Pennsylvania Is the 13th Most Fun State

Pennsylvania was named the 13th most fun state in the nation by WalletHub, with a total fun score of 41.57 out of 100.  

To find the most fun states, WalletHub compared all 50 states across two categories: “entertainment and recreation” (80 points) and “nightlife” (20 points).  

The entertainment and recreation category considered metrics such as number of attractions, ideal weather, restaurants per capita, shoreline mileage and more, while the nightlife category took into account each state’s average beer and wine price, movie costs, time of last call, music festivals per capita, etc.  

The Keystone State ranked 20th for entertainment and recreation and 12th for nightlife.  

While Pennsylvania just missed the top 10 most fun states, the commonwealth still has plenty of fun to offer, from more than 15 amusement parks to 124 state parks. The state also has the fifth most restaurants (31,466) and last year, Pennsylvania had the most fall festivals out of any state (46 planned).  

Overall, the top five most fun states found by WalletHub were: 

1. Florida (65.51) 
2. California (65.14) 
3. Nevada (59.12)  
4. New York (58.01) 
5. Colorado (52.89)