Happiest Cities In America: 2010 Well-Being Index Released (PHOTOS)

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That is my Photo I took! They originaly used a photo from The bay area by mistake I pointed it out to them they then used one from Thousand Oaks which is Ventura County Not city so I gave them one from Ventura Harbor!

Oh Yes My Brother Inlaw said Washington DC where he works is #8 :P

but I fail to see how any place in California or Michigan can be the happiest city.

California's going down the shit hole because they refuse progressive property taxes and Michigan's unemployment rate is through the roof.

I'm not saying that I live in an area that is any barrel of monkeys, but I think the happiest cities probably aren't anywhere in America at this particular moment in time.

I agree about not much to be happy about but still I'm not waist deep in snow here ;)

...but I have never been happier than I am living here on the north coast. I cannot imagine ever living in most of the east again.

I don't know whether my neck of the woods made the "happiest cities list" but it certainly works for me!

I live in Santa Rosa, CA (number 5 on the list) and I wouldn't live anywhere else.

DU's serial un-rec'ers are pretty annoying, aren't they?

hope their attempts to crap on positive, pro-people threads are being catalogued.

There is a small bunch out there who unrec every new thread that come up, it seems--it happens to me every time I post.
I don't care: unlike theirs, most of my life is spent away from a computer screen.

It's their way of reminding the rest of us that "get a life!" is not enforceable in a court of law.

http://community.livejournal.com/asheville/317596.html


Asheville Happiest Spot in America?
As I am sure you all have probably heard by now - we are the happiest place in America....


ABC 20/20 article which sites NPR's Eric Weiner's new book "The Geography of Bliss."


I would like to quote the paragraphs towards the end of the article that reference Asheville:


"But all this talk about happiness raises a question: Where is the happiest place in America? In his new book, "The Geography of Bliss," Eric Weiner also explored the happiest spots on the globe and using the lessons learned, set out to find the happiest place in America.


He settled on Asheville, N.C. "You've got mountains, beautiful mountains all around," he explained. "You have a tremendous, thriving, artistic community. You have cafes everywhere, every other shop is a coffee shop or a bookstore."



But more importantly, he said, "You have a really strong sense of community here. And if I've learned anything from researching this book, it's that other people matter. There's no such thing as personal happiness, your happiness is part and parcel of those around you."


Community — that's the key. Community is why happiness can be found along with the high taxes in Denmark, the harsh rules in Singapore and the crushing poverty in India. One study found that the people living on the streets of Calcutta are happier that those in California. The homeless in Fresno may have more access to food and shelter, but what have the "houseless" in Bombay got? They have each other."

Ashville (and much of the southern appalachians, frankly), Vermont, Maine, parts of the Gulf coast come to mind. Mostly places with relatively low population density.

although I haven't been there myself.

found in the tap water.

Or playgrounds for the "Rich and Famous" (with the exception of Holland, MI)...

Well, I must be crazy; I live in Cleveland, and the only lists Cleveland tends to make are things like "worst winter weather", "most impoverished city" and "highest crime rate per capita".... type thing.

Personally, I don't think those in charge of making those lists have ever visited our fair city. Sure, make all the jokes you want (why not? we do!), but ask most of us where we'd prefer to live, if money were no object, and the answer would be right here in Cleveland. IMO, it's a hidden gem and I wouldn't leave it for anything....it's no "Mistake on the Lake"!

... if it was the anti-depressant thing, Indy would be at the top of the list because there's a longstanding urban myth that Eli Lilly dumps Prozac into the water supply, which is why the people here are so docile (and fat, and uncurious, and and ...)

OK, so it happens to be Lake Erie.....

Nature? Being totally serious now, we have a wonderful system of MetroParks located all across NE Ohio. Probably every county in the whole state has their version. You can literally drive for 10 minutes, get to some kind of a MetroPark, and feel like you've really escaped. Not to mention the cardinals (which I happen to be watching at the feeder as I type).

