Hoppy, Hoppy: Cleveland is 10th Best City for Easter Celebration

Easter is here, and it's a holiday that roughly 80 percent of all Americans expected to observe in some way. And apparently, Clevelanders are pretty good at getting into the Easter spirit, at leas according to the personal finance website WalletHub's study of 2016's Best & Worst Cities for Easter Celebrations.

Cleveland came in as the 10th best city to celebrate the observance.

To find out which cities promise the most egg-citing time on March 27, WalletHub’s number crunchers compared the 100 largest cities across 13 key metrics, ranging from “number of Easter egg-hunt events per capita” to “percentage of Christian population” to “Easter weather forecast.”

Here's how Cleveland fared:

Celebrating Easter in Cleveland (1=Best, 50=Avg.):

• 'Easter Observers' Rank: 6
• 'Easter Traditions' Rank: 24
• 'Kids Easter' Rank: 67
• 'Easter Weather' Rank: 88

Pittsburgh, PA, was rated the No. 1 city for Easter celebrations, while Hialeah, FL, came in last.

Here's a look at the overall top 10:

1. Pittsburgh, PA
2. St. Louis, MO
3. Orlando, FL
4. Cincinnati, OH
5. Birmingham, AL
6. Atlanta, GA
7. Buffalo, NY
8. Washington, DC
9. Honolulu, HI
10. Cleveland, OH

And here's a more detailed breakdown of the study's methodology via Wallethub:

Easter Observers: 50

• Percentage of Christian Population: Double Weight (~20.00 Points)
  • Note: The percentage is based on the ratio between adherents for the following U.S. religious families and the total population of the city: Adventist, Baptist, Catholicism, Communal, Episcopalianism / Anglicanism, European Free-Church, Holiness, Ind. Fundamentalist, Latter-day Saints, Lutheran, Methodist / Pietist, Orthodox, Pentecostal and Presbyterian-Reformed.
• Diversity of Christianity: Full Weight (~10.00 Points)
  Note: This metric takes into account adherents for the following U.S. religious families: Adventist, Baptist, Catholicism, Communal, Episcopalianism / Anglicanism, European Free-Church, Holiness, Ind. Fundamentalist, Latter-day Saints, Lutheran, Methodist / Pietist, Orthodox, Pentecostal and Presbyterian-Reformed.
• Number of Churches per 100,000 Residents: Double Weight (~20.00 Points)

Easter Traditions – Total Points: 30

• Number of Brunch Restaurants per 100,000 Residents: Full Weight (~5.00 Points)
• Number of Candy Stores per 100,000 Residents: Full Weight (~5.00 Points)
• Number of Chocolate Shops per 100,000 Residents: Full Weight (~5.00 Points)
• Number of Flower & Gift Shops per 100,000 Residents: Full Weight (~5.00 Points)
• Average Price of Eggs: Full Weight (~5.00 Points)
• WalletHub “Most Caring Cities” Ranking: Full Weight (~5.00 Points)

Kids’ Easter - Total Points: 10

• Percentage of Children Aged 8 & Younger: Full Weight (~5.00 Points)
• Number of Easter Egg-Hunt Events per 100,000 Residents: Full Weight (~5.00 Points)

Easter Weather Forecast - Total Points: 10

• Difference Between the Average Forecasted Temperature for Easter & the Optimal Outdoor Temperature (70 degrees F) for This Time Period: Full Weight (~5.00 Points)
• Forecasted Precipitations for Easter: Full Weight (~5.00 Points)

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