‘Tis the season to freeze our tails off. The bright side to that is warming up in the hot tub.
According to a new study by Pool Gnome, two Colorado cities made the list of best cities for hot tub lovers. The study compared 500 of the biggest U.S. cities based on 7 metrics from. hot tub dealer, average utility bills, and periods of extreme cold.
Top 10 best cities:
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Beaverton, OR
- Reno, NV
- Denver, CO
- Las Vegas, NV
- Spokane, WA
- Houston, TX
- Bend, OR
- Raleigh, NC
- Cincinnati, OH
Top 10 worst cities:
- Edinburg, TX
- Pharr, TX
- Antioch, CA
- Hawthorne, CA
- Bellflower, CA
- Compton, CA
- Laredo, TX
- Victorville, CA
- El Monte, CA
- Brownsville, TX
“Finally, we calculated scores (out of 100 points) for each city to determine its rank in each factor, each category, and overall. A city’s Overall Score is the average of its scores across all factors and categories. The highest Overall Score ranked “Best” (No. 1), and the lowest “Worst” (No. 500). Note: The “Worst” among individual factors may not be No. 500 due to ties,”s says the study page.