Listen to the Jill Gonzalez Super Bowl interview segment here. It got salty.
With Super Bowl LVII just days away, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its Super Bowl LVII By The Numbers infographic together with its report on 2023’s Best & Worst Cities for Football Fans, as well as expert commentary. To determine the best places for loving on America’s favorite sport, WalletHub compared more than 240 U.S. cities with at least one college or professional football team based on 21 key metrics. The data set ranges from the number of NFL and college football teams to stadium capacity to fan engagement. Make sure to check out the infographic for cool stats about the biggest sporting event of the year. Here are some highlights from each report:
Best Cities for Football Fans | Worst Cities for Football Fans |
1. Pittsburgh, PA | 240. Boulder, CO |
2. Green Bay, WI | 241. Davidson, NC |
3. Dallas, TX | 242. Columbia, SC |
4. Boston, MA | 243. Knoxville, TN |
5. Los Angeles, CA | 244. Waco, TX |
6. New York, NY | 245. Lawrence, KS |
7. Miami, FL | 246. Louisville, KY |
8. Cincinnati, OH | 247. Fort Collins, CO |
9. New Orleans, LA | 248. Easton, MA |
10. Kansas City, MO | 249. Valparaiso, IN |
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-cities-for-football-fans/9691 Super Bowl LVII By The Numbers
To view the full report and your city’s rank, please visit:- $6,382: The average cost of a ticket to the past five Super Bowls.
- $5,738: Lowest price of a Super Bowl LVII ticket on the resale market just after the Conference Championships (35% increase from 2022).
- $1B: Estimated economic impact for the greater Phoenix area economy in 2023.
- 17.8M: Number of Americans who plan to watch the game at a bar or restaurant.
- 204%: 20-year increase in the cost of a 30-second Super Bowl ad (hitting a record cost of $7 million for a spot in 2023).