What are the happiest cities in the US?
COLUMBUS — Wallethub.com released a new study Wednesday ranking 182 of the country’s largest cities based on the happiness of their residents.
The website said it examined each city based on 31 indicators of happiness, ranging from the depression rate to the income growth rate to average leisure time spent per day.
Wallethub said the study compared 182 of the largest cities — including the 150 most populated U.S. cities, plus at least two of the most populated cities in each state — across three key dimensions:
- Emotional and physical well-being
- Income and employment
- Community and environment.
The study also found three cities in California — San Francisco, Oakland and Fremont — had the lowest rate for depression. Meanwhile, Billings, Montana, came in with the highest depression rate.
People in Detroit are getting the least amount of adequate sleep, the study found, while residents in South Burlington, Vermont, have the highest rate for adequate sleep.
People in Burlington, Vermont, are working the fewest hours, while people in Cheyenne, Wyoming, are working the most.
Overall Rank | City | Total Score | Emotional & Physical Well-Being | Income & Employment | Community & Environment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fremont, CA | 73.66 | 1 | 46 | 5 |
2 | Bismarck, ND | 71.59 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
3 | Fargo, ND | 70.94 | 9 | 3 | 17 |
4 | Madison, WI | 70.14 | 13 | 6 | 14 |
5 | San Jose, CA | 69.47 | 2 | 21 | 75 |
6 | South Burlington, VT | 68.73 | 8 | 11 | 61 |
7 | Lincoln, NE | 68.35 | 14 | 10 | 20 |
8 | Columbia, MD | 67.73 | 4 | 95 | 102 |
9 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 67.64 | 11 | 74 | 19 |
10 | Santa Rosa, CA | 67.59 | 7 | 32 | 33 |
11 | Sioux Falls, SD | 67.43 | 24 | 23 | 12 |
12 | Irvine, CA | 67.27 | 15 | 18 | 31 |
13 | San Francisco, CA | 67.11 | 3 | 15 | 131 |
14 | Pearl City, HI | 66.58 | 16 | 114 | 6 |
15 | Burlington, VT | 66.19 | 26 | 1 | 111 |
16 | Minneapolis, MN | 65.98 | 6 | 28 | 115 |
17 | Plano, TX | 65.87 | 21 | 44 | 26 |
18 | Charleston, SC | 65.10 | 43 | 16 | 9 |
19 | Rapid City, SD | 65.00 | 51 | 14 | 1 |
20 | Seattle, WA | 64.74 | 10 | 2 | 161 |
21 | Boise, ID | 64.55 | 33 | 13 | 46 |
22 | Honolulu, HI | 64.45 | 19 | 112 | 15 |
23 | Portland, ME | 64.40 | 32 | 17 | 74 |
24 | St. Paul, MN | 64.31 | 22 | 56 | 66 |
25 | Scottsdale, AZ | 64.22 | 53 | 48 | 3 |
26 | San Diego, CA | 64.17 | 30 | 39 | 25 |
27 | Austin, TX | 64.13 | 20 | 24 | 94 |
28 | Overland Park, KS | 64.09 | 41 | 12 | 30 |
29 | Missoula, MT | 63.76 | 29 | 19 | 83 |
30 | Grand Rapids, MI | 63.56 | 48 | 20 | 16 |
31 | Cape Coral, FL | 63.23 | 54 | 52 | 4 |
32 | Raleigh, NC | 62.97 | 28 | 70 | 67 |
33 | Huntington Beach, CA | 62.95 | 25 | 64 | 98 |
34 | Aurora, CO | 62.56 | 17 | 150 | 47 |
35 | Omaha, NE | 62.53 | 46 | 26 | 36 |
36 | Des Moines, IA | 62.33 | 37 | 88 | 29 |
37 | Gilbert, AZ | 62.09 | 62 | 47 | 13 |
38 | Oakland, CA | 61.38 | 12 | 127 | 147 |
39 | Durham, NC | 61.18 | 34 | 49 | 80 |
40 | Garden Grove, CA | 60.81 | 45 | 96 | 32 |
41 | Anaheim, CA | 60.81 | 40 | 87 | 55 |
42 | Aurora, IL | 60.57 | 31 | 152 | 73 |
43 | Portland, OR | 60.52 | 35 | 41 | 118 |
44 | Oceanside, CA | 60.50 | 36 | 101 | 60 |
