{"id":4113,"date":"2023-12-13T07:04:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T07:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/13\/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas-the-most-and-least-festive-u-s-cities-and-states\/"},"modified":"2023-12-13T07:04:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T07:04:19","slug":"its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas-the-most-and-least-festive-u-s-cities-and-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/13\/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas-the-most-and-least-festive-u-s-cities-and-states\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas: The Most (and Least) Festive U.S. Cities and States"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The holidays have always been rich with timeless traditions<\/a>\u2014mistletoe hanging overhead, a lit menorah, and the iconic Christmas tree twinkling through the living room window.<\/p>\n

Yet, when it comes to decorating for the season<\/a>, some U.S. cities and states are more festive than others. The decorations American homeowners prefer\u2014as well as the time and money they spend to give their dwellings a seasonal shine\u2014also vary geographically.<\/p>\n

It all got us wondering: Which state is the nation\u2019s most festive?<\/p>\n

Where the holiday cheer is strongest<\/h2>\n

<\/a>The Church Street Marketplace in Vermont<\/p>\n

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Vermont, the Green Mountain State, is America\u2019s most festive when it comes to decorating for the holidays, according to a recent study<\/a> commissioned by Michigan-based home builders Lombardo Homes. Wyoming, Delaware, Rhode Island, and North Dakota rounded out the study\u2019s top five.<\/p>\n

(The study analyzed 6,708 Google search terms related to Christmas decorations and surveyed 1,000 Americans on their favorite holiday decorations.)<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Oklahoma was the least jolly state for holiday decorating, but Minnesota, California, Mississippi, and Michigan weren\u2019t far behind.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas topped the list of America\u2019s most festive cities, followed by Baltimore, Denver, Portland, and Seattle.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven the city\u2019s reputation for extravagance, it wasn\u2019t a surprise to us that Las Vegas goes the extra mile for Christmas decorations, too,\u201d says Allison Hadley<\/strong>, Lombardo Homes spokesperson.<\/p>\n

On the other end of the spectrum, New York City and Los Angeles were America\u2019s least Christmas-obsessed cities for the second year in a row, trailed by Chicago, Phoenix, and Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile our study found that New York and Los Angeles are once again the major cities that decorate the least for holidays, these cities still get into the Christmas spirit,\u201d says Hadley.<\/p>\n

America\u2019s favorite holiday decorations<\/h2>\n

<\/a>Americans\u2019 favorite holiday decoration is the Christmas tree.<\/p>\n

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Not surprisingly, the Christmas tree was the clear winner when it came to America\u2019s favorite holiday decoration<\/a>, with 79% of Americans saying they plan to decorate a tree this year. Christmas lights, mistletoe, and gingerbread houses were the other favorites.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the beauties of Christmas is that it offers such a variety of holiday decorations, yet some are more universal than others geographically,\u201d Hadley points out. \u201cFor example, window candles are popular in New England states like Rhode Island and New Hampshire because the classic Cape Cod-style houses are the perfect settings for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the ephemeral snowman is the most popular holiday decoration in most upper Midwestern states, including Michigan and Minnesota, where freezing temperatures and snow on the ground are typical over the holidays.<\/p>\n

As for Americans\u2019 preferred time to start decorating, the week after Thanksgiving is it. More than half (51%) wait until the week after New Year\u2019s to pack away the lights and ornaments.<\/p>\n

And while 90% of Americans say Christmas trees are more expensive this year, homeowners plan to spend an average of $140 on Christmas decorations in 2023, almost double the amount that they spent in 2022 ($82).<\/p>\n

\u201cTimeless holiday traditions are timeless for a reason,\u201d says Hadley. \u201cWhile Vermont might top the list as the state that decorates the most for the holidays, that doesn\u2019t mean people in Wisconsin or California are any less excited. It\u2019s clear, based on our study, that the Christmas spirit is alive and well as homeowners get ready for the holiday season.\u201d<\/p>\n

America\u2019s most festive states\u2014and their favorite decorations<\/h2>\n

(Ordered by most to least festive)<\/p>\n

Vermont: Christmas tree
\nWyoming: Santa
\nDelaware: window candle
\nRhode Island: window candle
\nNorth Dakota: nativity
\nAlaska: Santa
\nNew Hampshire: window candle
\nSouth Dakota: angel
\nMaine: snowman
\nMontana: ornaments
\nWest Virginia: snowman
\nPennsylvania: window candle
\nNew Jersey: Christmas tree
\nMassachusetts: gingerbread
\nConnecticut: Christmas lights
\nNebraska: Santa
\nIdaho: nativity
\nNorth Carolina: Christmas lights
\nUtah: mistletoe
\nVirginia: wreath and garland
\nHawaii: mistletoe
\nSouth Carolina: wreath and garland
\nTexas: wreath and garland
\nTennessee: nativity
\nAlabama: Christmas tree
\nGeorgia: mistletoe
\nNew Mexico: Christmas lights
\nOhio: snowman
\nMaryland: gingerbread
\nKentucky: ornaments
\nFlorida: ornaments
\nNew York: Christmas tree
\nOregon: gingerbread
\nWisconsin: gingerbread
\nNevada: stocking
\nKansas: nativity
\nIllinois: snowman
\nIndiana: Christmas tree
\nLouisiana: wreath and garland
\nIowa: angel
\nWashington: mistletoe
\nMissouri: Christmas lights
\nColorado: gingerbread
\nArkansas: inflatables
\nArizona: candy cane
\nMichigan: snowman
\nMississippi: nativity
\nCalifornia: mistletoe
\nMinnesota: snowman
\nOklahoma: Christmas lights<\/p>\n

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Getty Images The holidays have always been rich with timeless traditions\u2014mistletoe hanging overhead, a lit menorah, and the iconic Christmas tree twinkling through the living room window. Yet, when it comes to decorating for the season, some U.S. cities and states are more festive than others. The decorations American homeowners prefer\u2014as well as the time…Read More→<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":4114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}