Like I said, it's a hidden gem.

but I also have lived in N. CA and other cities outside of Ohio. After living in N. CA, it's all downhill from there...unless you moved to France or something.

I lived in Cleveland for one year...people seemed to get a big kick out of making others feel crappy. Mean people, actually. That was a long time ago...but I have never wanted to go back and I would love to see the R & R Hall of Fame.

I lived on the west side and people said that was why I didn't like it. (Lakewood).

I'd take Kansas City over Cleveland....or Lexington, KY. Even Cincy.

I live on the East Side (Euclid) and don't have much to do with the West Side other than the West Side Market. I find people really friendly here, and tend to go out of their way to make you feel good. Sorry that wasn't your experience (it wasn't my fault; really!!!)

I have never been to Northern CA, but I hear it's really beautiful. I was in Southern CA briefly, in the 80's, and probably had the same type of experience there as you did in Cleveland, so I have no desire to go back there. From what I understand, the differences between Northern and Southern CA are like night and day. I'll have to explore the Northern part of the state one of these days! Funny how cities and states can be so divided and opposite of one another.

Prior to Cleveland, I lived in Denver, LI, NY, Chicago and Columbus, OH. I do enjoy living here; to me, Cleveland is a very laid back, culturally diverse, interesting, and socially tolerant city. The Rock Hall is probably our most famous feature. Personally (hope I'm not bashed to death for this one), it's nice to visit once, but it's a bit overpriced ($22 for non-residents)for my tastes. I really like having 4 seasons. Sure, the winters can get gloomy, but come spring??? Flowers and trees blooming for weeks on end, and the fall colors are just spectacular! Summers are pretty mild as well. I guess it just all boils down to personal taste; that's what makes America so wonderful, I guess; all of the different landscapes and cultures in one country; WOW!

Anyhow, thanks for responding, and best of luck in wherever you find happiness.

:)

hate S. CA. There has been a movement for N. CA to become another state. S. CA. takes all the water and tax monies.

I visited S. CA many times and found it so shallow...everyone wanted to be a 'star.' It was rather depressing because you knew that wasn't going to happen. N. CA is more cerebral....very tolerant. And the weather...never gets hot and never gets cold...which I loved.

I'm in Columbus, OH now which I find rather dull.

You must visit N. CA...wine country, San Fran, Rt. 1 along the coast...just beautiful. San Fran is so diverse and it's only 7 miles wide by 7 miles long. I miss it....but not the earthquakes!

Thanks for the info on the R & R Hall of Fame. :D

I find the Bay Area way more pretentous than Socal. It's just pretentous in a different way. If you didn't go to Cal or Stanford or work at Google, then you're just a lame uneducated slob...

I left the Bay Area in 1993 after 15 years there. S. Cals loved to come up and visit...they loved the zaniness of the city. We did a bit of partying in those days.

And most everyone I knew was not a native CA...I guess that's why it was easier to make friends.

I assume the Bay Area has changed just as the rest of the country has...'image is everything.' We weren't status-oriented in those days.

I don't think I could have survived the Raygun/Bush years if I hadn't been in tolerant, justice-demanding San Fran. It's a much more conservative time now. And all the schools have been dumb-downed. I was shocked to hear that Cal Berkeley has become a 'sports-oriented' university.

I never wanted to move from there!


Looking towards Diamond Head from Foster Point Hickham AFB

I visited Hawaii once...beautiful. I love Maui. I have very sensitive skin so the sun was too much for me. I guess that's why I gravitated toward the the daily fog of N. CA!

I visited Hawaii once...beautiful. I loved Maui. I have very sensitive skin so the sun was too much for me. I guess that's why I gravitated toward the the daily fog of N. CA!

:shrug:

:D

Just love that Sun and Waves!

I won't depress anyone by posting photos of what Lake Erie looks like today....

Thanks for the photos; that was really nice to see!

