The happiest cities

WalletHub evaluated more than 180 of the largest U.S. cities using 29 key indicators of happiness. The data set ranges from the depression rate to the income-growth rate to the average leisure time spent per day.
 

Top 20 Happiest Cities in America
1. Fremont, CA	11. Burlington, VT
2. Bismarck, ND	12. Madison, WI
3. Scottsdale, AZ	13. Columbia, MD
4. South Burlington, VT	14. Chandler, AZ
5. Fargo, ND	15. Seattle, WA
6. Overland Park, KS	16. Plano, TX
7. Charleston, SC	17. San Francisco, CA
8. Irvine, CA	18. Lincoln, NE
9. Gilbert, AZ	19. Portland, ME
10. San Jose, CA	20. Tempe, AZ

 
Key Stats

• Jersey City, New Jersey has the lowest depression rate, – 2.6 times lower than in Huntington, West Virginia, the city with the highest.
   
• Newark, New Jersey has the lowest number of suicides per 100,000 residents, – 6.9 times lower than in Casper, Wyoming, the city with the highest.
   
• Fremont, California has the lowest separation & divorce rate, – 4.4 times lower than in Cleveland city, Ohio, the city with the highest.
   
• South Burlington, Vermont, has the lowest share of adults sleeping less than 7 hours per night, – two times lower than in Detroit, Michigan, the city with the highest.
   
• Bismarck, North Dakota has the lowest average commute time, – 2.6 times lower than in New York, the city with the highest.