The 20 Best Cities and Towns for Your Overall Well-Being
An annual ranking from Gallup, Healthways and Health eVillages compared the well-being of 190 communities in 2015 based on 340,000 telephone interviews. The survey asked about five categories: sense of purpose, social relationships, financial security, connection to the community and physical health. Click through for the 20 best communities for your well-being.
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The third-largest metro area by population in Texas, this community scored among the highest for sense of purpose (No. 10 overall) and community connectedness.
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These sunny towns on the Gulf of Mexico ranked in the top fifth for sense of purpose, social relationships, physical health and financial security (No. 10 overall).
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Home to the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ranked among the highest for physical health and financial security. Go Blue!
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The capital of Texas and its surrounding area placed in the top fifth of the 190 communities in the survey for physical health, sense of purpose and community connectedness.
This Southern California metro area ranked among the highest for sense of purpose, physical health and community connectedness.
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The third-largest city in California and its surrounding area ranked in the top five for financial security (No. 4 overall) and physical health (No. 5 overall).
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Home to Brigham Young University, this metro area scored among the highest for sense of purpose and social relationships and broke into the top 10 for community connectedness (No. 9 overall).
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Hawaii's capital ranked among the highest in four of the five categories, garnering the No. 2 spot for financial security. But it scored among the lowest for social relationships.
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This metro area, known as the American Riviera, scored in the highest fifth for social relationships, community connectedness and physical health. Its sense of purpose ranking came in No. 7 overall.
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Located in the Rio Grande Valley, this community ranked among the best for physical health, community connectedness, social relationships (No. 7 overall) and sense of purpose (No. 2 overall). But it fell in the lowest fifth for financial security.
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Along the Pacific Ocean in central California, this metro area ranked among the highest fifth for physical health and social relationships, while breaking the top five in community connectedness (No. 3 overall).
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The most populous city in Alaska, Anchorage scored among the highest of the 190 communities in the survey across all five categories, ranking No. 3 overall for financial security.
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Home to the University of Virginia, this community ranked No. 8 for both community connectedness and social relationships and No. 6 for sense of purpose and physical health.
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At the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, this metro area ranked No. 1 overall for physical health, No. 5 for financial security and No. 7 for community connectedness. But it fell in the lowest fifth for sense of purpose.
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On the northern edge of Monterey Bay, this metro area ranked No. 7 in financial security and No. 6 in community connectedness. It also was among the best for sense of purpose and physical health.
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Located in Cape Cod and home to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, this community's best showings were social relationships (No. 4 overall) and physical health (No. 3 overall).
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Home to Colorado State University, this metro area's best categories were social relationships (No. 10 overall) and community connectedness (No. 2 overall).
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Located on Florida’s southwestern coast, this metro area's best ratings were for physical health (No. 7 overall), social relationships (No. 2 overall) and financial security (No. 1 overall).
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Located in the Greater Bay Area, this community ranked in the top 10 for social relationships (No. 9), financial security (No. 8), sense of purpose (No. 3) and physical health (No. 2).
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Home to the second-most millionaires per capita, Naples and its surrounding area ranked among the best across all categories. Its standout rankings include those for social connectedness (No. 6 overall), sense of purpose (No. 4 overall) and community connectedness (No. 1 overall).
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