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2017’s Best & Worst Cities for Staycations

With summer arriving and only 35 percent of Americans planning to take a family vacation away from home this year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2017’s Best & Worst Cities for Staycations.

To identify the best spots for staying local, WalletHub’s number crunchers compared the 150 largest cities across 36 key indicators of a fun-filled yet wallet-friendly staycation. The data ranges from movie and bowling costs to spas and wellness centers per capita to cost of house-cleaning services.
Staycationing in Los Angeles (1=Best; 75=Avg.)

  • 12th Swimming Pools per Capita
  • 28th Tennis Courts per Capita
  • 128th Public Golf Courses per Capita
  • 57th Zoos & Aquariums per Capita
  • 22nd Museums per Capita
  • 19th Spas & Wellness Centers per Capita
  • 23rd Nightlife Options per Capita
  • 71st Shopping Centers per Capita
  • 11th Theaters & Concert Halls per Capita
  • 47th Beer Gardens per Capita
  • 59th Cost of House-Cleaning Service
  • 149th Cost of Movie Ticket

For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-cities-for-staycations/4341/

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