Taking a Bite of the Big Apple: NY Top City for Vampires in 2023

Lawn Love recently ranked the "Best and Worst Cities for Vampires" in 2023, aiming to encourage blood donations during a national shortage. The ranking analyzed the 500 largest U.S. cities across five categories, including factors such as the availability of blood centers, casket suppliers, and vampire-friendly dwellings. 

Among all metro areas, New York secured the top spot with 23 blood donation centers, followed by cities such as Chicago and Philadelphia, known for their abundant potential "victims" (blood donors) and higher-than-average share of blood donation centers. Cities in New England and the Midwest were also high-ranking Transylvania alternatives, due to fewer sunshine hours and an abundance of "underground lairs" (basements), making them ideal for the vampire community, Lawn Love reports.

If you feel like life is sucking your soul, explore some more fun vampirical insights below, and plan a trip to one of the nation’s top blood-sucking destinations:

• Rhode Island was once known as the Vampire Capital of America due to tuberculosis cases like Mercy Brown’s stirring up vampire panic in 19th-century New England.
• While its northern neighbor Austin (No. 63) holds the title of Bat City, San Antonio (No. 33) is home to the world’s largest bat colony.
• The fictional town Mystic Falls, Virginia, from “The Vampire Diaries” is actually located in Covington, Georgia. 
• Celebrate Bella Swan’s birthday at the annual Forever Twilight in Forks Festival in Forks, Washington. The collection — featuring “Twilight” costumes, props, fan art, and iconically creepy Chuckesmee — is open year-round.

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