A brand new report says San Antonio is just not feeling very patriotic this summer time. The Alamo Metropolis has simply been named the sixth-best metropolis in Texas for celebrating the Fourth of July, nevertheless it flopped in a nationwide rating of the most effective cities for Independence Day festivities in 2026.
San Antonio ranks No. 6 statewide and No. 74 nationally in WalletHub’s annual report evaluating the “Greatest & Worst Locations for 4th of July Celebrations.” WalletHub’s consultants yearly rank the 100 greatest U.S. cities throughout 18 metrics comparable to affordability, the number of July 4th celebrations, climate favorability, security, and extra.
The three finest cities within the U.S. for celebrating the Fourth of July in 2026 — marking the nation’s monumental 250th birthday — are Las Vegas (No. 1), New York Metropolis (No. 2), and Orlando (No. 3).
Amongst particular person classes, San Antonio is the ninth most reasonably priced U.S. metropolis to go to over the Fourth of July vacation, and it ranks twenty ninth general for its abundance of July 4th celebrations. Within the “sights and actions” subcategory, which was based mostly on a separate survey of the most effective and worst cities for recreation, San Antonio ranks 59th nationally.
San Antonio’s predictably sizzling climate forecast for the vacation earns it a bottom-tier rating at No. 84 general, whereas the town’s security and accessibility rank eighty fifth.
Elsewhere in Texas, Dallas and Fort Value ranked as the highest two finest cities within the Lone Star State for celebrating America’s founding, and ranked thirty ninth and forty second nationally. Houston rounded out the highest three statewide and ranked forty seventh within the U.S.
This yr’s festivities are anticipated to be extra spectacular in comparison with earlier years to commemorate the milestone anniversary, in line with the report.
“This yr, the Nationwide Retail Federation tasks that U.S. households will spend a collective $9.4 billion on meals for Fourth of July festivities alone,” the report’s creator wrote.
Here is how the remainder of Texas stacks up within the report:
No. 57 – El PasoNo. 63 – LubbockNo. 80 – ArlingtonNo. 81 – PlanoNo. 84 – AustinNo. 91 – Corpus ChristiNo. 93 – IrvingNo. 99 – LaredoNo. 100 – Garland
