The 10 Best (And Worst) U.S. Communities For Overall Well-Being
From EMI B.
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If you live in the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton area of Florida, consider yourself lucky. Gallup-Healthways released its annual Community Well-Being Rankings, say that it was ranked number one in well-being out of the 100 largest metro areas in the United States.
The results are based on more than 176,000 interviews with adults across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, conducted from January through December 2014. The North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton area's index score was 64.1 out of 100. California, North Carolina, and Texas each have two communities in the top 10, while Ohio has five communities in bottom 10 that are ranked lowest for well-being. In fact, Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio-Pennsylvania, has the lowest well-being score in the country, with a 58.1.
So what, exactly, does "having a high well-being index" mean? Here are the five essential elements:
Purpose: liking what you do each day and being motivated to achieve your goals
Social: having supportive relationships and love in your life
Financial: managing your economic life to reduce stress and increase security
Community: liking where you live, feeling safe and having pride in your community
Physical: having good health and enough energy to get things done daily
So, without any further ado, here's the top 10:
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
Raleigh, North Carolina
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
El Paso, Texas
Austin-Round Rock, Texas
Provo-Orem, Utah
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia-Virginia-Maryland-West Virginia
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
And now, the bottom 10:
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio-Pennsylvania
Toledo, Ohio
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dayton, Ohio
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, Indiana
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Columbus, Ohio
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, Michigan
Cincinnati, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana
If you want to see the complete list, you can find it here.
Where did your community land on the list?
Stocksy
If you live in the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton area of Florida, consider yourself lucky. Gallup-Healthways released its annual Community Well-Being Rankings, say that it was ranked number one in well-being out of the 100 largest metro areas in the United States.
The results are based on more than 176,000 interviews with adults across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, conducted from January through December 2014. The North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton area's index score was 64.1 out of 100. California, North Carolina, and Texas each have two communities in the top 10, while Ohio has five communities in bottom 10 that are ranked lowest for well-being. In fact, Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio-Pennsylvania, has the lowest well-being score in the country, with a 58.1.
So what, exactly, does "having a high well-being index" mean? Here are the five essential elements:
Purpose: liking what you do each day and being motivated to achieve your goals
Social: having supportive relationships and love in your life
Financial: managing your economic life to reduce stress and increase security
Community: liking where you live, feeling safe and having pride in your community
Physical: having good health and enough energy to get things done daily
So, without any further ado, here's the top 10:
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
Raleigh, North Carolina
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
El Paso, Texas
Austin-Round Rock, Texas
Provo-Orem, Utah
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia-Virginia-Maryland-West Virginia
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
And now, the bottom 10:
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio-Pennsylvania
Toledo, Ohio
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dayton, Ohio
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, Indiana
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Columbus, Ohio
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, Michigan
Cincinnati, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana
If you want to see the complete list, you can find it here.
Where did your community land on the list?