--- title: Halloween 2014: Best United States Cities for Trick or Treating description: Based on a very scientific analysis of crimes rates, candy stores, walkability and more canonical: https://time.com/3543535/best-worst-halloween-cities/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-28T15:57:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:14:07.166Z og:title: These Are the Best (And Worst) Cities for Celebrating Halloween og:description: St. Paul and Minneapolis top the list og:url: https://time.com/3543535/best-worst-halloween-cities/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt282f987c9e351366/698762fa06f2c16a2e331999/160596497.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5551 og:image:height: 3122 og:image:alt: Halloween trick or treaters og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: These Are the Best (And Worst) Cities for Celebrating Halloween twitter:description: St. Paul and Minneapolis top the list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt282f987c9e351366/698762fa06f2c16a2e331999/160596497.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # These Are the Best and Worst Cities for Celebrating Halloween > Sponsored content. 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The personal finance social network WalletHub[ determined ](http://wallethub.com/edu/best-and-worst-cities-for-halloween/7785/)the best (and worst) cities for Halloween based on 15 key metrics, including crime rates, weather, walkability, number of costume stores per capita and number of amusement parks. (All the criteria fit into three categories: “Entertainment Environment & Safety,” “Parties & Activities” and Weather Forecast for Halloween.”) WalletHub crunched numbers for 100 of the country’s most populated cities, ultimately giving each one an overall rank of Halloween-friendliness. Here are the 10 best cities: 1. St. Paul, MN 2. Minneapolis, MN 3. Dallas, TX 4. Santa Ana, CA 5. Irving, TX 6. Garland, TX 7. Chandler, AZ 8. Denver, CO 9. Arlington, TX 10. Las Vegas, NV And the 10 worst: 1. Winston-Salem, NC 2. Jacksonville, FL 3. Nashville, TN 4. Anchorage, AK 5. Detroit, MI 6. Durham, NC 7. Stockton, CA 8. Toledo, OH 9. Charlotte, NC 10. 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