St. Patrick's Day By The Numbers

Wallethub went ahead and crunched the numbers on 200 U.S.Cities  to find the best places to celebrate all things St. Patrick's Day.  Including the fact that this year, Americans will spend an estimated $5.9-Billion on themed-clothing, drinks, food, decorations and candy. The experts went through a heap of criteria including Irish pubs and restaurants per capita to lowest priced hotels to weather forecasts. Our beloved city of Boston ranked 2nd,  slightly behind Chicago for the overall best place to get your Irish on. Here's some other area-related fun facts they dug up on St. Patrick's Day: