The 10 most relaxed places to live
119
Metro areas
analyzed
6
Wellness
categories
92.44
Top score:
San Jose, CA
26.59
Lowest score:
Killeen, TX
Top 10 · Plotted on a Map
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10
01
San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara — California
92.44
02
Frederick–Gaithersburg–Rockville — Maryland
89.88
03
Washington–Arlington–Alexandria — DC-VA-MD-WV
88.53
04
Cambridge–Newton–Framingham — Massachusetts
88.19
05
Boston — Massachusetts
86.04
06
Bismarck — North Dakota
85.91
07
New Brunswick–Lakewood — New Jersey
83.72
08
Newark — NJ-PA
82.50
09
Chicago–Naperville–Elgin — IL-IN-WI
81.90
10
Hilton Head Island–Bluffton–Beaufort — South Carolina
81.28
10
Lincoln — Nebraska
81.28
Full Ranking · Top 50 of 119 Metros Relaxed Score (0–100)
01
San Jose–Sunnyvale · CA
92.44
02
Frederick–Gaithersburg · MD
89.88
03
Washington–Arlington · DC
88.53
04
Cambridge–Newton · MA
88.19
05
Boston · MA
86.04
06
Bismarck · ND
85.91
07
New Brunswick–Lakewood · NJ
83.72
08
Newark · NJ-PA
82.50
09
Chicago–Naperville · IL
81.90
10
Hilton Head Island · SC
81.28
10
Lincoln · NE
81.28
12
New York–Jersey City · NY-NJ
79.14
13
Miami–Fort Lauderdale · FL
78.56
14
Burlington–South Burlington · VT
77.86
15
Grand Forks · ND-MN
77.41
16
Albany–Schenectady · NY
76.66
17
St. Cloud · MN
74.58
18
Wausau–Weston · WI
73.58
19
Grand Rapids–Wyoming · MI
73.50
20
Sioux City · IA-NE-SD
73.08
21
Wilmington · DE-MD-NJ
73.01
22
Rochester · NY
72.63
23
Madison · WI
72.57
24
Omaha–Council Bluffs · NE-IA
72.42
25
Seattle–Bellevue–Everett · WA
70.67
26
Topeka · KS
70.09
27
Fayetteville–Springdale · AR-MO
70.01
28
Portland–South Portland · ME
69.95
29
Phoenix–Mesa–Scottsdale · AZ
69.34
30
Fargo · ND-MN
69.30
31
Los Angeles–Long Beach · CA
69.27
32
Charleston–North Charleston · SC
69.25
33
Atlanta–Sandy Springs · GA
69.03
34
Cedar Rapids · IA
68.47
35
Orlando–Kissimmee · FL
67.75
36
Sacramento–Roseville · CA
67.45
37
Oakland–Hayward–Berkeley · CA
66.54
38
Houston–The Woodlands · TX
66.49
39
Warren–Troy–Farmington Hills · MI
66.37
40
Denver–Aurora–Lakewood · CO
66.25
41
St. Louis · MO-IL
66.06
42
Providence–Warwick · RI-MA
65.76
43
Dallas–Plano–Irving · TX
65.35
44
Gainesville · FL
65.16
45
Minneapolis–St. Paul · MN-WI
64.90
46
Hartford–West Hartford · CT
64.71
47
Lebanon · NH-VT
64.60
48
Sioux Falls · SD
64.54
49
Cincinnati · OH-KY-IN
64.25
50
Tampa–St. Petersburg · FL
63.98