45 | Chula Vista, CA | 60.24 | 38 | 111 | 54 |
46 | Virginia Beach, VA | 60.09 | 49 | 80 | 43 |
47 | Oxnard, CA | 60.02 | 64 | 109 | 10 |
48 | Nampa, ID | 59.97 | 70 | 60 | 18 |
49 | Chandler, AZ | 59.86 | 67 | 76 | 24 |
50 | Nashua, NH | 59.84 | 59 | 40 | 56 |
51 | Washington, DC | 59.59 | 23 | 69 | 166 |
52 | Peoria, AZ | 59.43 | 77 | 92 | 8 |
53 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 59.33 | 86 | 71 | 11 |
54 | Santa Clarita, CA | 59.26 | 44 | 149 | 39 |
55 | Tempe, AZ | 59.17 | 84 | 42 | 22 |
56 | Colorado Springs, CO | 59.07 | 56 | 66 | 85 |
57 | Sacramento, CA | 59.07 | 52 | 53 | 95 |
58 | Glendale, CA | 58.93 | 55 | 136 | 27 |
59 | Salt Lake City, UT | 58.51 | 57 | 22 | 145 |
60 | Denver, CO | 58.32 | 27 | 124 | 160 |
61 | Boston, MA | 58.24 | 50 | 37 | 130 |
62 | Reno, NV | 58.16 | 80 | 55 | 51 |
63 | Amarillo, TX | 58.08 | 71 | 67 | 41 |
64 | Juneau, AK | 57.96 | 18 | 8 | 182 |
65 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 57.94 | 88 | 134 | 7 |
66 | Santa Ana, CA | 57.85 | 61 | 61 | 101 |
67 | Charlotte, NC | 57.79 | 58 | 99 | 90 |
68 | Chesapeake, VA | 57.74 | 94 | 105 | 21 |
69 | Manchester, NH | 57.66 | 76 | 65 | 49 |
70 | Grand Prairie, TX | 57.20 | 85 | 90 | 34 |
71 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 57.06 | 93 | 36 | 81 |
72 | Anchorage, AK | 56.99 | 39 | 29 | 177 |
73 | Billings, MT | 56.92 | 90 | 25 | 104 |
74 | Vancouver, WA | 56.89 | 47 | 102 | 148 |
75 | Yonkers, NY | 56.89 | 60 | 146 | 79 |
76 | Pittsburgh, PA | 56.28 | 100 | 45 | 70 |
77 | Garland, TX | 56.24 | 78 | 108 | 86 |
78 | Cheyenne, WY | 56.08 | 72 | 9 | 176 |
79 | Columbia, SC | 56.08 | 128 | 4 | 45 |
80 | Tallahassee, FL | 55.99 | 96 | 43 | 93 |
81 | Nashville, TN | 55.93 | 104 | 77 | 35 |
82 | Mesa, AZ | 55.92 | 97 | 118 | 42 |
83 | Fort Worth, TX | 55.76 | 75 | 131 | 87 |
84 | Chicago, IL | 55.65 | 42 | 174 | 103 |
85 | Irving, TX | 55.31 | 73 | 63 | 144 |
86 | Tampa, FL | 55.23 | 111 | 58 | 50 |
87 | West Valley City, UT | 55.23 | 81 | 62 | 135 |
88 | Lewiston, ME | 55.13 | 130 | 7 | 84 |
89 | Riverside, CA | 54.79 | 83 | 34 | 155 |
90 | Atlanta, GA | 54.75 | 79 | 104 | 116 |
91 | Huntsville, AL | 54.70 | 155 | 31 | 2 |
92 | Tacoma, WA | 54.59 | 66 | 129 | 149 |
93 | Moreno Valley, CA | 54.48 | 95 | 125 | 78 |
94 | Fort Wayne, IN | 54.45 | 105 | 117 | 65 |
95 | Springfield, MO | 54.24 | 136 | 27 | 63 |
96 | Casper, WY | 54.21 | 65 | 93 | 169 |
97 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | 54.20 | 119 | 54 | 76 |
98 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 54.12 | 99 | 137 | 58 |
99 | Los Angeles, CA | 53.99 | 69 | 132 | 139 |
100 | Salem, OR | 53.95 | 108 | 35 | 123 |
101 | Las Cruces, NM | 53.72 | 113 | 107 | 40 |
102 | Arlington, TX | 53.58 | 87 | 140 | 113 |
103 | Modesto, CA | 53.37 | 110 | 57 | 107 |
104 | Dallas, TX | 53.30 | 74 | 128 | 150 |
105 | Ontario, CA | 53.27 | 121 | 68 | 88 |
106 | Spokane, WA | 53.10 | 112 | 50 | 125 |
107 | Fontana, CA | 52.96 | 120 | 94 | 71 |
108 | Jersey City, NJ | 52.88 | 82 | 177 | 82 |
109 | St. Petersburg, FL | 52.57 | 124 | 51 | 112 |
110 | Columbus, OH | 52.48 | 106 | 110 | 117 |
111 | Jacksonville, FL | 52.41 | 137 | 98 | 52 |
112 | Long Beach, CA | 52.39 | 68 | 171 | 141 |
113 | Bridgeport, CT | 52.37 | 63 | 176 | 106 |
