With the 2025 World Series around the corner and tickets to see the games live costing hundreds to thousands of dollars, the personal-finance company WalletHub today released its report on Best Baseball Cities, as well as expert commentary.
To determine the best places to be a fan of America’s second most followed sport, WalletHub compared over 330 U.S. cities with at least one college or professional baseball team across 31 key metrics. They range from performance level of team(s) to average ticket price to stadium accessibility.
| Top 20 Baseball Cities | ||
| 1. New York, NY | 11. Baltimore, MD | |
| 2. Los Angeles, CA | 12. Minneapolis, MN | |
| 3. Atlanta, GA | 13. Houston, TX | |
| 4. St. Louis, MO | 14. San Diego, CA | |
| 5. Boston, MA | 15. Cleveland, OH | |
| 6. Chicago, IL | 16. Pittsburgh, PA | |
| 7. San Francisco, CA | 17. Arlington, TX | |
| 8. Philadelphia, PA | 18. Seattle, WA | |
| 9. West Sacramento, CA | 19. Phoenix, AZ | |
| 10. Cincinnati, OH | 20. Milwaukee, WI | |
Best vs. Worst
- MLB: The Atlanta Braves have the best performance level, which is 1.6 times better than that of The Athletics, the team with the worst.
- MiLB: The Somerset Patriots have the best performance level, which is 1.6 times better than that of the Stockton Ports, the team with the worst.
- NCAA: The Arkansas Razorbacks have the best performance level, which is 4.7 times better than that of the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks, the team with the worst.
- Miami has the lowest average season ticket price (for MLB games), which is 2.7 times less expensive than in Boston, the city with the highest.
To view the full report and your city’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-baseball-cities/12864
