Monte Vista Residents of Monte Vista tend to deck the halls in a major way. Though not an official display or event, Monte Vista makes for a prime spot for tricked-out displays. Take a drive through the neighborhood and admire these homes that fit the season just right. Credit: Instagram / bellevoyage1

The adage about everything being bigger in Texas apparently applies to Christmas decor.

Multiple Texas metros, including San Antonio, rank among the most festive in the nation when it comes to holiday light displays, according to a new study. The Alamo City ranked 10th on the list, which included Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston in the first, second and fourth spots, respectively.

Thumbtack — an app that connects homeowners to maintenance providers — conducted the analysis. It ranked U.S. metros based on the frequency of consumer requests for holiday lighting installations and removals between January 2022 and November 2022. Researchers adjusted the number of requests for the population of each area.

Texas was the only state with more than one city making the top 10.

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This article appears in Nov 16-29, 2022.

Michael Karlis is a multimedia journalist at the San Antonio Current, whose coverage in print and on social media focuses on local and state politics. He is a graduate of American University in Washington,...