By Sav Maive

Ghosts, aliens, and cryptids — oh my! Where in the U.S. are you most likely to stumble upon a supernatural experience?

To mark Twilight Zone Day on May 11, Lawn Love ranked 2023’s Best Cities for Paranormal Activity.

We compared the 200 biggest U.S. cities based on four categories. We looked at paranormal sightings, Bigfoot sightings, haunted sites, and paranormal conventions and events, among 14 total otherworldly metrics.

FULL REPORT

Overall Rank (1=Best)	City	State	Overall Score	Sightings Rank	Haunted Locations Rank	Lifestyle Rank	Community Rank
1	Los Angeles	CA	59.21	4	1	1	1
2	New York	NY	48.00	12	3	2	17
3	Chicago	IL	44.25	11	10	3	4
4	San Diego	CA	42.83	1	21	19	28
5	New Orleans	LA	39.56	95	2	50	7
6	Philadelphia	PA	38.93	8	6	5	37
7	San Antonio	TX	37.61	97	4	29	9
8	Dallas	TX	37.50	3	25	15	41
9	Indianapolis	IN	36.82	176	46	12	3
10	Las Vegas	NV	36.10	34	27	90	2
11	Houston	TX	34.74	45	11	14	23
12	Phoenix	AZ	34.34	65	38	17	10
13	Austin	TX	34.26	5	23	49	21
14	Pittsburgh	PA	33.96	41	12	44	13
15	Savannah	GA	33.84	78	5	166	5
15	Columbus	OH	33.84	94	54	4	16
17	Denver	CO	33.32	48	13	51	14
18	Seattle	WA	32.95	15	18	46	22
19	Portland	OR	32.91	40	14	82	6
20	Atlanta	GA	32.78	71	31	43	8
21	Nashville	TN	32.56	138	7	59	12
22	Fort Worth	TX	31.51	57	42	10	39
23	Baltimore	MD	31.00	43	9	54	34
24	El Paso	TX	30.14	2	26	116	93
25	Jacksonville	FL	30.07	19	83	9	58
26	Boston	MA	30.05	191	36	6	37
27	Cincinnati	OH	29.97	141	22	47	18
28	Raleigh	NC	29.60	163	49	22	19
29	Toledo	OH	29.17	20	70	18	55
30	Cleveland	OH	28.99	13	76	34	44
31	San Francisco	CA	28.99	153	19	13	54
32	Tucson	AZ	28.89	16	16	56	60
33	Fresno	CA	28.86	7	97	11	130
34	Charlotte	NC	28.63	158	51	7	52
35	Sacramento	CA	28.50	90	66	38	25
36	Memphis	TN	28.19	27	35	26	63
37	Louisville	KY	28.10	177	8	97	24
38	Long Beach	CA	27.36	32	107	24	48
39	Orlando	FL	27.22	26	52	72	39
40	Bakersfield	CA	26.88	9	81	30	109
41	Detroit	MI	26.30	190	44	8	85
42	St. Petersburg	FL	25.89	49	33	53	77
43	Milwaukee	WI	25.78	183	40	57	36
44	Laredo	TX	25.73	10	28	66	147
45	Akron	OH	25.67	62	93	23	66
46	Winston-Salem	NC	25.51	87	91	16	84
47	San Jose	CA	25.29	39	55	28	109
48	St. Louis	MO	25.16	181	43	140	15
49	Tampa	FL	24.88	24	98	125	30
50	Spokane	WA	24.88	30	30	108	55
51	Buffalo	NY	24.62	88	85	60	44
52	Colorado Springs	CO	24.45	61	37	158	32
53	Rochester	NY	24.19	98	111	55	44
54	Springfield	MO	23.94	103	32	191	11
55	Dayton	OH	23.92	126	73	25	85
56	Tacoma	WA	23.84	14	94	64	109
57	Kansas City	MO	23.81	155	45	128	29
58	Stockton	CA	23.50	21	149	41	109
59	Rockford	IL	23.32	83	89	45	85
60	Durham	NC	23.31	136	72	31	94
61	Syracuse	NY	23.27	92	101	32	94
