The 100 Best U.S. Summer Travel destinations: Washington DC leading

Washington DC is the number one, Orlando the number two and Austin number three U.S. Travel Destination for the Summer on a scale from 1 to 100. The number 100 is Santa Rosa, California. This is according to a recent study released by Wallethub.

According to the study comparing the best vs. worst:

• The average flight to a popular summer destination costs $319, lasts 3 hours and 57 minutes and has 0.4 connections.
• The Las Vegas metro area is the most attractive destination on the West Coast and the Washington D.C. metro area on the East Coast.
• Florida and Texas are home to the top summer destinations in the U.S., each with at least two metro areas in the top 15. Oppositely,   Pennsylvania has one of the largest number of most unpopular summer destinations.
• The Oklahoma metro area has the lowest nightly rate for a three-star hotel room, $43, which is five times less expensive than in New Orleans, the metro area with the highest at $214.

Compared with other rankings that focus on each destination’s scenic quality, this report focuses primarily on the cost and convenience of traveling to each location as well as its affordability. However, it does take into account the number of attractions and variety of activities in each destination to ensure visitors will stay busy and entertained throughout the trip.

Source: WalletHub

Rank (1=Best)	Destination (Metro Area)	Total Score	‘Travel Costs & Hassles’ Rank	‘Local Costs’ Rank	‘Attractions’ Rank	‘Weather’ Rank	‘Activities’ Rank	‘Safety’ Rank
1	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area	67.34	9	84	8	19	14	6
2	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area	67.25	23	14	9	62	2	67
3	Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area	66.37	19	36	13	21	18	32
4	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area	66.18	8	86	4	55	3	38
5	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area	65.93	10	55	16	15	10	58
6	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area	64.85	1	34	36	48	16	25
7	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area	64.56	3	15	31	41	34	37
8	Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area	62.80	11	1	48	17	79	69
9	Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metro Area	62.63	20	19	7	77	7	91
10	Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area	62.36	7	9	23	50	29	77
11	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area	62.26	33	93	2	66	1	10
12	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area	62.17	46	82	1	49	9	51
13	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area	62.12	28	43	28	40	15	29
14	St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area	62.06	21	50	25	12	24	57
15	Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area	61.21	12	64	27	11	25	83
16	Richmond, VA Metro Area	60.93	66	21	35	32	23	18
17	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area	60.57	26	6	18	38	45	89
18	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area	60.26	35	83	12	42	12	40
19	Knoxville, TN Metro Area	59.66	64	2	50	36	50	62
20	Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area	59.47	16	54	47	71	20	8
21	Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area	59.42	6	67	20	70	19	53
22	Columbus, OH Metro Area	59.30	22	25	74	20	56	31
23	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metro Area	59.27	25	7	77	44	39	41
24	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area	59.25	2	20	66	56	51	61
25	Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area	58.86	38	72	53	3	36	56
26	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area	58.82	4	74	34	75	17	27
27	Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area	58.58	56	18	38	14	77	76
28	San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area	58.56	27	92	10	80	4	20
29	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area	58.56	60	13	32	16	53	66
30	Raleigh, NC Metro Area	58.42	29	45	46	22	52	59
31	El Paso, TX Metro Area	58.33	43	10	86	10	86	23
32	Jacksonville, FL Metro Area	57.95	48	16	26	61	27	65
33	Boise, ID Metro Area	57.85	75	24	39	30	62	5
34	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area	57.81	39	77	14	67	5	71
35	Albuquerque, NM Metro Area	57.71	40	3	24	5	54	99
36	Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area	56.99	5	56	51	37	67	70
37	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area	56.93	15	53	30	43	41	84
38	Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area	56.91	14	81	41	51	37	35
39	Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metro Area	56.50	49	76	21	6	42	73
40	Tulsa, OK Metro Area	56.41	42	12	60	18	60	86
41	Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area	56.03	13	31	44	52	57	81
42	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area	56.03	37	85	6	90	11	30
43	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area	55.82	51	40	75	64	44	16
44	Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA Metro Area	55.78	58	79	33	31	28	42
45	Tucson, AZ Metro Area	55.70	70	17	17	57	30	88
46	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metro Area	55.65	36	35	59	76	69	12
47	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metro Area	55.45	62	5	49	9	88	98
48	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area	55.35	31	96	11	73	26	7
49	Madison, WI Metro Area	54.84	34	65	57	87	22	4
50	Dayton, OH Metro Area	54.75	30	26	89	65	83	39
51	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area	54.61	24	37	40	23	58	96
52	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area	54.41	17	8	21	92	47	60
53	Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area	54.25	45	11	45	13	87	97
54	Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area	53.58	41	27	76	24	80	90
55	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area	53.19	57	87	55	26	31	44
56	Jackson, MS Metro Area	52.74	82	38	92	8	96	25
57	Columbia, SC Metro Area	52.66	72	28	64	28	73	85
58	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metro Area	52.26	18	59	58	79	38	79
59	Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area	52.05	61	42	83	35	65	55
60	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area	51.77	55	32	95	53	94	33
61	Springfield, MO Metro Area	51.76	59	60	61	27	82	94
62	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area	51.54	81	29	88	29	95	48
63	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metro Area	51.44	54	30	91	25	78	93
64	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area	51.29	50	61	62	N/A	32	54
65	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area	50.91	73	47	72	60	66	63
66	Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area	50.63	74	41	52	54	84	47
67	Rochester, NY Metro Area	50.18	63	73	56	85	46	14
68	New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area	50.16	78	91	15	39	21	74
69	Lafayette, LA Metro Area	50.12	80	33	73	47	97	50
70	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area	49.90	83	71	80	7	76	45
71	Akron, OH Metro Area	49.30	68	22	93	74	100	24
72	Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metro Area	49.28	65	70	42	82	43	43
73	Syracuse, NY Metro Area	49.18	71	69	67	84	75	11
74	Colorado Springs, CO Metro Area	48.51	69	68	37	78	72	52
75	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area	48.19	84	62	85	68	92	13
76	Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metro Area	47.94	47	57	54	N/A	35	95
77	Fresno, CA Metro Area	47.81	92	52	71	2	93	80
78	Wichita, KS Metro Area	47.74	52	23	79	33	90	100
79	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area	47.61	67	89	63	72	55	17
80	Honolulu, HI Metro Area	47.31	98	100	19	1	6	46
81	Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area	47.17	94	51	69	46	48	78
82	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area	47.03	44	94	43	88	49	21
83	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metro Area	46.97	76	80	94	45	40	64
84	San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area	46.70	32	99	3	95	8	72
85	Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area	46.36	87	66	68	34	64	92
86	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area	45.45	53	97	5	94	13	68
87	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area	45.10	96	4	96	58	98	34
88	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metro Area	44.83	79	58	100	59	59	49
89	Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA Metro Area	44.77	91	48	97	81	63	22
90	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area	44.70	93	75	70	N/A	70	3
91	Toledo, OH Metro Area	44.49	89	44	84	63	89	75
92	Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area	44.39	85	46	90	82	99	36
93	Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area	44.30	77	95	29	93	33	1
94	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area	44.15	90	78	78	86	81	15
95	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area	43.14	86	39	65	89	74	82
96	Bakersfield, CA Metro Area	41.51	99	63	87	4	91	87
97	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metro Area	39.14	100	90	81	69	71	2
98	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metro Area	37.63	88	49	99	N/A	61	28
99	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area	33.84	95	88	82	95	85	9
100	Santa Rosa, CA Metro Area	28.01	97	98	98	91	68	19

Source: Wallet Hub