(KRON) — Demise, taxes and a Bay Space metropolis being named the “happiest” within the nation. It has develop into an annual custom round this time of yr when WalletHub releases its “Happiest Cities in America” listing.
For the fifth straight yr, Fremont was named the happiest metropolis in the US by WalletHub. The principle components thought of within the examine embody “emotional & physical well-being,” “income & employment” and “community and environment.” Fremont ranked first in “emotional & physical well-being” with an
Fremont is not the one Bay Space metropolis residence to the happiest folks, in keeping with the WalletHub report revealed Tuesday. San Jose is correct behind with a second-place rating whereas San Francisco ranks tenth. For years, cities within the Bay Space have ranked excessive on this listing. Fremont, San Jose and San Francisco have all been listed within the prime 10 for the previous 4 years, together with 2025.
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WalletHub: High 10 ‘Happiest’ Cities in U.S.
Fremont, CA
San Jose, CA
Irvine, CA
Sioux Falls, SD
Overland Park, KS
Lincoln, NE
Madison, WI
Scottsdale, AZ
San Francisco, CA
Huntington Seaside, CA
There’s an previous saying, “money can’t buy happiness.”
In line with WalletHub, that expression appears to use to its findings. “Money can only make you so happy – people who make $75,000 a year won’t get any higher satisfaction from more money,” WalletHub writes. Many households in that metropolis are properly above that because the median family earnings in Fremont is $162,336, in keeping with the town. Practically 80% of households are above the $75,000 threshhold.
“People in Fremont also have the highest rate of life satisfaction, the fifth-lowest depression rate, and the fourth-highest average life expectancy in the country,” WalletHub mentioned. Fremont has the bottom divorce and separation charge within the nation (8.9%).
Different Bay Space cities talked about within the listing had been Santa Rosa (thirty second) and Oakland (thirty fifth).
Supply: WalletHub
Methodology
WalletHub analyzed 182 of the biggest U.S. cities — together with the 150 most populated and not less than two of essentially the most populated in every state — and examined 29 components that play into happiness.
The 29 components are divided throughout the three aforementioned foremost components are are weighed otherwise: emotional & bodily well-being (50 factors), earnings & employment (25 factors) and group and setting (25 factors).
WalletHub used information from instituitions just like the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention. The complete WalletHub report and methodology may be seen right here.
See the WalletHub stories from 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021.
