Thanksgiving is one of America’s most beloved holidays, giving families a chance to share a meal together and reflect on all the things for which they are grateful. But even though Thanksgiving is centered on family and gratefulness, it’s still become a highly commercialized holiday. For example, consumers spent $235 per person on gifts during the five-day period between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday last year.

To help Americans find the best places for gobbling up the Thanksgiving festivities, WalletHub compared the 100 largest U.S. cities based on 18 key metrics. Our data set ranges from the cost of Thanksgiving dinner and share of delayed flights to volunteer opportunities per capita and forecasted precipitation.

For fun and interesting facts about Turkey Day, check out WalletHub’s Thanksgiving Fun Facts Infographic.

Top 20 Cities for Thanksgiving
1.	San Antonio, TX	11.	Corpus Christi, TX
2.	Atlanta, GA	12.	Houston, TX
3.	Virginia Beach, VA	13.	Tulsa, OK
4.	Dallas, TX	14.	Cincinnati, OH
5.	Scottsdale, AZ	15.	Washington, DC
6.	Irving, TX	16.	Austin, TX
7.	Plano, TX	17.	San Diego, CA
8.	Louisville, KY	18.	Boston, MA
9.	Las Vegas, NV	19.	New York, NY
10.	Chesapeake, VA	20.	Miami, FL

“The best cities for celebrating Thanksgiving all have an abundance of high-quality restaurants and places to buy festive decorations, and their residents get very excited for the holiday based on their Google search history. Other features make individual cities stand out; for example, San Antonio has great weather, Atlanta has a fantastic track record for on-time flights and Virginia Beach has surprisingly affordable accommodations,” said Chip Lupo, WalletHub Analyst.


Thanksgiving Facts:

• $235 – Average person’s spending over the five-day Thanksgiving period.


• 10 Hrs. – Length of time the average American male would need to spend on the treadmill to burn the 4,500 calories consumed at the average Thanksgiving meal.


• $1.2B – Estimated amount Americans spend on Thanksgiving turkeys each year, with 45 million turkeys killed for the holiday.


• $26 Million – Amount of property loss caused by residential building fires each Thanksgiving.


• 71% – Share of people celebrating Thanksgiving who try to avoid having to talk politics at the dinner table.