:)

Hopefully things will get better once we finally win the NBA Championship . . . at least for a day, if that.

C'mon, stick up for our neck of the woods for a change! You're beginning to sound like a local, you know!

:hi:

I live in Long Beach and am extremely happy. I wake up every day and look out on the ocean and think "there is endless possibility out there."

I've never lived in such a happy city. People everywhere
just smile at me wherever I go, and I can strike up a
good conversation just about anywhere with anyone.

I love this city!

Sue

Texas I would want to visit. I've heard good things about it...people are rather eccentric and fun, right?

But stay the hell out of west Texas, like Midland/Odessa! Jesus, what a shithole. :scared:

He says that San Antonio and Austin are the only places worth visiting. Other than that, he states he will never go back to Texas; he agrees; it's a shithole!

I liked that place back in the 70's

It looks kinda ugly but the people there are, in general, very friendly and very democratic! (it's 85% Mexican-American) It is also, believe it or not, one of the safest cities in America. Kinda ironic considering it borders the most dangerous city in the hemisphere (Ciudad Juarez)

southern states...I'll end up saying something 'librul' and next thing you know it, I'm in jail!

fun to me! One of these days I would like to visit.

but it was a very nice place. It had nice people and good energy. :)

Holland-Grand Haven, Michigan

yeah if you want to live in Dutch Reformed Tea Party Land....its horrible. they roll up the streets at 7 and god forbid you are the wrong colour person in Holland.


believe me, they are awful. who did this survey, Sarah Palin???

I have never been to Holland, MI, but who the hell am I to judge; I like Cleveland, OH myself.......

Have you been there? I'll take your word for it if you have, since it's not too terribly far from here, and it would save me a wasted road trip.

Wonder what's so happy about Holland??

t.

luckily I am in a better town

Its megachurches and very very republican. not a nice place if you are a progressive democrat.

ann arbor is much better. or even better

Saugutuck Mi..

thats an AWESOME town

I haven't been there, but they just love taking long weekend trips to Ann Arbor.

I'm glad that you live in a better town, and glad that you clued me in about Holland; that's the kind of place I might have gotten a wild hair up my ass to go visit....

Isn't Saugutuck on Lake Huron? It sounds familiar... what makes it awesome?

t.

Its one of the top places for GLBT folks and progressive people to visit...only 30 minutes from Holland believe it or not...really friendly, beautiful, wonderful place to visit. rainbow flags everywhere.

I love Ann Arbor also...

can be so different!

Now that I think about it, I guess a lot of MI would be red...doesn't Ted Nugent still live in MI? I heard the absolute WORST quote by him on some radio station last week; it disgusted me so much I can't stomach any of his music anymore (actually, there was only one song of his that I really liked anyhow!).

and they can keep him!

yes, it is odd isnt it.

I can see why Santa Barbara is on the list, tho, I loved visiting there. wish I could AFFORD to live there.

Michigan's better off without him.

As far as Santa Barbara goes, I haven't been there either. At this point, I'm lucky to be able to afford Ohio....

:rofl:

maybe they get extra points for being cute:)

Actually, it was very nice. I lived there with my then Indian Muslim husband and our children. We never had a problem. We lived on a "bluff" (of sorts) overlooking Lake Michigan.

I greatly prefer Ann Arbor .... but the Grand Haven portion of "Holland /Grand Haven" was anything but horrible.

IOW, another "ain't America grand" propaganda piece.

All of those ten cities have one thing in common that leaps out at me, very high income disparity.

I mean they have an extremely relaxed position on pot and are in the Rockies. Whenever I go skiing I drive through Boulder, it is one of the prettiest places I have seen.

Used to live in Denver and that's what we called it. Boulder used to be a great place in the '60's and '70's; last time I was there, not so much. Keep looking out your window while driving to the ski slopes, you will definitely find much prettier than Boulder.

Right wingers, generally speaking, in my experience. Leftists called it that only as a joke, and not a hostile joke.

