Here’s Where San Diego Ranks On Happiest Cities In America List

By Rebekah Gonzalez

March 2, 2022

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San Diego is one of the "happiest" cities in the country, according to a new report. The study conducted by WalletHub ranked cities based on things like job security, depression rates, and the frequency of divorce to determine the happiest cities in America.

"Location plays a hand in how bright or gloomy our days are. For years, researchers have studied the science of happiness and found that its key ingredients include a positive mental state, healthy body, strong social connections, job satisfaction and financial well-being," they explained. "However, money can only make you so happy – people who make $75,000 a year won’t get any higher satisfaction from more money. Consider also the fact that while the U.S. is one of the richest countries, it ranks only 14th on the World Happiness Report."

According to WalletHub's report, these are the 25 happiest cities:

  1. Fremont, California
  2. Columbia, Maryland
  3. San Francisco, California
  4. San Jose, California
  5. Irvine, California
  6. Madison, Wisconsin
  7. Seattle, Washington
  8. Overland Park, Kansas
  9. Huntington Beach, California
  10. San Diego, California
  11. Fargo, North Dakota
  12. Minneapolis, Minnesota
  13. Bismarck, North Dakota
  14. Santa Rosa, California
  15. Santa Clarita, California
  16. Oakland, California
  17. Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  18. Glendale, California
  19. Scottsdale, Arizona
  20. Anaheim, California
  21. Aurora, Illinois
  22. Plano, Texas
  23. Oxnard, California
  24. Garden Grove, California
  25. Chula Vista, California

To see the full ranking of all 182 cities, click here.

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