Tampa Among Top 20 Cities In Country For Best Halloween

TAMPA, FL — If you're looking for a great place to spend the Halloween weekend, look no further than your own back yard.

One of the top places in the country to have a ghoulishly good time on Halloween is Tampa, according to the 2022’s Best Places for Halloween report released Monday by the personal-finance website, WalletHub.

How your Halloween night will turn out depends on your plans and budget. This year, the average U.S. household is expected to spend $100.45 on Halloween expenses, from decorations to treats to costumes. Collectively, that’s about $10.6 billion between the 69 percent of households that celebrate.

If you’re counting on getting more free treats in return for your investment, you’ll definitely want to be in a place with the most activities. Safety is also a big consideration, considering that many activities take place when it’s dark out.

WalletHub compared the 100 largest U.S. cities across 22 key metrics, ranging from candy and chocolate stores per capita to average price per Halloween party ticket to share of potential trick-or-treat stops.

Tampa came in 20th on the list of 100 cities, earning high marks for trick-or-treater friendliness.

Top 20 Cities For Halloween

1. New York, New York

2. San Francisco, California

3. Miami

4. Los Angeles, California

5. San Diego, California

6. San Jose, California

7. Jersey City, New Jersey

8. Las Vegas, Nevada

9. Santa Ana, California

10. Boston, Massachusetts

11. Orlando

12. Laredo, Texas

13. Anaheim, California

14. Chicago, Illinois

15. Hialeah

16. Chula Vista, California

17. Long Beach, California

18. Sacramento, California

19. Fremont, California

20. Tampa

10 Facts About Halloween for 2022

1. $10.6 billion: Projected Halloween spending in 2022.
2. $3.6 billion: Halloween costume spending in 2022.
3. $3.1 billion: Halloween candy spending in 2022.
4. 34 percent of parents think 13 or 14 is old enough to trick-of-treat alone.
5. 67 percent of Americans plan to hand out candy to trick-or-treaters.
6. 86 percent of parents admit to stealing candy from their kids.
7. $5.82: Average retail price of a pumpkin (up 13 percent from 2021).
8. $300+ million: Annual revenue from ticket sales for haunted attractions, 80 percent of which are run by charities.
9. $11 million: Direct property damage caused by Halloween house fires each year.
10. 72 percent of Americans say they would consider purchasing a haunted house to live in (but less than half would pay full market value for it).