114 | Milwaukee, WI | 52.28 | 91 | 162 | 114 |
115 | Henderson, NV | 52.26 | 101 | 170 | 68 |
116 | Warwick, RI | 52.07 | 133 | 78 | 69 |
117 | Lubbock, TX | 51.93 | 116 | 33 | 157 |
118 | Kansas City, MO | 51.90 | 102 | 121 | 140 |
119 | Glendale, AZ | 51.71 | 107 | 145 | 110 |
120 | Albuquerque, NM | 51.04 | 89 | 72 | 178 |
121 | Orlando, FL | 50.93 | 129 | 97 | 105 |
122 | New York, NY | 50.91 | 109 | 178 | 57 |
123 | Houston, TX | 50.83 | 92 | 159 | 156 |
124 | Rochester, NY | 50.52 | 118 | 135 | 129 |
125 | Brownsville, TX | 50.21 | 151 | 122 | 28 |
126 | Phoenix, AZ | 50.13 | 103 | 148 | 158 |
127 | Winston-Salem, NC | 49.92 | 134 | 84 | 134 |
128 | El Paso, TX | 49.92 | 146 | 142 | 62 |
129 | Fort Smith, AR | 49.83 | 158 | 75 | 48 |
130 | Miami, FL | 49.82 | 126 | 133 | 128 |
131 | Richmond, VA | 49.68 | 117 | 144 | 146 |
132 | Greensboro, NC | 49.51 | 123 | 85 | 159 |
133 | Jackson, MS | 49.41 | 131 | 154 | 96 |
134 | Norfolk, VA | 49.35 | 122 | 160 | 126 |
135 | Buffalo, NY | 49.18 | 141 | 115 | 119 |
136 | Indianapolis, IN | 49.14 | 115 | 169 | 121 |
137 | Corpus Christi, TX | 49.11 | 132 | 103 | 151 |
138 | Worcester, MA | 48.92 | 114 | 126 | 172 |
139 | Chattanooga, TN | 48.84 | 159 | 79 | 77 |
140 | Knoxville, TN | 48.66 | 170 | 30 | 72 |
141 | San Antonio, TX | 48.61 | 145 | 89 | 133 |
142 | Tucson, AZ | 48.37 | 142 | 100 | 142 |
143 | Oklahoma City, OK | 48.36 | 144 | 113 | 132 |
144 | New Haven, CT | 48.16 | 98 | 153 | 175 |
145 | Providence, RI | 47.95 | 167 | 82 | 53 |
146 | Wichita, KS | 47.87 | 140 | 106 | 163 |
147 | Little Rock, AR | 47.56 | 150 | 165 | 64 |
148 | Shreveport, LA | 47.55 | 149 | 168 | 59 |
149 | Cincinnati, OH | 47.43 | 139 | 83 | 173 |
150 | Stockton, CA | 47.13 | 127 | 139 | 167 |
151 | Las Vegas, NV | 47.04 | 138 | 178 | 99 |
152 | New Orleans, LA | 47.00 | 143 | 156 | 138 |
153 | Louisville, KY | 46.55 | 164 | 123 | 97 |
154 | Akron, OH | 46.48 | 156 | 150 | 100 |
155 | Bakersfield, CA | 46.44 | 160 | 120 | 136 |
156 | Fresno, CA | 46.43 | 154 | 73 | 165 |
157 | Baltimore, MD | 46.23 | 125 | 173 | 164 |
158 | Hialeah, FL | 46.02 | 135 | 175 | 153 |
159 | North Las Vegas, NV | 45.92 | 147 | 181 | 91 |
160 | Philadelphia, PA | 45.80 | 165 | 158 | 89 |
161 | Laredo, TX | 45.72 | 166 | 86 | 143 |
162 | Baton Rouge, LA | 45.54 | 161 | 91 | 152 |
163 | Newport News, VA | 45.26 | 152 | 166 | 124 |
164 | Charleston, WV | 45.15 | 172 | 81 | 109 |
165 | San Bernardino, CA | 44.66 | 148 | 155 | 168 |
166 | St. Louis, MO | 44.30 | 157 | 147 | 162 |
167 | Newark, NJ | 43.97 | 153 | 182 | 108 |
168 | Wilmington, DE | 43.90 | 162 | 116 | 170 |
169 | Birmingham, AL | 43.87 | 169 | 143 | 137 |
170 | Gulfport, MS | 43.80 | 180 | 130 | 44 |
171 | Columbus, GA | 43.72 | 179 | 138 | 38 |
172 | Tulsa, OK | 43.32 | 163 | 119 | 171 |
173 | Mobile, AL | 43.24 | 173 | 161 | 92 |
174 | Fayetteville, NC | 42.55 | 171 | 163 | 127 |
175 | Huntington, WV | 42.50 | 181 | 38 | 122 |
176 | Dover, DE | 42.40 | 174 | 59 | 179 |
177 | Montgomery, AL | 42.37 | 177 | 164 | 37 |
178 | Toledo, OH | 42.18 | 176 | 141 | 154 |
179 | Memphis, TN | 40.16 | 168 | 172 | 174 |
180 | Augusta, GA | 38.76 | 182 | 157 | 120 |
181 | Cleveland, OH | 37.48 | 175 | 167 | 181 |
182 | Detroit, MI | 34.29 | 178 | 180 | 180 |