Louisville ranked 37th best city for New Year’s Eve; Lexington 60th

Among 100 largest cities

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 27, 2016) — Louisville is the nation’s 37th best city to celebrate New Year’s Eve and Lexington-Fayette No. 60, according to WalletHub’s list of Best Places for New Year’s Eve.

WalletHub compared the largest 100 cities in the U.S. using 20 key indicators from three categories: Entertainment & Food; Costs; and Safety & Accessibility.

Louisville received a score of 54.90, getting a 35 for Entertainment & Food, 22 for Costs and 87 for Safety & Accessibility.

Lexington-Fayette scored a 49.28, getting a 60 for Entertainment & Food, 48 for Costs and 72 for Safety & Accessibility.

Methodology:

Entertainment & Food – Total Points: 50

• New Year’s Eve Popularity: double weight (~7.69 Points)
• Legality of Fireworks: full weight (~3.85 Points)
• Number of New Year’s Eve Festivals, Performances & Galas per Capita: double weight (~7.69 Points)
• Duration of the 2016 Fireworks Show: full weight (~3.85 Points) (Note: For this particular metric, “Duration” is measured in minutes.)
• Number of Restaurants per Capita: full weight(~3.85 Points)
• Luxury Shopping: Full Weight (~3.85 Points) (Note: This metric measures the number of jewelry shops per capita and the number of gourmet specialty-food stores per capita.)
• Number of Nightlife Options per Capita: full weight(~3.85 Points)
• Number of Music Venues per Capita: full weight (~3.85 Points)
• WalletHub “Recreation” (Entertainment, Recreational Facilities & Parks Quality) Ranking: triple weight(~11.54 Points)

Costs – Total Points: 30

• Average Price of a New Year’s Eve Party Ticket: full weight(~5.00 Points)
• Affordable Fine Dining: full weight (~5.00 Points) (Note: This metric measures the availability of affordable restaurants rated 4.5 stars or higher.)
• Average Beverage Price: full weight (~5.00 Points) (Note: For this particular metric, wine price was used to measure “beverage price.”)
• Restaurant-Meal Costs: full weight (~5.00 Points)
• Lowest Price of a Three-Star Hotel on New Year’s Eve: full weight (~5.00 Points)
• Pampering: full weight (~5.00 Points) (Note: This metric measures beauty-salon and haircut costs.)

Safety & Accessibility – Total Points: 20

• Walkability: full weight(~4.00 Points)
• Traffic Congestion: full weight (~4.00 Points)
• Neighborhood Security: full weight (~4.00 Points) (Note: This metric measures the crime rate.)
• Pedestrian-Fatality Rate: full weight (~4.00 Points)
• Forecasted Precipitation for Dec. 31: full weight (~4.00 Points)