It seems that happiness can be measured. Wallet Hub has come out with a survey on the happiest cities in America. So where do cities in Florida rank?
Before we give you the results, here’s what Wallet Hub had to say about this survey:
“Location plays a hand in how bright or gloomy our days are. For years, researchers have studied the science of happiness and found that its key ingredients include a positive mental state, healthy body, strong social connections, job satisfaction and financial well-being. However, money can only make you so happy – people who make $75,000 a year won’t get any higher satisfaction from more money. Consider also the fact that while the U.S. is one of the richest countries, it ranks only 14th on the World Happiness Report.”
Wallet Hub used three categories to come up with the results. Those categories were emotional & physical well being, income & employment, and community & environment.
So here’s where the Sunshine State’s cities ranked:
#39 Pembroke Pines
Emotional & Physical Well Being: 51
Income & Employment: 125
Community & Environment: 15
#63: Cape Coral
Emotional & Physical Well Being: 89
Income & Employment: 45
Community & Environment: 9
#66: Ft. Lauderdale
Emotional & Physical Well Being: 67
Income & Employment: 84
Community & Environment: 62
#75: Miami
Emotional & Physical Well Being: 56
Income & Employment: 52
Community & Environment: 142
#80: Tampa
Emotional & Physical Well Being: 94
Income & Employment: 38
Community & Environment: 60
Personally believe this should be higher because we are a city of champions!!!!
#86 Port St. Lucie
Emotional & Physical Well Being: 115
Income & Employment: 65
Community & Environment: 14
#91: Orlando
Emotional & Physical Well Being: 96
Income & Employment: 19
Community & Environment: 108
#94: Hialeah
Emotional & Physical Well Being: 66
Income & Employment: 157
Community & Environment: 110
#95: Tallahassee
Emotional & Physical Well Being: 130
Income & Employment: 8
Community & Environment: 45
#100: St. Petersburg
Emotional & Physical Well Being: 100
Income & Employment: 35
Community & Environment: 134
