Study Identifies This City as Florida’s Least Happy—Do You Agree?

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    WalletHub has released its list of the “Happiest Cities in America,” examining which places in the country are getting the most out of life.

    The study considers elements such as mental health, physical health, social connections, and job satisfaction to assess how these cities performed. This indicates that WalletHub didn’t solely focus on financial factors.

    “Money can only make you so happy — individuals earning $75,000 annually won’t achieve any further satisfaction from additional income. Additionally, despite being one of the wealthiest countries, the U.S. places only 23rd on the World Happiness Report,” the study notes. “However, happiness levels aren’t uniform across the U.S., and this study seeks to show that relocating to a particular city might enhance your contentment.”

    In crafting this ranking, WalletHub looked at over 180 of the country’s largest cities, using the following metrics to figure out their placements:

    • Emotional and Physical Well-Being: Encompasses rates of depression, suicide, sufficient sleep, sports participation, marijuana usage, retail opioid prescriptions, poor mental health, food insecurity, and life expectancy

    • Income and Employment: Includes metrics like income growth, households with yearly incomes over $75,000, poverty, job satisfaction, unemployment, underemployment, bankruptcy, weekly work hours, commute time, and job security

    • Community and Environment: Considers rates of separation/divorce, hate crimes, pleasant weather, parkland area, leisure time, and “community” well-being

    When it comes to the Sunshine State as a whole, Florida placed No. 14, ranking particularly high for emotion and physical well-being.

    The highest-ranked Florida city on the list came in at No. 39: Pembroke Pines in Broward County. This South Florida city performed relatively well in health and community aspects but struggled in income and employment.

    On the opposite end of the spectrum, Jacksonville scored as Florida’s least happy city on the list, scoring just under 50 points and closing in at No. 119.

    Like Pembroke Pines, Jacksonville managed to garner a solid rank when it came to its community and overall environment, though it lagged behind in virtually all other categories.

    Meanwhile, the full WalletHub ranking is as follows:

