7.82	30	193	158	143	197
141	Augusta, GA	7.73	72	152	115	137	133
142	Santa Ana, CA	7.70	70	177	83	104	136
143	Santa Rosa, CA	7.63	106	110	144	126	134
144	Amarillo, TX	7.51	56	162	155	150	147
145	Glendale, CA	7.50	54	179	109	146	150
146	North Las Vegas, NV	7.48	61	131	166	165	188
147	Garland, TX	7.48	135	95	97	174	175
148	Oxnard, CA	7.20	81	123	160	115	157
149	Vancouver, WA	7.19	116	163	57	122	122
150	Chattanooga, TN	7.11	186	139	131	94	82
151	Chandler, AZ	7.04	158	109	110	93	148
152	Corpus Christi, TX	6.91	159	122	117	113	112
153	Durham, NC	6.90	174	96	156	127	126
154	Bellevue, WA	6.90	92	130	168	132	131
155	Chesapeake, VA	6.87	182	155	103	183	85
156	Clarksville, TN	6.81	190	182	128	187	62
157	Newport News, VA	6.52	129	101	184	188	149
158	Montgomery, AL	6.48	196	111	176	172	99
159	Escondido, CA	6.45	119	164	62	148	160
160	Roseville, CA	6.40	145	141	112	147	116
161	Columbus, GA	6.36	200	121	164	163	89
162	Ontario, CA	6.35	109	127	150	120	174
163	Modesto, CA	6.23	118	161	95	117	140
164	Hayward, CA	6.21	86	191	82	173	153
165	Santa Clarita, CA	6.15	125	159	54	119	196
165	Chula Vista, CA	6.15	98	178	108	92	132
167	Peoria, AZ	6.10	176	102	114	191	184
168	Fontana, CA	5.94	137	133	87	199	186
169	Surprise, AZ	5.91	193	176	179	195	70
170	Garden Grove, CA	5.85	77	197	149	130	172
171	Pembroke Pines, FL	5.82	160	118	137	155	168
172	Fayetteville, NC	5.77	194	115	118	124	138
173	Murfreesboro, TN	5.70	175	170	169	196	91
174	Carrollton, TX	5.68	132	132	136	167	178
175	Macon, GA	5.66	189	151	134	181	101
176	Kansas City, KS	5.63	100	138	151	184	194
177	Elk Grove, CA	5.59	169	126	99	185	182
178	Glendale, AZ	5.58	153	153	116	98	145
179	Denton, TX	5.46	152	114	189	176	169
180	Laredo, TX	5.17	143	165	101	157	166
181	Hollywood, FL	5.16	94	175	187	97	156
182	Frisco, TX	5.06	166	142	107	152	180
183	Sunnyvale, CA	5.02	78	187	196	182	177
184	McAllen, TX	4.94	128	160	172	166	144
185	Corona, CA	4.80	148	185	85	162	171
186	San Bernardino, CA	4.72	136	174	162	138	142
187	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	4.60	134	187	130	158	159
188	Oceanside, CA	4.55	146	167	146	142	176
189	Olathe, KS	4.51	84	194	181	198	191
190	Waco, TX	4.42	179	158	140	144	162
191	Pasadena, TX	4.32	130	198	135	178	170
192	Brownsville, TX	4.12	161	183	152	140	143
193	Hampton, VA	3.94	133	183	182	194	158
194	Mesquite, TX	3.86	170	166	190	151	154
195	Cape Coral, FL	3.79	197	144	159	121	163
196	Moreno Valley, CA	3.36	181	200	132	160	187
197	Lancaster, CA	3.35	185	180	157	128	163
198	Palmdale, CA	3.25	191	192	119	189	179
199	Miramar, FL	2.21	177	199	200	193	200
200	Port St. Lucie, FL	2.03	199	189	175	171	198

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