We've lived in Denver since 1971, but we wanted to live in Boulder. At the time, the only jobs available in the area were in Denver and its immediate suburbs. Boulder hadn't boomed yet. The boom certainly changed it, but it's still a great town. I've worked there a few times and haven't stopped wishing we lived there.

Boulder is pretty and a nice town, but it's waaaaaaay too far from the ocean for anyone to truly be happy there.

;)

How does your city rank in well-being?
Sorry the formatting was lost see the true format at http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-02-15-cities_N.htm#table
A city-by-city look at how Americans feel about their jobs, their health, their lives and their futures.


Metro area Population Overall rank Emotional health Work experience Physical health Healthy behaviors Basic access
Boulder, CO 293,161 1 27 1 7 4 10
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 260,364 2 3 31 1 50 1
Honolulu, HI 905,034 3 2 36 3 8 8
Provo-Orem, UT 540,820 4 5 49 4 37 12
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 466,741 5 33 16 32 5 48
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA 405,396 6 48 19 16 3 86
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,819,198 7 51 14 8 10 27
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 5,358,130 8 15 91 12 40 24
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 531,488 9 126 7 73 46 14
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 797,740 10 85 5 36 14 36
Naples-Marco Island, FL 315,258 11 9 135 2 2 84
Cedar Rapids, IA 255,452 12 1 124 5 35 4
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 378,935 13 8 75 74 72 54
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 253,137 14 50 56 30 1 73
Raleigh-Cary, NC 1,088,765 15 43 12 13 66 18
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,229,878 16 11 45 11 70 5
Lancaster, PA 502,370 17 10 23 24 38 6
Norwich-New London, CT 264,519 18 18 77 70 31 11
Lexington-Fayette, KY 453,424 19 47 6 92 113 44
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 4,274,531 20 79 81 28 13 38
Binghamton, NY 245,189 21 6 11 50 74 64
Durham, NC 489,762 22 41 18 17 16 123
Boise City-Nampa, ID 599,753 23 52 22 58 22 50
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 895,030 24 146 28 23 6 17
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 364,883 25 46 53 22 59 55
Des Moines-West Demoines, IA 556,230 26 23 64 38 91 3
Eugene-Springfield, OR 346,560 27 34 15 93 18 49
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 4,522,858 28 104 57 53 36 7
Madison, WI 561,505 29 63 52 19 107 2
Tallahassee, FL 357,259 30 140 38 107 44 75
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 1,658,292 31 19 122 20 62 41
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3,344,813 32 71 65 66 54 25
Colorado Springs, CO 617,714 33 62 113 60 19 66
Kansas City, MO-KS 2,002,047 34 45 47 46 110 65
Anchorage, AK 364,701 35 7 104 63 67 100
San Antonio, TX 2,031,445 36 66 46 72 65 97
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 5,376,285 37 38 72 9 79 115
Ann Arbor, MI 347,376 38 20 147 69 87 22
Wichita, KS 603,716 39 24 9 44 135 34
Huntsville, AL 395,645 40 14 41 84 134 29
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,300,006 41 31 37 14 115 104
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 3,001,072 42 40 55 15 32 98
Denver-Aurora, CO 2,506,626 43 103 58 41 57 40
Baton Rouge, LA 774,327 44 37 105 79 141 120
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,652,602 45 39 97 25 118 88
Charleston-N Charleston-Summerville, SC 644,506 46 42 54 98 104 110
Tucson, AZ 1,012,018 47 84 88 94 12 119
Salem, OR 391,680 48 4 59 134 26 87
Yakima, WA 234,564 49 65 10 151 9 150
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 377,626 50 17 85 6 129 31
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 1,190,512 51 118 87 42 47 9
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN 1,550,733 52 30 27 71 138 67
Columbia, SC 728,063 53 21 60 57 109 52
Salt Lake City, UT 1,115,692 54 134 24 49 71 74
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 531,108 55 69 74 78 63 13
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 2,109,832 56 76 79 59 25 47
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 4,281,899 57 78 29 29 75 107
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 292,825 58 102 140 33 23 15
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 2,207,462 59 73 90 101 34 51
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 837,925 60 26 73 34 139 39
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 454,035 61 98 68 89 24 85
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 1,701,799 62 49 89 31 90 101
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 776,833 63 32 86 125 106 23
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 534,218 64 13 94 37 112 116
Albany-Schenectady-Troy,NY 853,919 65 61 103 85 58 20
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 2,054,574 66 80 39 62 51 140
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC 257,380 67 16 4 35 48 113
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 5,728,143 68 58 78 26 80 137
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 270,681 69 105 66 118 85 16
El Paso, TX 742,062 70 25 62 43 122 155
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 12,872,808 71 122 69 54 28 134
Asheville, NC 408,436 72 89 21 133 33 76
Baltimore-Towson, MD 2,667,117 73 70 128 90 96 56
Albuquerque, NM 845,913 74 53 146 105 17 108
St. Louis, MO-IL 2,816,710 75 29 102 51 123 35
