These 10 US cities are considered the happiest places to live: study
It might be time to move.Consider yourself lucky if you live in one of the 10 cities that have been listed as the happiest places to live in America.
The list, put together by a WalletHub study, measures happiness based on metrics such as depression rates, income, work-life balance and more.The Golden State once again is home to many of the cities on the list, with Fremont, California, being ranked as the happiest city in America.
How does a city make this list? According to the study, an “ideal city” to live in is one that has good weather, its residents have both good mental and physical health, an ideal work-life balance and there are friendly neighbors.If you’re in the midst of moving, you might want to reconsider where you’re going if it’s not on this list.Here are the 10 best cities to live in America, according to WalletHub.If you’ve never heard of Fremont, it’s because it’s considered one of the smaller cities on the list with a population of 226,208.
It’s located in the San Francisco Bay Area.According to the study, it’s ranked the highest for life satisfaction and low on the list of depression rates.
People in Fremont seem to be in happy marriages as it has the lowest separation and divorce rate in the US.Although money doesn’t necessarily buy happiness, it can make life easier.In regard to income, the average annual salary in Fremont is more than $75,000.
People must be happy as a clam there.A more well-known city in the Bay Area is San Jose, which came in second on the list.With a population of 969,655, WalletHub stated that the people who live here have the longest average life expectancy in the US and genuinely love the city.
San Jose is another city with happy couples, as it has the fourth-lowest separation and divorce rate.It also has the third-highest share of households earning more than $75,000 annually.
Located in Orange County, with a population of 314,621 Irvine is the third happiest city in California.It’s co...