The ocean, the stars, the sunshine. What’s not to love about California?
Oh right, the cost of living. But aside from that…
Irvine and Huntington Beach rank among the ten happiest cities in the United States, according to a survey released Monday.The rankings by personal finance website WalletHub of the 150 most populous municipalities were based on a variety of data that were summed up in the categories of emotional and physical well-being, income and employment, and community and environment.
Irvine ranked third overall, while Huntington Beach placed sixth. San Diego came in seventh, while the San Diego County city of Chula Vista placed 11th, Santa Clarita took 12th, Garden Grove placed 14th, Anaheim took 18th and Glendale placed 20th. It wasn’t just SoCal. Fremont, California actually took the top spot, followed by San Jose. San Francisco, Oakland, and Santa Rosa also made the list.
You can check out the full rankings here.
We have included a list of WalletHub’s top 10 ‘Happiest Cities’ below.
1. Fremont, California
2. San Jose, California
3. Irvine, California
4. San Francisco, California
5. Sioux Falls, South Dakota
6. Huntington Beach, California
7. San Diego, California
8. Oakland, California
9. Santa Rosa, California
10. Washington, D.C.