We have some lucky little candy gatherers here in Appleton, it seems.

A new report from SmartAsset, a personal finance tech company based in New York, has Appleton ranked as the No. 9 best place to trick or treat in America for 2019.

The findings are based on metrics from more than 250 American cities, including single-family housing density, percentage of residents 14 or younger, median home value, crime rates and weather statistics.

Two other Wisconsin cities landed in the top 25: Racine (No. 10) and Kenosha (No. 13). Orem, Utah topped the list.

Appleton ranked No. 18 on last year's list. It's the only city to jump into the top 10 from 2018. Helping out the city is its property crime rate, which was 13th lowest?) overall. Holding Appleton down a bit is the average Halloween temperature of 50.7 degrees — not exactly ideal weather for a Michael Phelps costume.

Here's the top 10:

Orem, Utah Nampa, Idaho Dearborn, Michigan Aurora, Illinois Kennewick, Washington El Paso, Texas Olathe, Kansas Elgin, Illinois Appleton, Wisconsin Racine, Wisconsin

This year's trick-or-treating in Appleton is scheduled for 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. Here's a full run through the trick or treat times in northeast Wisconsin.

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Contact Shane Nyman at 920-996-7223 or snyman@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @shanenyman.