Long Beach ranks 1st in nation for thrifting-style shopping, one study says

Long Beach has a well-known estimation among locals and Hollywood acceptable designers arsenic the spot to spell for thrift shops and vintage finds.

Now it is official, astatine slightest according to 1 do-it-yourself home-design website:

Long Beach is the No. 1 metropolis successful the state for thrifting, according to a recent survey by Workshopedia that compared the 50 astir populous cities successful America.

The study came retired arsenic the Halloween buying season, traditionally 1 of the strongest income periods for thrift stores, got underway.

“For those who settee for thing but the champion hunting grounds for secondhand treasure,” the study said, “Long Beach, California tops our database arsenic the champion metropolis for thrifting.

“Long Beach prices tin occasionally beryllium high,” the study added. “(But) its 4.01 mean prima standing for flea markets and 4.2 mean prima standing for vintage, used, and consignment stores mean you’re apt to permission with a grin connected your face.”

Cities were ranked successful 3 categories, chiefly utilizing information from Yelp. Nine factors were utilized to get to a last score.

Long Beach finished 2nd successful the thrift stores and used, vintage and consignment stores categories. It was archetypal successful flea markets — chiefly owed to an wide much affordable acquisition there. The precocious ranking successful each categories allowed Long Beach to borderline Oakland for the rubric of champion successful the country.

Retro Row, connected Fourth Street, is the best-known vintage buying territory successful the city, but determination are different vintage and antique stores passim Long Beach. The largest flea marketplace successful the metropolis takes spot successful the Long Beach City College parking batch erstwhile a month, but again, determination are different versions astir town.

Long Beach boasts 84.23 thrift stores per 100,000 residents, according to Workshopedia, which would enactment the full astatine astir 380 stores citywide.

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