Overall Rank | City | Total Score | Emotional & Physical Well-Being | Income & Employment | Community & Environment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fremont, CA | 76.10 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
2 | San Jose, CA | 70.35 | 2 | 3 | 64 |
3 | Madison, WI | 69.72 | 5 | 41 | 8 |
4 | Overland Park, KS | 68.93 | 6 | 87 | 6 |
5 | San Francisco, CA | 68.73 | 4 | 8 | 69 |
6 | Irvine, CA | 67.83 | 8 | 40 | 18 |
7 | Columbia, MD | 67.71 | 3 | 176 | 28 |
8 | Sioux Falls, SD | 67.02 | 10 | 72 | 21 |
9 | South Burlington, VT | 66.51 | 11 | 25 | 47 |
10 | Burlington, VT | 65.83 | 28 | 1 | 11 |
11 | Seattle, WA | 65.59 | 7 | 4 | 119 |
12 | Bismarck, ND | 64.12 | 24 | 44 | 23 |
13 | Oakland, CA | 64.08 | 9 | 50 | 99 |
14 | Huntington Beach, CA | 64.04 | 14 | 52 | 53 |
15 | San Diego, CA | 63.98 | 21 | 28 | 27 |
16 | Scottsdale, AZ | 63.48 | 45 | 66 | 2 |
17 | Minneapolis, MN | 62.63 | 12 | 15 | 113 |
18 | Yonkers, NY | 62.50 | 17 | 118 | 44 |
19 | Aurora, IL | 62.49 | 16 | 154 | 15 |
20 | Fargo, ND | 62.42 | 23 | 47 | 67 |
21 | Portland, ME | 62.38 | 22 | 7 | 123 |
22 | Raleigh, NC | 62.37 | 13 | 77 | 76 |
23 | Anaheim, CA | 62.09 | 35 | 38 | 45 |
24 | Garden Grove, CA | 62.01 | 30 | 39 | 63 |
25 | Chula Vista, CA | 61.90 | 33 | 57 | 36 |
26 | Santa Rosa, CA | 61.52 | 26 | 19 | 95 |
27 | Glendale, CA | 61.29 | 46 | 69 | 19 |
28 | Oxnard, CA | 61.12 | 47 | 86 | 9 |
29 | Plano, TX | 61.02 | 48 | 56 | 25 |
30 | Gilbert, AZ | 60.91 | 54 | 62 | 13 |
31 | Santa Clarita, CA | 60.51 | 36 | 121 | 37 |
32 | Jersey City, NJ | 60.45 | 29 | 133 | 50 |
33 | Honolulu, HI | 60.40 | 25 | 64 | 81 |
34 | Lincoln, NE | 60.29 | 19 | 88 | 97 |
35 | Charleston, SC | 60.23 | 65 | 21 | 31 |
36 | Oceanside, CA | 60.23 | 37 | 71 | 65 |
37 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 59.97 | 49 | 139 | 7 |
38 | Anchorage, AK | 59.96 | 42 | 84 | 57 |
39 | Salt Lake City, UT | 59.94 | 62 | 35 | 46 |
40 | Boise, ID | 59.86 | 31 | 2 | 149 |
41 | Omaha, NE | 59.62 | 44 | 91 | 60 |
42 | Sacramento, CA | 59.51 | 60 | 10 | 70 |
43 | Rapid City, SD | 59.48 | 51 | 23 | 86 |
44 | Santa Ana, CA | 59.34 | 53 | 5 | 93 |
45 | Portland, OR | 59.33 | 27 | 63 | 118 |
46 | Charlotte, NC | 59.29 | 40 | 70 | 80 |
47 | Boston, MA | 59.28 | 34 | 9 | 147 |
48 | Aurora, CO | 59.20 | 43 | 116 | 55 |
49 | Austin, TX | 58.87 | 52 | 26 | 87 |
50 | Washington, DC | 58.69 | 15 | 129 | 138 |
51 | Chandler, AZ | 58.66 | 63 | 95 | 43 |
52 | Cape Coral, FL | 58.66 | 82 | 90 | 3 |
53 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 58.52 | 66 | 75 | 32 |
54 | Tempe, AZ | 58.40 | 69 | 43 | 49 |
55 | Pearl City, HI | 58.18 | 18 | 148 | 158 |
56 | Juneau, AK | 58.00 | 20 | 73 | 177 |
57 | New York, NY | 57.99 | 61 | 152 | 16 |
58 | Denver, CO | 57.96 | 32 | 104 | 128 |
59 | Chesapeake, VA | 57.95 | 70 | 131 | 10 |
60 | Nashua, NH | 57.85 | 85 | 78 | 5 |
61 | Tampa, FL | 57.85 | 79 | 29 | 34 |
62 | West Valley City, UT | 57.64 | 81 | 51 | 20 |
63 | Virginia Beach, VA | 57.59 | 64 | 120 | 51 |
64 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 57.58 | 50 | 94 | 104 |
65 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 57.45 | 75 | 33 | 52 |
66 | Miami, FL | 57.45 | 58 | 27 | 117 |
67 | Peoria, AZ | 57.37 | 71 | 126 | 14 |
