WalletHub’s “Happiest Cities in America” report for 2024 compared 182 of the largest cities in the U.S., including at least two of the largest cities in every state using 29 metrics, including life satisfaction, depression rate and life expectancy. Read more on the methodology here.
Here are the 10 cities with the highest emotional and physical well-being scores:
- Fremont, Calif.
- San Jose, Calif.
- San Francisco
- Irvine, Calif.
- Columbia, Md.
- Overland Park, Kan.
- Madison, Wis.
- Seattle
- Raleigh, N.C.
- Sioux Falls, S.D.
Here are the 10 cities with the lowest emotional and physical well-being scores, starting with the lowest-ranked:
- Huntington, W.Va.
- Fort Smith, Ark.
- Detroit
- Shreveport, La.
- Charleston, W.Va.
- Montgomery, Ala.
- Lewiston, Maine
- Mobile, Ala.
- Toledo, Ohio
- Gulfport, Miss.
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