Which Are The 20 Happiest And 20 Unhappiest Cities In America?

Happiest Cities In America: When it comes to your happiness, where you live plays a significant role. Most of the time, your surroundings decide your mood, which makes it more important to know the happiness index of a place you live in or want to live in. Happiness index depends on various factors like unemployment rate, poverty, rates of depression, income increases, divorce rates and even average leisure time.

As the US is one of the most developed and successful countries in the world, it has become a dream country for many. Therefore, let’s take a look at the list of the top 20 happiest and 20 unhappiest cities in America, as per the happiness report by 2025 WalletHub.

Which Are The Happiest Cities in America?

Fremont in California, is the happiest city in America, due to recorded low depression and divorce rates. The list is closely followed by San Jose in California and Irvine, which is also situated in California.

Surprisingly, the top 3 happiest cities in the US are from California, all due to Silicon Valley being a thriving tech industry, Hollywood being a global entertainment hub, and a skilled agricultural sector. The place is packed with highly talented and educated workers, which also makes California one of the most expensive cities in the world.

Sioux Falls in South Dakota, Overland Park in Kansas, Lincoln in Nebraska, and Madison in Wisconsin are also among the top runners-up in the list of the happiest cities in America. Each of these cities is an inspiration in terms of community bonding, thriving mental and physical health of citizens, and local economic strength, all of which contribute to higher happiness scores.

List Of Top 20 Happiest Cities In America:

Overall Rank	City	Total Score	Emotional & Physical Well-Being Rank	Income & Employment Rank	Community & Environment 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

Which Are The Unhappiest Cities In America?

On the flip side, Cleveland in Ohio is the unhappiest city in America, due to high Separation and Divorce Rates, higher depression, unemployment, less income growth and low community engagement.

The list of unhappiest cities in America is followed by Detroit in Michigan, Memphis in Tennessee, Fort Smith in Arkansas, Gulfport in Mississippi and Toledo in Ohio. These least happy cities tend to have a poor mental state, an unhealthy body, no social connections, poor job satisfaction and no financial well-being.

Cities like Huntington in West Virginia, specifically, have the highest depression rate and rank at 175th position in the Happiness Index Report. The unhappiest cities are mostly situated in the Midwest and the South of America, where economic problems and social stressors are more common.

List Of 20 Unhappiest Cities in America:

Overall Rank	City	Total Score	Emotional & Physical Well-Being Rank	Income & Employment Rank	Community & Environment Rank
182	Cleveland, OH	34.01	176	166	182
181	Detroit, MI	34.18	177	181	159
180	Memphis, TN	34.88	175	182	160
179	Fort Smith, AR	35.61	181	34	157
178	Gulfport, MS	35.89	178	169	147
177	Toledo, OH	36.30	180	165	146
176	Birmingham, AL	37.29	166	171	179
175	Huntington, WV	37.84	182	29	44
174	Montgomery, AL	38.49	158	175	181
173	Mobile, AL	39.11	170	176	137