What cities hold the best St. Patrick’s Day celebration? They may be closer than you think

You don’t have to travel to Chicago to partake in some of the best St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the country. Some events may be in your own backyard.

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WalletHub has compiled a list of the cities that it determined will have the best celebrations this year among 200 of the largest cities, using 15 metrics.

They used qualifiers, such as how many Irish pubs and restaurants there are per capita, the lowest-cost three-star hotel for March 17 and the weather, to come up with the rankings.

Topping the list, no surprise, is Boston with a total score of 68.05. Beantown ranks No. 1 in St. Patrick’s Day traditions but ranks 132 in the costs associated with the holiday. It is 96th when it comes to safety and accessibility, while the weather ranks it 131st, according to WalletHub.

Here are the top 10:

1. Boston
2. Chicago
3. Savannah, Georgia
4. Reno, Nevada
5. Pittsburgh
6. New York
7. Worcester, Massachusetts
8. Buffalo, New York
9. Tampa, Florida
10. Santa Rosa, California

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