According to an October 2020 study, Omaha (Nebraska) was the cheapest city in the U.S. for a 'staycation'. The term 'staycation' is typically used to refer to a holiday spent in one's home country rather than abroad, or one spent at home and involving day trips to local attractions. The study analyzed a range of metrics, including the average price of a meal, the number of hotels, and the average price of a stay in a three-star hotel. It then assigned scores according to the cheapest options. Omaha topped the list with an index score of 77.3. Houston (Texas) and Oklahoma City (Oklahoma) followed on the ranking with a score of 74.5 and 70.8, respectively. As of October 2020, five of the top ten cities on the list were in Texas.
Cheapest cities for a staycation in the United States as of October 2020 (index score)
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ETIAS. (December 9, 2020). Cheapest cities for a staycation in the United States as of October 2020 (index score) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193787/cheapest-cities-for-staycation-us/
ETIAS. "Cheapest cities for a staycation in the United States as of October 2020 (index score)." Chart. December 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193787/cheapest-cities-for-staycation-us/
ETIAS. (2020). Cheapest cities for a staycation in the United States as of October 2020 (index score). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193787/cheapest-cities-for-staycation-us/
ETIAS. "Cheapest Cities for a Staycation in The United States as of October 2020 (Index Score)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193787/cheapest-cities-for-staycation-us/
ETIAS, Cheapest cities for a staycation in the United States as of October 2020 (index score) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193787/cheapest-cities-for-staycation-us/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Cheapest cities for a staycation in the United States as of October 2020 (index score) [Graph], ETIAS, December 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193787/cheapest-cities-for-staycation-us/