62	Pasadena	TX	22.97	63	145	42	85
63	Wichita	KS	22.80	116	58	93	49
64	Grand Rapids	MI	22.73	146	75	84	44
65	Reno	NV	22.69	47	122	155	35
66	Omaha	NE	22.64	129	87	162	20
67	Miami	FL	22.56	38	64	106	75
68	Birmingham	AL	22.46	157	20	95	74
69	Modesto	CA	22.46	22	124	65	109
70	Hollywood	FL	22.45	44	169	33	147
71	Oklahoma City	OK	22.44	131	48	132	43
72	Albuquerque	NM	22.25	124	38	126	53
73	Washington	DC	22.20	107	34	91	105
74	Greensboro	NC	22.13	101	84	52	107
75	Virginia Beach	VA	21.99	72	57	110	65
76	Riverside	CA	21.96	42	77	86	94
77	Plano	TX	21.94	144	179	107	33
78	Vancouver	WA	21.80	70	114	85	66
79	Arlington	TX	21.75	112	100	48	109
80	Chattanooga	TN	21.75	134	69	172	27
81	Clarksville	TN	21.63	165	61	88	60
82	Newark	NJ	21.53	115	154	21	170
83	Corpus Christi	TX	21.52	6	80	152	146
84	Aurora	IL	21.48	132	144	40	94
85	San Bernardino	CA	21.40	37	108	71	130
86	Pasadena	CA	21.39	119	95	78	73
87	Irving	TX	21.34	67	160	35	170
88	Lancaster	CA	21.05	59	126	68	109
89	Fort Wayne	IN	21.02	149	68	102	60
90	Salem	OR	21.01	58	56	124	85
91	Springfield	MA	21.01	161	123	27	147
92	Jersey City	NJ	20.96	114	143	37	147
93	Joliet	IL	20.76	199	142	20	109
94	Amarillo	TX	20.66	25	164	134	66
95	Cape Coral	FL	20.44	17	196	100	130
96	Mesa	AZ	20.43	56	109	131	66
97	Worcester	MA	20.37	150	155	36	147
98	Pomona	CA	20.28	33	135	76	170
99	Moreno Valley	CA	20.27	28	165	69	170
100	Fayetteville	NC	20.27	111	67	98	94
101	Charleston	SC	20.27	162	17	111	59
102	Tallahassee	FL	20.24	36	63	130	130
103	Port St. Lucie	FL	20.18	53	169	73	130
104	Salt Lake City	UT	20.13	128	47	181	41
105	Paterson	NJ	20.09	117	175	39	170
106	Tulsa	OK	20.08	171	74	145	49
107	Pembroke Pines	FL	19.89	50	192	79	130
108	Providence	RI	19.79	195	59	175	31
109	Anaheim	CA	19.77	100	129	63	147
110	Fontana	CA	19.69	31	112	96	170
111	Murfreesboro	TN	19.57	80	103	154	66
112	Palmdale	CA	19.52	18	180	99	170
113	Santa Ana	CA	19.52	102	137	58	170
114	Oxnard	CA	19.47	35	129	105	147
115	Hialeah	FL	19.35	53	165	75	170
116	Lincoln	NE	19.34	55	86	183	49
117	Escondido	CA	19.31	23	195	92	170
118	St. Paul	MN	19.27	186	62	120	81
119	Aurora	CO	19.25	66	137	138	78
120	McAllen	TX	19.17	63	172	74	170
121	Tempe	AZ	18.97	68	134	161	64
122	Mesquite	TX	18.93	142	133	70	130
123	Miramar	FL	18.91	50	200	83	170
124	Lexington	KY	18.87	196	41	170	55
125	Minneapolis	MN	18.84	151	99	118	82
126	Elk Grove	CA	18.78	178	188	80	85
127	Knoxville	TN	18.76	85	50	182	66
128	Santa Clarita	CA	18.75	91	125	81	170
129	Oakland	CA	18.67	123	139	67	170
130	Macon	GA	18.64	139	53	113	147
131	Ontario	CA	18.62	76	127	123	109
132	Chandler	AZ	18.55	77	175	112	109
