During the last decade, the world happiness report has classified countries based on factors such as perceptions of corruption, GDP per capita, social support, life expectancy, and freedom to make life choices. Finland has risen to the top for the last five years. Meanwhile, the United States achieved its highest ranking, 11th, in 2012, the first year the report was published.
Since then, she has remained in her mid to upper teens, landing in 16th place in the most recent report, which came out in 2022. Of course, there are some caveats to consider with a report like that, including the fact that the United States is a large and diverse country, which makes it difficult to lump all of its people and places together.
If you’ve ever wondered which American cities are the happiest in the country, you might be interested in a new report that ranks US metropolitan areas based on factors believed to contribute to happiness. This is what you should know.
What makes a city happy?
So how, exactly, did WalletHub rank the happiest cities in America? The team started with the 150 most populous US cities, then added at least two of the largest. cities in each state.
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Ultimately, they ended up with a list of 182 cities, which the team compared on three key dimensions: 1) emotional and physical well-being, 2) income and employment, and 3) community and environment. you can find them complete methodology in the report
The Happiest Cities in America
Using the above criteria, the WalletHub team determined that the following 10 cities are the happiest in the United States:
1.Fremont, Calif.
2.San Jose, CA
3. Madison, WI
4. Overland Park, Kansas
5. San Francisco, Calif.
6.Irvine, Calif.
7. Columbia, Maryland
8. Sioux Falls, South Dakota
9. South Burlington, Vermont
10. Burlington, Vermont
The full ranking of the 182 cities is available hereas well as expert opinions on the report’s findings.