With Super Bowl LIX just days away, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its Super Bowl Fun Facts – The Big Game By The Numbers infographic together with its report on 2025’s Best & Worst Cities for Football Fans, which includes such facts as your NFL franchise’s estimated value and the average ticket price for an NFL game, as well as expert commentary.
To determine the best places for enjoying America’s favorite sport, WalletHub compared 250 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.
| Best Cities for Football Fans | Worst Cities for Football Fans |
| 1. Pittsburgh, PA | T-240. Louisville, KY |
| 2. Dallas, TX | T-240. Charleston, SC |
| 3. Green Bay, WI | 242. Fort Collins, CO |
| 4. Boston, MA | 243. Pine Bluff, AR |
| 5. Kansas City, MO | 244. Waco, TX |
| 6. New York, NY | 245. Bloomington, IN |
| 7. Los Angeles, CA | 246. College Station, TX |
| 8. San Francisco, CA | 247. Evanston, IL |
| 9. New Orleans, LA | 248. Dover, DE |
| 10. Miami, FL | 249. Easton, MA |
| 11. Philadelphia, PA | 250. Lincoln, NE |
Best vs. Worst
- The Kansas City Chiefs’ performance level is 2.6 times better than the performance level of the Carolina Panthers.
- New Orleans, Louisiana, has the lowest average ticket price for an NFL game, which is 5.9 times less expensive than in Detroit, Michigan, the city with the highest.
- Green Bay, Wisconsin, has the highest engagement of fans for an NFL team, which is 70.8 times higher than in New York, the city with the lowest.
To view the full report and your city’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-cities-for-football-fans/9691
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