68 | Bridgeport, CT | 57.05 | 57 | 161 | 24 |
69 | Nampa, ID | 56.88 | 72 | 22 | 83 |
70 | Grand Rapids, MI | 56.84 | 87 | 12 | 54 |
71 | Durham, NC | 56.83 | 39 | 76 | 141 |
72 | Colorado Springs, CO | 56.77 | 80 | 59 | 41 |
73 | St. Paul, MN | 56.74 | 38 | 106 | 139 |
74 | Chicago, IL | 56.72 | 41 | 174 | 58 |
75 | Orlando, FL | 56.66 | 76 | 18 | 79 |
76 | Los Angeles, CA | 56.02 | 56 | 81 | 129 |
77 | Des Moines, IA | 55.96 | 55 | 92 | 136 |
78 | Pittsburgh, PA | 55.47 | 95 | 13 | 59 |
79 | Long Beach, CA | 55.46 | 59 | 123 | 112 |
80 | Manchester, NH | 55.28 | 106 | 65 | 12 |
81 | Missoula, MT | 55.05 | 73 | 37 | 133 |
82 | Mesa, AZ | 55.05 | 84 | 89 | 62 |
83 | Ontario, CA | 54.97 | 104 | 32 | 35 |
84 | St. Petersburg, FL | 54.93 | 90 | 20 | 94 |
85 | Providence, RI | 54.92 | 103 | 6 | 73 |
86 | Hialeah, FL | 54.84 | 68 | 137 | 88 |
87 | Moreno Valley, CA | 54.79 | 96 | 82 | 29 |
88 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 54.61 | 123 | 54 | 4 |
89 | Riverside, CA | 54.60 | 89 | 16 | 108 |
90 | Cheyenne, WY | 54.50 | 78 | 60 | 121 |
91 | Warwick, RI | 54.30 | 67 | 134 | 143 |
92 | Fontana, CA | 54.27 | 105 | 61 | 33 |
93 | Reno, NV | 53.40 | 100 | 17 | 97 |
94 | Irving, TX | 53.23 | 98 | 53 | 84 |
95 | Tallahassee, FL | 52.88 | 128 | 11 | 56 |
96 | Tacoma, WA | 52.75 | 77 | 150 | 105 |
97 | Atlanta, GA | 52.36 | 91 | 101 | 116 |
98 | Columbia, SC | 52.20 | 126 | 68 | 38 |
99 | Grand Prairie, TX | 52.18 | 120 | 109 | 48 |
100 | Wilmington, DE | 52.15 | 116 | 147 | 17 |
101 | Garland, TX | 52.04 | 112 | 105 | 72 |
102 | Rochester, NY | 51.81 | 118 | 79 | 82 |
103 | Las Cruces, NM | 51.76 | 101 | 83 | 120 |
104 | Worcester, MA | 51.65 | 74 | 117 | 171 |
105 | New Haven, CT | 51.60 | 110 | 31 | 145 |
106 | Henderson, NV | 51.55 | 133 | 135 | 22 |
107 | Glendale, AZ | 51.54 | 93 | 132 | 100 |
108 | Vancouver, WA | 51.48 | 86 | 113 | 154 |
109 | Milwaukee, WI | 51.31 | 83 | 171 | 90 |
110 | Laredo, TX | 51.21 | 124 | 14 | 124 |
111 | Jacksonville, FL | 51.20 | 132 | 103 | 42 |
112 | Phoenix, AZ | 51.20 | 88 | 111 | 148 |
113 | Fort Worth, TX | 51.01 | 119 | 119 | 78 |
114 | Winston-Salem, NC | 50.97 | 108 | 115 | 96 |
115 | Billings, MT | 50.84 | 99 | 42 | 167 |
116 | Brownsville, TX | 50.47 | 136 | 67 | 68 |
117 | Modesto, CA | 50.40 | 131 | 46 | 102 |
118 | El Paso, TX | 50.18 | 107 | 151 | 89 |
119 | Stockton, CA | 50.18 | 115 | 85 | 132 |
120 | Lewiston, ME | 49.99 | 146 | 24 | 61 |
121 | Buffalo, NY | 49.86 | 122 | 100 | 111 |
122 | Nashville, TN | 49.55 | 111 | 130 | 130 |
123 | Arlington, TX | 49.45 | 114 | 140 | 115 |
124 | Dallas, TX | 49.23 | 113 | 99 | 153 |
125 | Newark, NJ | 49.16 | 102 | 163 | 110 |
126 | Fresno, CA | 49.14 | 129 | 55 | 135 |
127 | Norfolk, VA | 49.06 | 109 | 156 | 125 |
128 | Albuquerque, NM | 49.04 | 92 | 98 | 174 |
129 | Houston, TX | 48.83 | 94 | 145 | 157 |
130 | Greensboro, NC | 48.77 | 97 | 108 | 168 |
131 | Wichita, KS | 48.38 | 130 | 136 | 101 |
132 | San Bernardino, CA | 48.25 | 140 | 36 | 131 |
133 | Oklahoma City, OK | 48.16 | 145 | 146 | 40 |
134 | Tucson, AZ | 47.83 | 134 | 93 | 137 |
135 | Bakersfield, CA | 47.58 | 143 | 102 | 107 |
136 | Salem, OR | 47.38 | 117 | 96 | 178 |
137 | Spokane, WA | 47.36 | 139 | 48 | 152 |
