The #1 City in “Trick-or-Treater-Friendliness” Is . . . New York City?

In the next week, trick-or-treaters will be hitting the streets . . . banging on doors, scrounging for candy.

A study looked at the largest 100 American cities, and ranked them on “trick-or-treater friendliness.”  They considered seven factors, including population density, walk score, crime rate, “perception of safety,” and vehicle accidents involving pedestrians.

The city that’s the MOST trick-or-treater-friendly is:  New York City.

Jersey City, New Jersey is second, followed by Boston . . . Gilbert, Arizona . . . Hialeah, Florida . . . Santa Ana, California . . . Newark, New Jersey . . . Laredo, Texas . . . Irvine, California . . . and Philadelphia.

Out of the 100 cities they looked at, the WORST city for trick-or-treating is Birmingham, Alabama.  Memphis is second-worst, followed by St. Louis . . . Baton Rouge, Louisiana . . . and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

(This was part of a larger report on the Best Places for Halloween on WalletHub.com.  New York City is also #1 overall.  Sorry, kids:  They didn’t say which city had the most houses stocked with THE GOOD LOOT.)

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