Methodology: Data is from customer requests on the Thumbtack platform from October 2024 to October 2025 for holiday light installations. Rankings were based on the relative frequency of such requests adjusted for the population of state and metropolitan areas.
So not only does this seem like a really bad way to measure a city’s ‘festivity’, but it also appears to be marketing for a handyman app…
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So not only does this seem like a really bad way to measure a city’s ‘festivity’, but it also appears to be marketing for a handyman app…