138 | Fort Wayne, IN | 47.30 | 142 | 138 | 85 |
139 | Las Vegas, NV | 47.08 | 153 | 157 | 39 |
140 | Newport News, VA | 46.70 | 127 | 165 | 126 |
141 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | 46.63 | 125 | 144 | 151 |
142 | Huntsville, AL | 46.55 | 157 | 124 | 30 |
143 | Columbus, OH | 46.53 | 121 | 149 | 163 |
144 | North Las Vegas, NV | 46.38 | 160 | 160 | 26 |
145 | San Antonio, TX | 46.23 | 141 | 112 | 146 |
146 | Little Rock, AR | 46.06 | 148 | 143 | 75 |
147 | Kansas City, MO | 45.84 | 137 | 127 | 159 |
148 | Philadelphia, PA | 45.63 | 151 | 128 | 103 |
149 | Dover, DE | 45.58 | 155 | 125 | 92 |
150 | Baltimore, MD | 45.18 | 138 | 172 | 109 |
151 | Tulsa, OK | 45.11 | 162 | 110 | 77 |
152 | Indianapolis, IN | 44.72 | 150 | 167 | 91 |
153 | Springfield, MO | 44.64 | 170 | 74 | 71 |
154 | Richmond, VA | 44.60 | 135 | 162 | 161 |
155 | St. Louis, MO | 44.55 | 147 | 153 | 127 |
156 | Amarillo, TX | 44.51 | 164 | 122 | 74 |
157 | Louisville, KY | 44.46 | 149 | 159 | 114 |
158 | New Orleans, LA | 44.08 | 152 | 49 | 172 |
159 | Corpus Christi, TX | 43.96 | 158 | 97 | 134 |
160 | Casper, WY | 43.89 | 144 | 155 | 165 |
161 | Lubbock, TX | 43.61 | 163 | 58 | 155 |
162 | Knoxville, TN | 41.98 | 166 | 80 | 164 |
163 | Cincinnati, OH | 41.26 | 156 | 141 | 173 |
164 | Birmingham, AL | 40.68 | 167 | 158 | 144 |
165 | Fort Smith, AR | 40.23 | 179 | 45 | 122 |
166 | Mobile, AL | 39.79 | 174 | 177 | 66 |
167 | Chattanooga, TN | 39.66 | 154 | 175 | 176 |
168 | Akron, OH | 39.65 | 165 | 168 | 156 |
169 | Baton Rouge, LA | 39.61 | 169 | 114 | 175 |
170 | Fayetteville, NC | 38.84 | 168 | 164 | 169 |
171 | Charleston, WV | 38.75 | 176 | 30 | 170 |
172 | Toledo, OH | 38.29 | 175 | 142 | 160 |
173 | Gulfport, MS | 37.82 | 172 | 170 | 162 |
174 | Columbus, GA | 37.51 | 178 | 166 | 106 |
175 | Jackson, MS | 37.33 | 161 | 181 | 179 |
176 | Augusta, GA | 36.41 | 173 | 179 | 166 |
177 | Memphis, TN | 35.48 | 159 | 182 | 181 |
178 | Montgomery, AL | 35.40 | 177 | 173 | 142 |
179 | Cleveland, OH | 34.16 | 171 | 169 | 182 |
180 | Shreveport, LA | 33.21 | 180 | 180 | 150 |
181 | Huntington, WV | 32.83 | 182 | 107 | 140 |
182 | Detroit, MI | 30.60 | 181 | 178 | 180 |
Note: With the exception of “Total Score,” all of the columns in the table above depict the relative rank of that city, where a rank of 1 represents the best conditions for that metric category.
Two cities in North Dakota in the top 20? They may be fine places in other respects but you’ve got to love a long cold winter to live in that state.
Lowest Depression Rate [All $unshine states]: 1. Fremont, CA 2. Pearl City, HI 3. Honolulu, HI 4. San Jose, CA 5. Irvine, CA
Lowest Separation & Divorce Rate [All $unshine states]: 1. Fremont, CA 2. Irvine, CA 3. Pearl City, HI 4. Gilbert, AZ 5. San Jose, CA
Highest Separation & Divorce Rate 178. Wilmington, DE 179. Rochester, NY 180. Birmingham, AL 181. Detroit, MI 182. Cleveland, OH
Lowest Suicide Rate [high pop. density] 1. Newark, NJ 2. Jersey City, NJ 3. New York, NY 4. Columbia, MD 5. Yonkers, NHighest Suicide Rate [low pop. density] T-177. Colorado Springs, CO [Spanning over 195 miles] T-177. Billings, MT T-177. Juneau, AK T-177. Rapid City, SD T-177. Casper, WY
I think the list is crap....