With Easter Sunday around the corner and Americans planning to spend $22 billion on the holiday this year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2024’s Best Places to Celebrate Easter to go along with its Easter Facts & Stats – Church, Candy & Cash infographic and Easter Survey.
To find out which cities promise the most egg-citing time on March 31, WalletHub compared the 100 largest cities across 11 key metrics, ranging from candy and chocolate shops per capita to the city’s Christian population. You can find highlights from all three of WalletHub’s reports below.
Celebrating Easter in Atlanta (1=Best, 50=Avg.):
- Overall Rank: 6th
- 28th – Churches per Capita
- 30th – % of Christian Population
- 11th – Candy & Chocolate Stores per Capita
- 6th – Flower & Gift Shops per Capita
Easter Facts & Stats – Church, Candy & Cash
- $22 Billion: Total Easter-related spending expected in 2024 ($177 per person celebrating).
- $3.1 Billion: Projected Easter spending on candy.
- $49,000: Price of the world’s most expensive chocolate Easter bunny.
- 78%: Share of people who eat chocolate bunnies’ ears first.
- 60%: Share of parents who plan on sending Easter baskets to their children after they’ve moved out.
