Overview

• Fremont, California, leads WalletHub's list of happiest cities in America, followed by Overland Park, Kansas, and San Jose, California.
• The survey assessed 182 of America's largest cities, considering emotional and physical well-being, income and employment, and community environment.
• Detroit, Michigan, ranks as the least happy city, with high rates of separation, divorce, and poor sleep quality.
• Notable improvements include Honolulu, Hawaii, jumping to 6th place and Pearl City, Hawaii, to 8th from their previous lower rankings.
• Cities with the highest work hours included Scottsdale, Arizona; Casper, Wyoming; and Dallas, Texas, indicating that longer work hours do not necessarily correlate with happiness.