Happiest cities in the US in 2023

Overall Rank 

City

Total Score 

Emotional & Physical Well-Being 

Income & Employment 

Community & Environment

1

Fremont, Calif.

76.1

1

34

1

2

San Jose, Calif.

70.35

2

3

64

3

Madison, Wis.

69.72

5

41

8

4

Overland Park, Kan.

68.93

6

87

6

5

San Francisco

68.73

4

8

69

6

Irvine, Calif.

67.83

8

40

18

7

Columbia, Md.

67.71

3

176

28

8

Sioux Falls, S.D.

67.02

10

72

21

9

South Burlington, Vt.

66.51

11

25

47

10

Burlington, Vt.

65.83

28

1

11

11

Seattle

65.59

7

4

119

12

Bismarck, N.D.

64.12

24

44

23

13

Oakland, Calif.

64.08

9

50

99

14

Huntington Beach, Calif.

64.04

14

52

53

15

San Diego

63.98

21

28

27

16

Scottsdale, Ariz.

63.48

45

66

2

17

Minneapolis

62.63

12

15

113

18

Yonkers, N.Y.

62.5

17

118

44

19

Aurora, Ill.

62.49

16

154

15

20

Fargo, N.D.

62.42

23

47

67

21

Portland, Maine

62.38

22

7

123

22

Raleigh, N.C.

62.37

13

77

76

23

Anaheim, Calif.

62.09

35

38

45

24

Garden Grove, Calif.

62.01

30

39

63

25

Chula Vista, Calif.

61.9

33

57

36

26

Santa Rosa, Calif.

61.52

26

19

95

27

Glendale, Calif.

61.29

46

69

19

28

Oxnard, Calif.

61.12

47

86

9

29

Plano, Texas

61.02

48

56

25

30

Gilbert, Ariz.

60.91

54

62

13

31

Santa Clarita, Calif.

60.51

36

121

37

32

Jersey City, N.J.

60.45

29

133

50

33

Honolulu

60.4

25

64

81

34

Lincoln, Neb.

60.29

19

88

97

35

Charleston, S.C.

60.23

65

21

31

36

Oceanside, Calif.

60.23

37

71

65

37

Pembroke Pines, Fla.

59.97

49

139

7

38

Anchorage, Alaska

59.96

42

84

57

39

Salt Lake City

59.94

62

35

46

40

Boise, Idaho

59.86

31

2

149

41

Omaha, Neb.

59.62

44

91

60

42

Sacramento, Calif.

59.51

60

10

70

43

Rapid City, S.D.

59.48

51

23

86

44

Santa Ana, Calif.

59.34

53

5

93

45

Portland, Ore.

59.33

27

63

118

46

Charlotte, N.C.

59.29

40

70

80

47

Boston

59.28

34

9

147

48

Aurora, Colo.

59.2

43

116

55

49

Austin, Texas

58.87

52

26

87

50

Washington, D.C.

58.69

15

129

138

51

Chandler, Ariz.

58.66

63

95

43

52

Cape Coral, Fla.

58.66

82

90

3

53

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

58.52

66

75

32

54

Tempe, Ariz.

58.4

69

43

49

55

Pearl City, Hawaii

58.18

18

148

158

56

Juneau, Alaska

58

20

73

177

57

New York City

57.99

61

152

16

58

Denver 

57.96

32

104

128

59

Chesapeake, Va.

57.95

70

131

10

60

Nashua, N.H.

57.85

85

78

5

61

Tampa, Fla.

57.85

79

29

34

62

West Valley City, Utah

57.64

81

51

20

63

Virginia Beach, Va.

57.59

64

120

51

64

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

57.58

50

94

104

65

Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

57.45

75

33

52

66

Miami 

57.45

58

27

117

67

Peoria, Ariz.

57.37

71

126

14

68

Bridgeport, Conn.

57.05

57

161

24

69

Nampa, Idaho

56.88

72

22

83

70

Grand Rapids, Mich.

56.84

87

12

54

71

Durham, N.C.

56.83

39

76

141

72

Colorado Springs, Colo.

56.77

80

59

41

73

St. Paul, Minn.

56.74

38

106

139

74

Chicago

56.72

41

174

58

75

Orlando, Fla.

56.66

76

18

79

76

Los Angeles

56.02

56

81

129

77

Des Moines, Iowa

55.96

55

92

136

78

Pittsburgh

55.47

95

13

59

79

Long Beach, Calif.

55.46

59

123

112

80

Manchester, N.H.

55.28

106

65

12

81

Missoula, Mont.

55.05

73

37

133

82

Mesa, Ariz.

55.05

84

89

62

83

Ontario, Calif.

54.97

104

32

35

84

St. Petersburg, Fla.

54.93

90

20

94

85

Providence, R.I.

54.92

103

6

73

86

Hialeah, Fla.

54.84

68

137

88

87

Moreno Valley, Calif.

54.79

96

82

29

88

Port St. Lucie, Fla.

54.61

123

54

4

89

Riverside, Calif.

54.6

89

16

108

90

Cheyenne, Wyo.

