Monetary recommendation outlet WalletHub has launched its annual checklist of the 25 happiest cities in America, primarily based on 29 “key happiness indicators,” akin to earnings development fee, life expectancy, job satisfaction, local weather, participation in sports activities and the divorce fee.
The highest 10 had been Fremont, California; Overland Park, Kansas; San Jose, California; Madison, Wisconsin; Irvine, California; Honolulu, Hawaii; San francisco California; Pearl Metropolis, Hawaii; Columbia, Maryland and Scottsdale, Arizona.
9 of the 25 happiest cities had been in California, together with Huntington Seashore, Backyard Grove, San Diego, Glendale and Anaheim.
Fremont (inhabitants 227,514) is situated between 7 San Francisco Bay and three San Jose on the east facet of the bay. It claimed the highest spot, partly, due to low charges of despair, lengthy life expectancy and about 80 % of households incomes greater than $75,000, a determine generally thought-about a threshold for a greater high quality of life.