133	Grand Prairie	TX	18.41	173	131	61	170
134	Richmond	VA	18.21	125	79	167	76
135	Yonkers	NY	18.18	121	149	77	170
136	Augusta	GA	18.12	105	60	144	147
137	Rancho Cucamonga	CA	18.09	79	165	104	147
138	Brownsville	TX	17.95	74	92	142	147
139	Hayward	CA	17.94	108	128	113	130
140	Little Rock	AR	17.87	189	65	195	26
141	Henderson	NV	17.64	29	183	168	109
142	Fort Lauderdale	FL	17.59	46	160	146	147
143	Garland	TX	17.52	109	158	94	170
144	Garden Grove	CA	17.44	159	180	87	147
145	Denton	TX	17.42	127	168	109	130
146	Corona	CA	17.32	75	148	164	94
147	Salinas	CA	17.13	96	152	117	170
148	Killeen	TX	17.13	86	182	139	130
149	Montgomery	AL	17.08	174	71	149	130
150	Irvine	CA	17.06	147	141	119	130
151	Norfolk	VA	16.98	164	102	157	94
152	Chesapeake	VA	16.96	167	104	156	94
153	Bellevue	WA	16.93	52	194	137	170
154	Peoria	AZ	16.88	73	159	148	147
155	Lubbock	TX	16.84	104	156	129	147
156	Glendale	AZ	16.82	68	136	169	109
157	Eugene	OR	16.69	60	96	179	109
158	Mobile	AL	16.68	140	24	192	94
159	Oceanside	CA	16.67	93	160	127	170
160	Naperville	IL	16.67	200	185	89	109
161	Scottsdale	AZ	16.63	81	174	153	147
162	Warren	MI	16.57	172	106	62	109
163	Madison	WI	16.44	193	115	135	107
164	Waco	TX	16.40	133	119	103	82
165	Chula Vista	CA	16.23	135	192	115	170
166	Fremont	CA	16.21	156	118	141	147
167	Shreveport	LA	16.12	122	117	176	85
168	Fort Collins	CO	16.06	99	120	171	129
169	North Las Vegas	NV	15.92	110	198	133	170
170	Jackson	MS	15.76	188	121	159	109
171	Des Moines	IA	15.68	184	88	186	66
172	Sunnyvale	CA	15.63	180	146	121	170
173	Kansas City	KS	15.58	198	151	143	94
174	McKinney	TX	15.57	185	140	122	170
175	Columbus	GA	15.57	84	105	173	170
176	Newport News	VA	15.49	147	157	180	78
177	Santa Rosa	CA	15.47	130	177	147	170
178	Huntsville	AL	15.47	166	78	189	78
179	Glendale	CA	15.46	119	188	150	170
180	Huntington Beach	CA	15.39	118	146	165	147
181	Fullerton	CA	15.19	159	116	160	170
182	Frisco	TX	15.08	144	187	150	170
183	Anchorage	AK	14.88	152	15	197	130
184	Thornton	CO	14.78	175	184	163	130
185	Roseville	CA	14.43	113	188	101	147
186	Torrance	CA	14.37	106	163	178	147
187	Alexandria	VA	14.13	187	113	184	106
188	Bridgeport	CT	13.80	154	153	174	170
189	Baton Rouge	LA	13.63	169	82	194	109
190	Carrollton	TX	13.42	182	169	136	109
191	Lakewood	CO	13.31	170	186	177	147
192	Boise	ID	12.92	137	109	198	85
193	Surprise	AZ	12.82	82	198	187	94
194	Orange	CA	12.52	178	191	188	130
195	Olathe	KS	12.17	194	178	190	109
196	Overland Park	KS	11.90	197	172	185	147
197	Hampton	VA	11.69	143	90	193	130
198	Honolulu	HI	11.24	89	29	200	128
199	Sioux Falls	SD	10.25	168	132	199	170
200	West Valley City	UT	8.19	192	197	196	147