FULL RANKINGS: BEST U.S. CITIES FOR A GIRLS’ TRIP (2026) Cities Ranked By Overall Girls’ Trip Score, Based On Nightlife, Wellness And Leisure, Hotels, Shopping, Brunch, Safety, And Affordability.
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RANK CITY OVERALL GIRLS’ TRIP SCORE (0–100) NIGHTLIFE & COCKTAIL SCENE (NIGHTCLUBS & COCKTAIL BARS PER 100K) WELLNESS & LEISURE SCENE (SPAS & CASINOS PER 100K) ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS (HOTELS PER 100K) SHOPPING SCENE (SHOPPING VENUES PER 100K) BRUNCH & CAFÉ SCENE (BRUNCH SPOTS PER 100K) SAFETY & ACCESSIBILITY (0–100) AFFORDABILITY SCORE (0–100)
1
Oakland, CA
60.32
46
26
11.38
41
329
53.35
52.5
2
Irvine, CA
57.9
11
84
9.3
56
211
53.25
55.17
3
Honolulu, HI
56.93
23
29
56.44
44
212
59.2
24.55
4
Madison, WI
45.5
34
8
13.17
21
113
56.55
76.7
5
Boise, ID
39.7
9
19
18.29
26
89
50.05
78.64
6
Portland, OR
37
28
8
8.42
11
86
54.65
72.58
7
Milwaukee, WI
34.86
27
7
5.19
15
56
47.95
79.76
8
Pittsburgh, PA
33.17
12
5
15.32
7
53
61.8
71.54
9
San Francisco, CA
30.69
16
4
7.31
12
81
64.1
51.43
10
Charlotte, NC
30.08
10
8
19.22
12
43
38.9
84.76
11
Austin, TX
29.4
14
6
21.96
6
52
48.85
64.13
12
Columbus, OH
29.39
12
7
3.67
11
50
45.95
87.03
13
Tucson, AZ
29.19
6
7
25.26
4
36
44.5
81.48
14
San Antonio, TX
29.02
5
6
24.9
4
24
43.55
88.1
15
Albuquerque, NM
29.01
10
11
13.59
16
77
35.8
77.29
16
Orlando, FL
28.38
3
9
35.78
6
18
45.95
67.43
17
Boston, MA
27.77
6
5
7.32
7
45
71.4
53.19
18
Seattle, WA
27.65
15
5
8.4
9
65
59.6
50.18
19
Denver, CO
27.18
9
5
8.62
5
40
56.6
70.32
20
Raleigh, NC
26.1
8
9
8.9
11
43
41.25
78.12
21
Baltimore, MD
25.91
13
6
3.77
7
44
46.5
76.02
22
New York, NY
25.53
9
6
2.29
8
44
68.55
46.88
23
Minneapolis, MN
24.76
6
4
4.39
8
39
57.65
63.3
24
St. Louis, MO
24.41
8
4
3.66
4
30
47.8
82.43
25
San Jose, CA
23.37
7
7
5.58
16
64
51.25
48.05
26
Memphis, TN
22.76
4
5
20.83
4
22
28.5
89.07
27
Philadelphia, PA
22.45
5
3
4.43
4
23
54.7
67.83
28
Chicago, IL
22.37
7
3
4.32
4
25
55.85
63.26
29
San Diego, CA
22.16
6
10
12.73
5
33
56.6
44.76
30
Houston, TX
21.73
4
3
13.31
4
16
42.2
76.22
31
Sacramento, CA
21.38
4
5
5.82
5
33
49.8
65.96
32
Miami, FL
20.19
2
5
14.16
4
13
61.65
40.33
33
Dallas, TX
19.79
3
3
7.99
2
13
47.2
71
34
Indianapolis, IN
19.12
5
4
22.8
2
24
35.35
62.17
35
Atlanta, GA
18.94
3
4
9.29
2
17
41.8
71.32
36
Las Vegas, NV
18.53
2
11
15.66
8
13
43.35
49.77
37
Jacksonville, FL
18.33
3
5
17.29
1
14
34.8
70.64
38
Phoenix, AZ
18.04
2
4
9.46
2
11
44.05
67.09
39
Kansas City, MO
18.01
8
4
7.46
5
30
38.35
62.38
40
New Orleans, LA
17.18
2
3
21
1
1
45.1
54.06
41
Tampa, FL
16.58
3
6
3.89
3
18
52.35
48.07
42
Los Angeles, CA
16.57
1
4
7.64
4
16
57.35
40.11
43
Detroit, MI
16.56
5
3
1.96
3
18
39.15
69.48