Spring has arrived. For many Americans, that means warmer temperatures and more time spent outside.
It’s no surprise that spending time outdoors increases endorphins and makes people happier overall.
To coincide with this, WalletHub has announced the top 10 happiest cities in America.
The company compared 182 of the country’s largest cities across three dimensions: mental and physical well-being, income and employment, and community and environment.
Other subcategories taken into account included sports participation rates, life expectancy, poverty rates, separation/divorce rates, and ideal climate.
Here’s a countdown from 10 to 1 of the best places to live in the United States.
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10. Scottsdale, Arizona
9. Columbia, Maryland
8. Pearl City, Hawaii
7. San Francisco, California
6. Honolulu, Hawaii
5. Irvine, California
4. Madison, Wisconsin
3. San Jose, California
2. Overland Park, Kansas
1. Fremont, California
And it was done.
Fremont has been named the happiest city in America. The upside is that it has the highest percentage of households with incomes above $75,000, at 80%, according to WalletHub.
People in Fremont tend to have higher life satisfaction and lower rates of depression.
The city also has the lowest separation and divorce rate in the country, at just 8.9%, according to WalletHub.
Overland Park, Kansas, ranked second because it has the lowest poverty rate in the nation at 4.2 percent and one of the highest sports participation rates in the country.
According to WalletHub, the company awarded San Jose, California, the No. 3 spot. That’s because San Jose has the highest life expectancy in the United States and is considered the city with the best health and wellness index.
Cities lower on the list included Jackson, Mississippi, at No. 175; Shreveport, Louisiana, 178th place. Detroit, Michigan came in last at 182nd place.
WalletHub analyst Cassandra Happe told Fox News Digital that the rankings of two cities in particular surprised the team.
“It’s amazing to see Honolulu jump from No. 33 to No. 6 in the rankings and Pearl City from No. 55 to No. 8,” she said.
She continued, “The transformation of these cities highlights the importance of dedicated efforts to address economic opportunity, community cohesion, and mental health support systems.”
Other notable rankings in the report: South Burlington, Vermont, ranked as the city with the highest level of adequate sleep. But WalletHub also found that Burlingtons work the fewest hours of any population.
The city with the highest number of hours worked as calculated by WalletHub was Scottsdale, Arizona. Casper, Wyoming. and Dallas, Texas.