    Rank City State Total Score Well-Being Rank Income Rank Community Rank
    1 Fremont CA 73.54 1 93 4
    2 San Jose CA 69.34 3 45 10
    3 Irvine CA 69.32 2 62 14
    4 Sioux Falls SD 68.66 9 53 5
    5 Overland Park KS 66.93 4 59 47
    6 Lincoln NE 66.59 25 51 1
    7 Madison WI 65.83 15 24 9
    8 Scottsdale AZ 65.17 22 10 15
    9 San Francisco CA 64.96 6 68 43
    10 Huntington Beach CA 64.70 11 80 39
    11 Bismarck ND 64.34 36 89 2
    12 Omaha NE 64.34 36 89 2
    13 Seattle WA 64.13 5 4 135
    14 Charleston SC 63.93 20 9 48
    15 San Diego CA 63.79 21 27 23
    16 Columbia MD 63.45 7 162 83
    17 Plano TX 62.78 13 66 51
    18 Honolulu HI 62.47 26 52 29
    19 South Burlington VT 62.47 8 7 174
    20 Garden Grove CA 62.36 32 61 13
    21 Nashua NH 61.99 50 105 3
    22 Raleigh NC 61.59 16 88 60
    23 Burlington VT 61.36 27 1 152
    24 Portland ME 61.22 30 6 94
    25 Pearl City HI 61.20 14 144 112
    26 Gilbert AZ 61.20 33 26 38
    27 Chula Vista CA 61.17 35 77 22
    28 Fargo ND 60.85 24 32 107
    29 Durham NC 60.51 28 28 75
    30 Anaheim CA 60.42 38 70 32
    31 Santa Clarita CA 60.15 31 145 28
    32 Santa Rosa CA 60.11 47 38 35
    33 Rapid City SD 60.05 66 21 11
    34 Minneapolis MN 59.87 18 36 127
    35 Oakland CA 59.87 18 36 127
    36 Jersey City NJ 59.82 17 154 67
    37 Cedar Rapids IA 59.73 48 126 12
    38 Glendale CA 59.66 41 121 26
    39 Pembroke Pines FL 59.53 37 147 27
    40 Chandler AZ 59.47 43 43 49
    41 Yonkers NY 59.28 23 141 90
    42 Rancho Cucamonga CA 59.28 56 79 24
    43 Oceanside CA 59.12 39 104 58
    44 Chesapeake VA 58.95 55 86 31
    45 Boston MA 58.91 40 18 97
    46 Fort Lauderdale FL 58.74 46 78 54
    47 Manchester NH 58.60 77 81 6
    48 Santa Ana CA 58.50 34 155 40
    49 Aurora IL 58.50 34 155 40
    50 Cape Coral FL 58.27 72 83 8
    51 Boise ID 58.16 51 8 114
    52 Charlotte NC 58.08 42 102 61
    53 Cheyenne WY 58.08 73 39 25
    54 Washington DC 58.05 12 94 173
    55 Grand Rapids MI 57.65 83 19 19
    56 Missoula MT 57.42 62 16 109
    57 Juneau AK 57.42 29 35 178
    58 Anchorage AK 57.01 63 71 63
    59 Austin TX 56.94 44 22 142
    60 Virginia Beach VA 56.90 59 92 57
    61 Pittsburgh PA 56.64 80 12 56
    62 Warwick RI 56.52 57 129 59
    63 Oxnard CA 56.33 79 122 16
    64 Peoria AZ 56.07 67 91 70
    65 Des Moines IA 55.89 70 112 45
    66 Orlando FL 55.82 78 5 102
    67 Nampa ID 55.57 75 20 111
    68 New York NY 55.52 54 156 64
    69 St. Petersburg FL 55.29 82 25 69
    70 Tampa FL 55.24 87 46 46
    71 Tempe AZ 55.18 61 17 167
    72 Fontana CA 55.09 99 72 17
    73 Port St. Lucie FL 54.86 96 49 36
    74 Atlanta GA 54.81 58 90 129
    75 Portland OR 54.76 49 96 148
    76 Riverside CA 54.62 88 41 65
    77 Los Angeles CA 54.49 71 107 81
    78 St. Paul MN 54.45 60 127 113
    79 Colorado Springs CO 54.30 81 60 77
    80 Casper WY 54.08 116 84 7
    81 Irving TX 54.02 76 69 106
    82 Miami FL 54.01 74 13 151
    83 Mesa AZ 53.98 84 40 93
    84 Worcester MA 53.98 90 99 53
    85 Salt Lake City UT 53.89 65 37 169
    86 Ontario CA 53.86 108 65 30
    87 Long Beach CA 53.61 69 148 87
    88 Aurora CO 53.60 52 158 140
    89 Moreno Valley CA 53.59 104 110 20
    90 Providence RI 53.51 120 11 52
    91 Bridgeport CT 53.38 86 170 18
    92 Sacramento CA 53.31 91 31 110
    93 Chicago IL 53.03 53 179 99
    94 Henderson NV 52.88 92 128 55
    95 Billings MT 52.88 101 56 86
