Here are the top 15 happiest cities in the US and nearly half of them are in California, survey finds
Jordan Hart
The cities were evaluated on a number of factors ranging from depression rate to income-growth rate, according to WalletHub.Getty Images/Art Wager
- WalletHub compared 182 of the largest cities in the US based on emotional and physical well-being, income and employment, and community and environment.
- The cities were evaluated using 30 relevant metrics at varying weights to determine the total score.
15. San Diego, CA
San Diego, California. Steve Proehl
Total score: 63.98
14. Huntington Beach, CA
Huntington Beach, California. Getty Images/Art Wager
Total score: 64.04
13. Oakland, CA
Oakland, California. Thomas Winz/Getty Images
Total score: 64.08
12. Bismarck, ND
Bismarck, North Dakota. larrybraunphotography.com/Getty Images
Total score: 64.12
11. Seattle, WA
Seattle, Washington. John Moore/Getty Images
Total score: 65.59
10. Burlington, VT
Burlington, Vermont. Sean Pavone/Shutterstock
Total score: 65.83
9. South Burlington, VT
South Burlington, Vermont. Shutterstock
Total score: 66.51
8. Sioux Falls, SD
Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visit Sioux Falls, South Dakota/Facebook
Total score: 67.02
7. Columbia, MD
Columbia, Maryland. Denis Tangney Jr./Getty Images
Total score: 67.71
6. Irvine, CA
Irvine, California. LagunaticPhoto/Shutterstock
Total score: 67.83
5. San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California. Steve Proehl/Getty Images
Total score: 68.73
4. Overland Park, KS
Overland Park, Kansas. Davel5957/Getty Images
Total score: 68.93
3. Madison, WI
Madison, Wisconsin. Walter Bibikow/Getty Images
Total score: 69.72
2. San Jose, CA
San Jose, California. Walter Bibikow/Getty Images
Total score: 70.35
1. Fremont, CA
Fremont, California. Sean Duan/Getty Images
Total score: 76.10
Read the full study here.
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