With around 82% of Americans planning to travel this summer and high expenses forcing many people to stay home, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2024’s Best & Worst Cities for Staycations, as well as expert commentary.
WalletHub compared more than 180 cities across 42 key indicators of an exciting yet wallet-friendly staycation. Our data set ranges from parks and museums per capita to restaurant-meal costs.
| Best Cities for Staycations | Worst Cities for Staycations | |
| 1. Orlando, FL | 173. Moreno Valley, CA | |
| 2. Honolulu, HI | 174. Santa Ana, CA | |
| 3. Cincinnati, OH | 175. Hialeah, FL | |
| 4. Las Vegas, NV | 176. Laredo, TX | |
| 5. Tampa, FL | 177. Santa Clarita, CA | |
| 6. Chicago, IL | 178. Yonkers, NY | |
| 7. San Diego, CA | 179. Chula Vista, CA | |
| 8. Atlanta, GA | 180. Pearl City, HI | |
| 9. New Orleans, LA | 181. Irving, TX | |
| 10. Tucson, AZ | 182. Fremont, CA |
Best vs. Worst
- St. Louis, Missouri has the most zoos & aquariums (per square root of population), which is 23.2 times more than in Phoenix, Arizona, the city with the fewest.
- New York has the most parks (per square root of population), which is 49.9 times more than in San Francisco, California, the city with the fewest.
- Des Moines, Iowa, has the lowest cost of house-cleaning services, which is 4.1 times less expensive than in Juneau, Alaska, the city with the highest.
