Happiest cities within the US revealed

Where you reside can decide how completely satisfied — or sad — you are feeling.

Fremont, California, has been named the happiest metropolis within the United States, in keeping with a new study from WalletHub. The California metropolis additionally topped the record in 2025.

One contributing issue to its rating is that town has the best share of households — almost 80% — with an revenue above $75,000.

Five different California cities made the highest 25 happiest: Irvine (No. 8), San Jose (No. 10), San Francisco (No. 17), San Diego (No. 21) and Huntington Beach (No. 25).

Los Angeles, in the meantime, ranked because the 87th happiest metropolis total, coming in seventy fifth for emotional and bodily well-being, 96th for revenue and employment, and 126th for neighborhood and surroundings.

Back East, New York City was ranked a comparatively dismal 59th with a complete rating of 57.63.

Out of 182, NYC ranked forty eighth for emotional and bodily well-being, 71st for neighborhood and surroundings — and 152 for revenue and employment. However, NYC did have the fifth-lowest suicide fee.

Northerly neighbor Yonkers was the thirty eighth happiest metropolis total and 18th in emotional and bodily well-being. Yonkers wasn’t that far forward of NYC when it got here to revenue and employment, rating 146, although it did fall behind in neighborhood and surroundings, coming in 99th place.

In the Garden State, Jersey City beat out New York City, rating thirty first happiest total. Jersey City additionally ranked a lot increased than NYC in emotional and bodily well-being, coming in at No. 16.

According to the research, Jersey City was town with the bottom fee of melancholy and had the second-lowest suicide fee.

For its analysis, WalletHub analyzed 182 of the biggest U.S. cities, evaluating them throughout 29 key indicators of happiness, together with melancholy charges, revenue progress and common each day leisure time. The firm famous that research have proven that rising revenue as much as $75,000 will increase happiness, however making greater than that doesn’t, so cities the place lots of people make not less than which can be more likely to have “maximized” their happiness.

Back in California, residents of top-rated Fremont even have the best fee of life satisfaction, the seventh-lowest melancholy fee and the fifth-highest common life expectancy within the nation. The metropolis additionally ranks fifth among the many most caring cities in America.

Fremont has the bottom separation and divorce fee within the nation at simply 9.3%, in addition to the bottom share of adults who report having 14 or extra mentally unhealthy days per thirty days.

Oakland, California, which got here in 52nd total, additionally had the fifth-highest revenue progress.

In New Jersey, Newark got here in low on the happiest rating at No. 147, and it had the fourth-lowest adequate-sleep fee and the second-lowest sports-participation fee. Despite that, it was additionally town with the bottom suicide fee.

But Jersey City fell simply barely behind in different classes, coming at 75 for neighborhood and surroundings and 154 for revenue and employment.

Elsewhere within the state of New York, Rochester got here in at No. 142 for happiness and had the fourth-highest separation and divorce fee. Buffalo ranked at No. 149. and was tied as town with the fifth fewest work hours.

Top 10 happiest cities within the U.S.

1. Fremont, CA
2. Bismarck, ND
3. Scottsdale, AZ
4. South Burlington, VT
5. Fargo, ND
6. Overland Park, KS
7. Charleston, SC
8. Irvine, CA
9. Gilbert, AZ
10. San Jose, CA

10 least completely satisfied cities within the U.S.

1. Detroit, MI (ranked No. 182)
2. Memphis, TN (No. 181)
3. Shreveport, LA (No. 180)
4. Cleveland, OH (No. 179)
5. Huntington, WV (No. 178)
6. Toledo, OH (No. 177)
7. Augusta, GA (No. 176)
8. Fort Smith, AR (No. 175)
9. Dover, DE (No. 174)
10. Akron, OH (No. 173)