Chicago-Naperville-Joilet, IL-IN-WI 9,569,624 76 67 118 21 108 77
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 4,115,871 77 97 95 64 43 144
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1,549,308 78 44 82 61 76 28
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 536,521 79 139 25 143 27 105
Peoria, IL 372,487 80 12 71 65 155 53
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 726,604 81 35 30 106 100 162
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 1,715,459 82 92 32 99 140 60
Salinas, CA 408,238 83 123 134 10 7 157
Philadephia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 5,838,471 84 96 129 80 81 37
Oklahoma City, OK 1,206,142 85 74 48 83 149 91
York-Hanover, PA 424,583 86 81 44 113 69 19
Springfield, MO 426,144 87 136 13 88 105 93
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 407,515 88 144 63 87 68 89
Richmond, VA 1,225,626 89 57 114 55 116 72
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 808,210 90 115 110 76 86 26
Columbus, OH 1,773,120 91 131 67 112 131 58
Manchester-Nashua, NH 402,042 92 120 119 75 21 33
Fayetteville, Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 443,976 93 95 121 45 144 90
New York-North New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 19,006,798 94 132 149 48 49 57
Spokane, WA 462,677 95 107 51 135 73 79
Pittsburgh, PA 2,351,192 96 54 120 111 89 30
Greensboro-High Point, NC 705,684 97 111 35 95 143 102
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 687,823 98 22 153 40 15 71
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 378,255 99 100 33 149 128 145
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1,285,732 100 93 101 86 126 153
Knoxville, TN 691,152 101 117 70 147 119 83
Reading, PA 403,595 102 87 40 68 132 80
Fresno, CA 909,153 103 113 96 136 42 152
Port St. Lucie, FL 403,768 104 55 84 39 30 124
Syracuse, NY 643,794 105 138 112 142 64 61
Springfield, MA 687,558 106 154 126 103 52 45
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 2,155,137 107 130 61 102 142 46
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 316,865 108 156 17 104 152 139
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 580,594 109 59 92 123 20 129
Rochester, NY 1,034,090 110 64 137 124 98 21
Little Rock-N Little Rock-Conway, AR 675,069 111 83 98 131 156 62
Worcester, MA 783,806 112 147 99 114 83 32
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,124,309 113 82 117 146 84 42
Rockford, IL 354,394 114 152 26 129 130 132
Tulsa, OK 916,079 115 127 34 120 150 125
Visalia-Porterville, CA 426,276 116 135 20 56 41 161
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 1,117,608 117 60 116 127 133 109
Montgomery, AL 365,924 118 108 8 132 148 131
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 1,134,029 119 119 80 96 120 147
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 593,136 120 109 93 52 29 117
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL 5,414,772 121 143 144 18 39 141
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 4,425,110 122 125 106 100 101 103
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC 624,715 123 77 141 81 121 111
Stockton, CA 672,388 124 145 3 140 53 158
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 323,713 125 28 138 148 94 114
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 2,088,291 126 91 150 67 136 69
Akron,OH 698,553 127 75 108 47 160 70
Reno-Sparks, NV 414,784 128 151 151 27 11 130
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 1,244,696 129 90 123 126 157 78
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 672,525 130 153 107 109 102 68
Winston-Salem, NC 468,124 131 72 152 117 114 95
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 2,733,761 132 114 109 130 61 121
Canton-Massillon, OH 407,653 133 116 42 115 151 96
Jacksonville, FL 1,313,228 134 121 132 122 92 135
Corpus Christi, TX 415,376 135 128 142 128 125 151
Chattanooga, TN-GA 518,441 136 155 43 158 124 118
Fayetteville, NC 356,105 137 88 162 145 93 122
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 498,036 138 101 111 91 99 126
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 1,596,611 139 148 131 139 103 63
Ocala, FL 329,628 140 56 154 150 45 138
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 549,150 141 99 127 121 82 106
Dayton, OH 836,544 142 112 148 141 127 94
New Haven-Milford, CT 846,101 143 129 156 116 55 82
Savannah, GA 334,353 144 94 159 82 60 127
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 1,865,746 145 141 115 77 78 154
Mobile, AL 406,309 146 86 155 152 117 133
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 263,753 147 158 50 144 158 128
Fort Wayne, IN 411,154 148 106 139 119 147 99
Erie, PA 279,175 149 110 160 137 159 59
Utica-Rome, NY 293,790 150 124 158 108 97 81
Toledo, OH 649,104 151 68 161 110 111 112
Bakersfield, CA 800,458 152 149 145 138 95 160
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 452,992 153 133 143 157 77 146
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 363,036 154 160 2 156 145 149
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 389,533 155 36 157 97 146 143
Evansville, IN-KY 350,261 156 137 133 153 162 43
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 304,689 157 150 100 161 56 92
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 565,947 158 157 83 155 153 142
Flint, MI 428,790 159 142 125 154 154 136
Charleston, WV 303,944 160 159 76 162 161 148
Modesto, CA 510,694 161 162 130 159 88 159
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 284,234 162 161 136 160 137 156


