Who Wins The ‘Fun City’ Crown? You Guessed It…Las Vegas

When you think about America’s most fun cities, where do you rank our home city of Las Vegas? With that in mind, WalletHub.com recently released the results of their study of our nation’s cities to try and determine the U.S.A.’s most fun city. Here’s where “Sin City” lands in the rankings.

Being a full-time radio broadcaster since I graduated college in the early 1980’s, I have lived in quite a few cities around our great nation. My first gig was in Hanover, New Hampshire, home of Dartmouth College. From there, I made stops in Gunnison and then Pueblo, Colorado. From there to Murfreesboro and then Nashville, Tennessee. Then, back across the country to Bakersfield, California for a few years. Subsequently, I landed in “The Inland Empire” of Cali (Riverside – San Bernardino).

After all that moving around during the first eleven years of my career, we were looking for a great city in which to settle down. Thank goodness we ended up here in Las Vegas starting in 1994. This is one of the most fun cities in which to live. And now, the folks at WalletHub.com back up our opinion. They are naming Las Vegas the most fun city in America in their most recent survey.

Without a doubt, it’s hard to argue with Las Vegas taking the crown in this survey. Other major cities in America which land in the top five are Orlando, Florida (#2), Miami, Florida (#3), Atlanta, Georgia (#4), and San Francisco, California (#5).

When it comes to Nevada’s other cities in this article by Adam McCann on WalletHub.com, two more show up in the top 100. Reno claims the #28 position, and Henderson comes in at #65. Incidentally, North Las Vegas makes it into the survey at #140.

By now you must be wondering how Wallet Hub determines their rankings for this study. According to McCann’s article, 182 cities, including the 150 most populous, are in this comparative study. First, entertainment and recreational opportunities were reviewed. Second, the amount of available nightlife and party venues were taken into consideration. The final dimension studies is the cost of all of this fun. If you'd like to see where your favorite city for fun lands in the survey, click here.

Put it all together, and it is easy to see why Las Vegas wins the crown for most fun city in the U.S.A. Party on!

If you had to guess which of the 25 most populous cities in the U.S.A. were considered the funniest cities in America, would you put Las Vegas in the top five? How would you even rank the funniest cities?

Well, ShinySmileVeneers.com has released findings in a new study which ranks the funniest cities in the nation. Their findings were not based on how funny a city's residents are, but rather on how many comedy clubs there are per capita (40 points), how many comedy festivals a city hosts (30 points), how many movie and television comedy specials have been filmed in a city (20 points), and internet search volume for comedy specials, clubs and festivals per capita (10 points).

If the study had been based on which city has the funniest residents, I'm sure Las Vegas would have topped the list, right? However, in this particular study, we ranked at #13. In the state rankings, Nevada came in at #23. However, Sin City did score in the top three for most comedy clubs per capita along with Boston and Los Angeles.

This study ranked the funniest states:  Massachusetts at #1, New York in second, Illinois ranks third, and believe it or not Alaska and Ohio are tied for fourth. Just for "laughs," which are the least funny states in the U.S. according to the ShinySmileVeneers.com study? North Dakota ranks at #50, followed by Wyoming at #49, with Arkansas and Alabama tied at #47.

You can see the full results of this study by CLICKING HERE.

Without further ado, scroll down to find out the five funniest cities in the U.S.A.

"The Emerald City" is the largest city in the state of Washington, and it scored a 75 in this study to place fifth. The city was famous for its jazz clubs during the 1920's and 1930's, and we all know about their vibrant rock scene. This is where "grunge rock" got its start. Comedian Joel McHale was raised in the Seattle area.

No, our nation's capital's high score was not based on what you may think of politicians. Washington, D.C. placed fourth with a score of 77. Some very famous stand-up comedians come from this area, including Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., and Ana Gasteyer.

The "City by the Bay" ties for second in this study with another one of California's major metropolises, Los Angeles. They each came in with a score of 79 out of 100 in this study. Famous comedians from the Bay Area include Margaret Cho and Kevin Pollak.

The "City of Angels" is America's home for movies, television shows, and lots of other entertainment, including numerous comedy clubs. Many comedians gravitate to L.A. in order to hit the big time. Famous comedians from the Los Angeles area include Pauly Shore, Cheech Marin, Paul Rodriguez and George Lopez.

Somehow, "Beantown" killed the competition, with a high score of 94 out of 100! Not only was Boston ranked as the funniest city in America, Massachusetts was ranked as the funniest state in this study. Famous comedians from Boston include Lenny Clarke and the late John Pinette.

Larry Martino is the long-time afternoon drive personality on 96.3 KKLZ. The views and opinions expressed in this blog are those of Larry Martino and not necessarily those of Beasley Media Group, LLC.

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