When it comes to high heels, do you choose to go big or go home? Hopefully, you’re at least shooting for something with a little more sass than the dreaded kitten heel, but we’re also aware that here in Boston, you could come across a historic patch of cobblestone just looking to twist an ankle that’s strapped to five-inch heels.

In crafting a new pre-emptive shipping initiative, Gilt Tech got curious about whether or not fashion preferences were mostly regional or universal. Of course, some differences are obvious. Girls in California are bound to dress differently than girls in New York when there’s sunshine year round. But in their research, Gilt’s Principle Data Scientist Igor Elbert and Data Analyst Debbie Chung, found some overarching similarities. For instance, the black dress holds strong as the most popular shade across the country and in Puerto Rico, naturally.

But what about the height of heels across the US?

It’s likely something women haven’t much considered before, but it turns out that some ladies’ heels are towering over others, by state. Turns out, Puerto Rico boasted the highest average heel height with a 2.87-inch average. In New York, home to the fashion capital of the country, the height averaged out at 2.09-inches, shorter than California’s 2.25 inches. But the highest heels in the US belong in Florida, where the average heel height came to 2.46 inches.

On the lower end of the spectrum, Kansas had the lowest average at 1.97 inches, joining Maine and Nebraska as the most modestly heeled states.

In Massachusetts, we came in at the second-lowest spectrum, falling somewhere between 1.98 and 2.03 inches. Blame the cobblestones, because it’s not a New England thing: Connecticut fell in the highest spectrum of 2.36-2.9 inches.

To see how Massachusetts’ heel heights stack up to the rest of the country, go to Gilt’s Tech Blog for the complete look.

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