    96 Denver CO 52.76 45 136 171
    97 New Haven CT 52.74 126 47 34
    98 Tallahassee FL 52.59 111 33 78
    99 Albuquerque NM 52.40 89 64 120
    100 Vancouver WA 52.26 64 117 172
    101 Garland TX 52.16 93 115 85
    102 Columbia SC 51.90 107 67 80
    103 Modesto CA 51.66 122 74 50
    104 Reno NV 51.53 103 44 116
    105 Hialeah FL 51.53 94 101 104
    106 Phoenix AZ 51.13 97 85 128
    107 Wilmington DE 51.10 102 125 92
    108 Huntsville AL 51.02 124 48 91
    109 Las Cruces NM 50.89 129 42 72
    110 Winston-Salem NC 50.70 114 58 123
    111 West Valley City UT 50.70 114 58 123
    112 Stockton CA 50.61 110 103 95
    113 Grand Prairie TX 50.44 106 146 82
    114 Lexington-Fayette KY 50.43 98 151 101
    115 Tacoma WA 50.22 85 133 161
    116 Greensboro NC 50.08 100 109 138
    117 Oklahoma City OK 49.32 145 130 21
    118 Nashville TN 49.25 133 113 74
    119 Jacksonville FL 49.17 139 123 41
    120 Glendale AZ 49.14 115 97 131
    121 Kansas City MO 48.90 113 134 124
    122 Spokane WA 48.81 135 14 150
    123 Columbus OH 48.77 127 157 73
    124 Dallas TX 48.74 95 119 163
    125 Fort Worth TX 48.49 121 138 117
    126 Fresno CA 48.33 134 73 115
    127 Bakersfield CA 48.00 137 135 68
    128 Arlington TX 47.93 118 137 136
    129 Newport News VA 47.92 123 143 139
    130 Fort Wayne IN 47.80 132 153 89
    131 Milwaukee WI 47.78 125 163 103
    132 Wichita KS 47.76 119 118 149
    133 Richmond VA 47.38 109 150 162
    134 Salem OR 47.31 117 87 177
    135 San Bernardino CA 47.23 149 76 79
    136 Rochester NY 47.12 136 95 145
    137 Lewiston ME 46.75 163 2 134
    138 Newark NJ 46.67 112 174 143
    139 New Orleans LA 46.61 148 106 88
    140 Philadelphia PA 46.42 140 114 122
    141 Norfolk VA 46.33 130 131 153
    142 Tulsa OK 46.12 167 82 37
    143 Dover DE 45.72 142 116 141
    144 Springfield MO 45.70 165 63 62
    145 North Las Vegas NV 45.62 151 160 66
    146 Las Vegas NV 45.40 140 159 118
    147 Indianapolis IN 45.28 138 173 98
    148 Louisville KY 45.20 131 177 126
    149 Chattanooga TN 44.88 160 124 71
    150 Fayetteville NC 44.74 152 132 119
    151 Houston TX 44.67 128 152 170
    152 Laredo TX 44.62 164 3 155
    153 Buffalo NY 44.53 143 100 164
    154 Cincinnati OH 44.33 156 140 108
    155 Lubbock TX 44.14 147 54 168
    156 Amarillo TX 44.08 157 98 133
    157 Charleston WV 43.93 171 15 132
    158 El Paso TX 43.90 150 139 144
    159 Knoxville TN 43.52 172 50 100
    160 Little Rock AR 43.05 153 149 154
    161 Tucson AZ 42.42 159 75 165
    162 Baltimore MD 42.31 144 172 158
    163 St. Louis MO 42.14 146 168 156
    164 San Antonio TX 42.05 154 111 175
    165 Columbus GA 41.92 162 161 125
    166 Baton Rouge LA 41.71 169 142 121
    167 Corpus Christi TX 41.48 168 55 166
    168 Shreveport LA 40.77 173 178 42
    169 Akron OH 40.02 174 164 105
    170 Brownsville TX 39.51 179 57 130
    171 Augusta GA 39.32 161 167 176
    172 Jackson MS 39.16 155 180 180
    173 Mobile AL 39.11 170 176 137
    174 Montgomery AL 38.49 158 175 181
    175 Huntington WV 37.84 182 29 44
    176 Birmingham AL 37.29 166 171 179
    177 Toledo OH 36.30 180 165 146
    178 Gulfport MS 35.89 178 169 147
    179 Fort Smith AR 35.61 181 34 157
    180 Memphis TN 34.88 175 182 160
    181 Detroit MI 34.18 177 181 159
    182 Cleveland OH 34.01 176 166 182

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