Sunshine and warm weather is conducive to happiness. Of course, there are a few (ahem) countervailing downsides to California.
If you don’t speak Mandarin or Dari (aka Farsi or Afghan Persian) in Fremont, CA, you are really left out.
RE: Sunshine and warm weather is conducive to happiness.
If so, why isn’t any city in Hawaii in the top 8 and why are Seattle and Madison in the top 8 ?