The ‘best’ and ‘worst’ Texas cities for Easter celebrations, data shows

(NEXSTAR) — This weekend, millions of Americans will observe the Christian holiday of Easter — and though eggs might be more expensive this year, the celebrations will go on, regardless. But depending where in Texas you’re located, your Easter celebration could either be a spring fling or a bunny hop flop.

Recently, WalletHub analyzed the 100 largest U.S. cities across 11 different metrics to determine how ideal they were for Easter festivities. Cities were ranked on a 100-point scale on data like share of Christian population, shares of children ages 9 and younger, and typical Easter weather.

One Texas city cracked WalletHub’s top 10 Best Places to Celebrate Easter while three others placed in the bottom. Here’s how Texas cities fared in the rankings:

Overall rank	City	“Easter score”	Easter observers rank	Kids’ easter rank
7.	El Paso	54.84	7th	12th
23.	Houston	47.99	78th	30th
27.	Corpus Christi	47.56	9th	31st
35.	Laredo	45.80	13th	5th
40.	Austin	44.79	77th	79th
47.	Dallas	43.61	65th	24th
60.	Fort Worth	42.58	49th	13th
83.	Lubbock	39.10	46th	48th
91.	Plano	36.36	64th	76th
93.	Irving	36.07	67th	10th
96.	Arlington	35.02	56th	38th
98.	Garland	33.94	59th	37th

All told, El Paso is the best city to celebrate Easter in Texas, per WalletHub’s data. The east Texas city earned an overall “Easter score” of 54.86 (for context, Birmingham, Alabama was ranked no. 1 with a score of only 60.93), and ranked seventh nationally for number of Easter observers and 12th nationally when it comes to kids’ Easter celebrations.

El Paso also ranked 37th nationally for Easter traditions, a 30-point grade that factored in Google search interest for “Easter” terms, brunch restaurants per capita, cost of restaurant meals and candy/flower shops per capita.

Meanwhile, Garland — located between Dallas and Plano — ranked last statewide and 98th nationally for its Easter celebration potential.

Garland’s biggest dings come from its 99th national placement for Easter traditions and an 86th national ranking for Easter weather. All-in-all, Garland received a total “Easter score” of 33.94. Hialeah, Florida, which ranked last nationally, had a score that was only 1.99 points lower.

To peruse the full national ranking of 2025 Best Places to Celebrate Easter, visit WalletHub.