Want to know one of the best places to celebrate Easter in America, at least according to website WalletHub?
Surprise: You’re here.
Yes, Cincinnati has been ranked one of the top 20 cities in which to celebrate Easter in the U.S. — and it’s not just because we have a lot of churches.
OK. It’s partially because we have a lot of churches.
The study tried to figure out which place promises the most “egg-citing” time on April 4 (aka Easter, you heathen) and compared 13 key metrics across the top 100 largest cities in America under the headings “Easter Observers,” “Easter Traditions,” “Kids Easter” and “Easter Weather.” Subcategories ranged from candy shops to Christians to COVID cases.
Coming in at No. 16, Cincinnati gets top marks not only for our religious lean, but also the amount of chocolate we have per capita.
The best city to celebrate Easter this year is Honolulu. The worst is Hialeah, Florida.
Here are the Queen City’s rankings this year:
- 6th – Churches per capita
- 52nd – Percent of Christian population
- 42nd – Average COVID-19 cases per capita in the past seven days
- 9th – Number of candy and chocolate stores per capita
- 7th – Amount of flower and gift shops per capita
- 55th – Easter weather forecast (Right now, Sunday’s forecast is calling for a high of 71 and sun.)
In 2019, Cincinnati ranked the No. 4 best place to celebrate Easter, so we’ve fallen a bit.
This article appears in Best Of Cincinnati 2021.
