An Illinois City Ranks Among Best Valentine’s Day Destinations Beating NY and LA

Before you know it, Valentine's Day will be here, and it turns out that one of the best cities in all of America for the big day is in Illinois.

When you take a closer look, you'd think, "Well, sure, of course, Chicago would be near the top when it comes to a study like this."

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Not necessarily, just because the population is so big.

This Illinois City Is a Better Destination for Valentine's Day Than Los Angeles and New York.

As a matter of fact, the third biggest city in America (Chicago) is ranked higher than the two cities that have larger populations, New York City and Los Angeles.

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It is a bit surprising that among some of the more metropolitan cities, like San Francisco (ranked #1 overall), Seattle (#2), and San Diego (#3), Scottsdale in Arizona is ranked #7. That city had a higher score than Chicago.

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Using key metrics like Budget, Activities, Gift Accessibility, and Weather Forecast, Chicago was ranked #13.

Budget and, most importantly, Weather Forecast killed any chances of it being a top 10 Valentine's Day destination.

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Chicago was the only city to make WalletHub's Top 100, while two in Wisconsin were represented, Madison and Milwaukee.

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