With the travel and tourism industries gutted by COVID-19 and travelers opting to stay close to home this summer, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2020’s Best & Worst Cities for Staycations, as well as accompanying videos.
To identify the best spots for staying local, WalletHub compared more than 180 cities across 15 key indicators of a fun-filled yet wallet-friendly staycation. Our data set ranges from parks per capita to the average home square footage and the idealness of summer weather.| Best Cities for Staycations | Worst Cities for Staycations |
| 1. Plano, TX | 173. San Jose, CA |
| 2. Boise, ID | 174. Oceanside, CA |
| 3. Tampa, FL | 175. Stockton, CA |
| 4. Charleston, SC | 176. Fremont, CA |
| 5. Lincoln, NE | 177. Oxnard, CA |
| 6. Fort Smith, AR | 178. Oakland, CA |
| 7. Scottsdale, AZ | 179. Providence, RI |
| 8. Grand Prairie, TX | 180. Warwick, RI |
| 9. Austin, TX | 181. Chula Vista, CA |
| 10. Orlando, FL | 182. Pearl City, HI |
Best vs. Worst
- New York City has the most parks (per square root of population), 1.474633, which is 23.9 times more than in Hialeah, Florida, the city with the fewest at 0.061587.
- San Francisco has the most bike rental facilities (per square root of population), 0.060037, which is 49.4 times more than in Detroit, the city with the fewest at 0.001215.
- San Francisco has the most walking routes (per square root of population), 39.164353, which is 31.7 times more than in El Paso, Texas, the city with the fewest at 1.234185.
- Fort Smith, Arkansas, has the lowest average price of pizza, $8.00, which is 1.9 times lower than in Stockton, California, the city with the highest at $15.25.
