{"id":3048,"date":"2014-10-28T17:35:17","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T17:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/long-beach-ranks-in-top-15-cities-in-the-nation-to-get-your-halloween-on\/"},"modified":"2014-10-28T17:35:17","modified_gmt":"2014-10-28T17:35:17","slug":"long-beach-ranks-in-top-15-cities-in-the-nation-to-get-your-halloween-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/long-beach-ranks-in-top-15-cities-in-the-nation-to-get-your-halloween-on","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach Ranks in Top 15 Cities in the Nation to Get Your Halloween On"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Harbor2014<\/p>\n

The Captain of Dark Harbor applauds you, Long Beach. Photo by Brian Addison.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hey Long Beach, put on your masks and start hoarding your Reese\u2019s Peanut Butter Cups because this Friday is going to be a party. Whether you\u2019re outside traipsing from house to house in dire need of Candy Corn<\/a> or you\u2019re sitting inside with a beer on your belly watching Hocus Pocus<\/em> with the kids, this year\u2019s Halloween is sure to set a record.<\/p>\n

In September, the National Retail Federation released its 2014 \u201cHalloween Consumer Spending Survey,\u201d and the results are telling. According to the NRF, \u201cMore than two-thirds (67.4%) of celebrants will buy Halloween costumes for the holiday, the most in the survey\u2019s 11-year history.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the spirit of this Halloween-crazed year, WalletHub crunched a few numbers to find out 2014’s Best and Worst Cities for Halloween<\/a> and Long Beach ranked as the 11th best place to celebrate this daunting holiday. The company analyzed 15 key metrics, starting from crime rates to the weather forecast for Halloween night.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Long Beach ranked near the murky bottom for \u201cEntertainment Environment & Safety\u201d with a meager 3, but we basically took the cake for the \u201cParties & Activities\u201d and \u201cWeather Forecast for Halloween\u201d rankings, placing us in the top 15 cities to glorify our dear deceased. Check out the top 15 cities ranked below:<\/p>\n

Top 15 Cities to Celebrate Halloween<\/strong><\/p>\n

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
11. Long Beach, CA
12. Plano, TX
13. Tampa, FL
14. Gilbert, AZ
15. Honolulu, HI<\/p>\n

According to WalletHub, this Halloween, the average attendee will shell out $77.52, up from $75.03 from last year, on holiday-related expenses like candy, decorations, greeting cards and costumes. Total spending is expected to reach $7.4 billion, making Halloween the freakiest and fastest-growing consumer holiday in America. In other words, if you\u2019re trying not to watch your earnings float away into the Halloween mist, think DIY costumes and going easy on store-bought candy.<\/p>\n

Below are Long Beach’s rankings among the top 100 most populated cities in the U.S.<\/p>\n

Halloween in Long Beach (1=Best; 50=Avg.)<\/strong>
46th \u2013 % of the Population Aged 14 or Younger
13th \u2013 % of Occupied Housing Units
13th \u2013 Walk Score
33rd \u2013 Crime Rate
38th \u2013 Average Price of Halloween Party Ticket
30th \u2013 Temperature Difference (on Halloween vs. Ideal)
40th \u2013 # of Bars per Capita<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Long Beach was ranked as the 11th best city for celebrating Halloween, so throw on your masks and get ready for a holiday you’ll never forget. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":67635,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[267],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-3048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hi-lo","tag-halloween","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3048"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=3048"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=3048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}