Source: Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which included more than 353,000 landline and cellphone interviews in 2009. Margins of error range from 5 percentage points in the smallest cities to less than 1 point in the largest cities.

What each of the six indexes mean:

Life Evaluation: Personal assessments of one's present life and life in five years, on a scale of 0 to 10.

Emotional Health: Measures a composite of respondents' daily experiences, including laughter, happiness, worry, anger and stress.

Work Environment: Measures job satisfaction, ability to use one's strengths at work, trust and openness in the workplace and whether one's supervisor treats him or her more like a boss or a partner.

Physical Health: Measures chronic diseases, sick days, physical pain, daily energy and other aspects of physical health.

Healthy Behaviors: Measures smoking, consumption of fruit and vegetables and exercise.

Basic Access: Measures basic needs optimal for a healthy life, such as access to food and medicine, having health insurance and feeling safe while walking at night.

Everyone wants to get out of New London. Depressed city if there ever was one. Maybe it is the casino over there, in Ledyard? LOL.

just sayin'

Prisoner's Harbor, Santa Cruz Island
Just Saying

Its funny that Ventura got #1 because the rest of Ventura county sucks so bad. Ultra republican, psychotic police, and an absolutely seething drug trade. In terms of safety its great because nobody is ever on the street and you can pretty much walk anywhere without having to worry about getting shanked, but the flip-side is that everyone is inside doing drugs all the time. Living somewhere like Thousand Oaks and seeing it get rated as the safest city in america always makes me laugh.

Someone needs to tell their web developers about UpdatePanels and partial postbacks.

ugh.

what a dog of a site.


Great photo, though! :)