February 28, 2023

Happiest Cities in America,

 Wallet Hub - In order to determine where people in America are most content with their lives, WalletHub compared more than 180 of the largest U.S. cities across 30 key indicators of happiness. The data set ranges from depression rate to income-growth rate to average leisure time spent per day.
 

Top 20 Happiest Cities in America
1. Fremont, CA 11. Seattle, WA
2. San Jose, CA 12. Bismarck, ND
3. Madison, WI 13. Oakland, CA
4. Overland Park, KS 14. Huntington Beach, CA
5. San Francisco, CA 15. San Diego, CA
6. Irvine, CA 16. Scottsdale, AZ
7. Columbia, MD 17. Minneapolis, MN
8. Sioux Falls, SD 18. Yonkers, NY
9. South Burlington, VT 19. Aurora, IL
10. Burlington, VT 20. Fargo, ND
 
Key Stats
  • Fremont, California, has the lowest depression rate, 11.90 percent, which is 2.5 times lower than in Huntington, West Virginia, the city with the highest at 30.10 percent.
     
  • Newark, New Jersey, has the lowest number of suicides per 100,000 residents, 4.93, which is 7.9 times lower than in Casper, Wyoming, the city with the highest at 39.05. 
     
  • Fremont, California, has the lowest separation & divorce rate, 9.02 percent, which is 4.6 times lower than in Cleveland, the city with the highest at 41.59 percent.
     
  • South Burlington, Vermont, has the lowest share of adults sleeping less than 7 hours per night, 24.00 percent, which is 1.9 times lower than in Detroit, the city with the highest at 45.90 percent. 
     
  • Missoula, Montana and Juneau, Alaska, have the lowest average commute time, 15.50 minutes, which is 2.7 times lower than in New York, the city with the highest at 41.40 minutes.

1 comment:

Greg Gerritt said...

14 in blue states, none in the south. Oppression does not make for happy people