Cleveland Ranked One of the Worst Cities for Valentine's Day Celebrations

CLEVELAND, OH - A new study by WalletHub says Cleveland is one of the worst cities in the nation for couples looking to celebrate Valentine's Day. Of 100 cities studied, Cleveland ranked 97th.

The study looked at four main factors when ranking cities: Budget, Activities, Gift Accessibility, and Weather Forecast. To measure those categories, WalletHub looked at things like the average ticket cost for a Valentine's Day party ticket, movie ticket prices, lowest cost for a 3-star hotel room, restaurants per capita, walkability, forecast temperatures, etc.

After looking at all of the factors, cities were scored on a scale of 100, with 100 being the highest possible score. Cleveland earned a paltry 32.20 score. Despite getting a 100 in the budget category, Cleveland got a 23 in Activities, 36 in Gift Accessibility and a surprisingly high 72 in Weather.

The only cities with a worse ranking than Cleveland are Detroit, Michigan (rejoice Clevelanders); Newark, New Jersey; and Hialeah, Florida.

By comparison, the top five cities for Valentine's Day are San Francisco, California; Scottsdale, Arizona; Orlando, Florida; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Seattle, Washington.

Now, if you're wondering if Valentine's Day is a big deal, trust us, it is. Spending on the holiday is projected to be about $18.2 billion in 2017, WalletHub says, and 53 percent of women say they will break up with their significant other if they get nothing for Valentine's Day. Heck, even 20 percent of people will buy gifts for their pets on Valentine's Day.

To see the full WalletHub report, click here.

Photo from Rick Uldricks, Patch