A new national report delivers star-spangled news when it comes to celebrating the 4th of July in Fort Worth: The city has improved as a great place to celebrate the holiday.

A new WalletHub study, “Best & Worst Places for 4th of July Celebrations (2025),” deems Fort Worth the 49th best U.S. city for celebrating Independence Day, an impressive jump from last year’s ranking of No. 54.

WalletHub annually compares the 100 biggest U.S. cities across 18 metrics like affordability, the variety of celebrations on July 4th, weather favorability, safety, and more.

Fort Worth ranked 20th in the category for 4th of July celebrations, and it’s the 34th most affordable U.S. city for celebrating the holiday in 2025. Festivities in the metro start as early as June 28, with numerous Fort Worth-area cities hosting their own 4th of Julycelebrations with fireworks aplenty. But a predictably low score in the “weather” category lowers the hot city’s overall ranking.

This is how WalletHub ranked Fort Worth in the remaining three categories in the study:

  • No. 67 – Attractions and activities rank
  • No. 74 – Safety and accessibility rank
  • No. 59 – 4th of July weather rank

Though Fort Worth earned a middling national rank, it still ranked as the third-best city for celebrating Independence Day in Texas, and it’s the second-best city for celebrating the holiday in the Metroplex. Dallas ranked nine spots head as No. 40, with Arlington (No. 73), Plano (No. 82), and Irving (No. 85) all landing farther behind.

Corpus Christi (No. 93), the Dallas suburb Garland (No. 94), and Laredo (No. 98) all ranked near the bottom as the worst cities for celebrating the holiday state- and nationwide.

Here’s how other Texas cities fared on WalletHub’s list of the best cities for celebrating the 4th of July:

  • No. 39 – Houston
  • No. 80 – San Antonio
  • No. 88 – Austin

The best place for celebrating Independence Day in 2025 is none other than Los Angeles. Rounding out the top five cities are New York City (No. 2), Seattle (No. 3), Las Vegas (No. 4), and Minneapolis (No. 5).

“The 4th of July is one of the most beloved holidays in America, allowing many of us to not only celebrate our independence but also get a day off of work and gather together with family and friends,” said WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo. “The best cities for the holiday help you make the most of your day, with affordable food options, good weather, fun recreation choices and long, spectacular fireworks shows.”

An additional Fourth of July report by WalletHub (created from an online survey of “over 200 Americans”) revealed public sentiment regarding the federal holiday has soured, with 38 percent of respondents saying they “don’t feel financially independent this fourth of July.” Additional economic issues that are concerning Americans include rising inflation rates, tariff woes, and others.

“More than half of Americans say inflation is affecting their 4th of July plans,” the survey said. “7 in 10 Americans think the founding fathers would not be satisfied with the current economy.”

Despite these worries, WalletHub discovered one in four Americans say celebrating Independence Day “is worth going into debt” for.

Other intriguing observations made by the survey include 65 percent of Americans claim they are “making a bigger effort” to buy U.S.-made products, though nearly one in three people say they aren’t willing to pay more money to purchase things made in the U.S.

Additional findings from the survey include:

  • 79 percent of Americans say U.S. independence is threatened by the rising federal debt
  • 53 percent of Americans plan to spend less money this Fourth of July than they did last year
  • 48 percent of people say tariffs are affecting their Fourth of July plans
  • Nearly 2 in 3 people believe access to credit should be a basic American right