54.5

78

60

121

91

Warwick, R.I.

54.3

67

134

143

92

Fontana, Calif.

54.27

105

61

33

93

Reno, Nev.

53.4

100

17

97

94

Irving, Texas

53.23

98

53

84

95

Tallahassee, Fla.

52.88

128

11

56

96

Tacoma, Wash.

52.75

77

150

105

97

Atlanta

52.36

91

101

116

98

Columbia, S.C.

52.2

126

68

38

99

Grand Prairie, Texas

52.18

120

109

48

100

Wilmington, Del.

52.15

116

147

17

101

Garland, Texas

52.04

112

105

72

102

Rochester, N.Y.

51.81

118

79

82

103

Las Cruces, N.M.

51.76

101

83

120

104

Worcester, Mass.

51.65

74

117

171

105

New Haven, Conn.

51.6

110

31

145

106

Henderson, Nev.

51.55

133

135

22

107

Glendale, Ariz.

51.54

93

132

100

108

Vancouver, Wash.

51.48

86

113

154

109

Milwaukee

51.31

83

171

90

110

Laredo, Texas

51.21

124

14

124

111

Jacksonville, Fla.

51.2

132

103

42

112

Phoenix 

51.2

88

111

148

113

Fort Worth, Texas

51.01

119

119

78

114

Winston-Salem, N.C.

50.97

108

115

96

115

Billings, Mont.

50.84

99

42

167

116

Brownsville, Texas

50.47

136

67

68

117

Modesto, Calif.

50.4

131

46

102

118

El Paso, Texas

50.18

107

151

89

119

Stockton, Calif.

50.18

115

85

132

120

Lewiston, Maine

49.99

146

24

61

121

Buffalo, N.Y.

49.86

122

100

111

122

Nashville, Tenn.

49.55

111

130

130

123

Arlington, Texas

49.45

114

140

115

124

Dallas

49.23

113

99

153

125

Newark, N.J.

49.16

102

163

110

126

Fresno, Calif.

49.14

129

55

135

127

Norfolk, Va.

49.06

109

156

125

128

Albuquerque, N.M.

49.04

92

98

174

129

Houston 

48.83

94

145

157

130

Greensboro, N.C.

48.77

97

108

168

131

Wichita, Kan.

48.38

130

136

101

132

San Bernardino, Calif.

48.25

140

36

131

133

Oklahoma City

48.16

145

146

40

134

Tucson, Ariz.

47.83

134

93

137

135

Bakersfield, Calif.

47.58

143

102

107

136

Salem, Ore.

47.38

117

96

178

137

Spokane, Wash.

47.36

139

48

152

138

Fort Wayne, Ind.

47.3

142

138

85

139

Las Vegas

47.08

153

157

39

140

Newport News, Va.

46.7

127

165

126

141

Lexington-Fayette, Ky.

46.63

125

144

151

142

Huntsville, Ala.

46.55

157

124

30

143

Columbus, Ohio

46.53

121

149

163

144

North Las Vegas, Nev.

46.38

160

160

26

145

San Antonio

46.23

141

112

146

146

Little Rock, Ark.

46.06

148

143

75

147

Kansas City, Mo.

45.84

137

127

159

148

Philadelphia 

45.63

151

128

103

149

Dover, Del.

45.58

155

125

92

150

Baltimore

45.18

138

172

109

151

Tulsa, Okla.

45.11

162

110

77

152

Indianapolis 

44.72

150

167

91

153

Springfield, Mo.

44.64

170

74

71

154

Richmond, Va.

44.6

135

162

161

155

St. Louis

44.55

147

153

127

156

Amarillo, Texas

44.51

164

122

74

157

Louisville, Ky. 

44.46

149

159

114

158

New Orleans 

44.08

152

49

172

159

Corpus Christi, Texas

43.96

158

97

134

160

Casper, Wyo.

43.89

144

155

165

161

Lubbock, Texas

43.61

163

58

155

162

Knoxville, Tenn.

41.98

166

80

164

163

Cincinnati

41.26

156

141

173

164

Birmingham, Ala.

40.68

167

158

144

165

Fort Smith, Ark.

40.23

179

45

122

166

Mobile, Ala.

39.79

174

177

66

167

Chattanooga, Tenn.

39.66

154

175

176

168

Akron, Ohio

39.65

165

168

156

169

Baton Rouge, La.

39.61

169

114

175

170

Fayetteville, N.C.

38.84

168

164

169

171

Charleston, W.Va.

38.75

176

30

170

172

Toledo, Ohio

38.29

175

142

160

173

Gulfport, Miss.

37.82

172

170

162

174

Columbus, Ga.

37.51

178

166

106

175

Jackson, Miss.

37.33

161

181

179

176

Augusta, Ga.

36.41

173

179

166

177

Memphis, Tenn.

35.48

159

182

181

178

Montgomery, Ala.

35.4

177

173

142

179

Cleveland

34.16

171

169

182

180

Shreveport, La.

33.21

180

180

150

181

Huntington, W.Va.

32.83

182

107

140

182

Detroit 

30.6

181

178

180