The 25 healthiest cities in America
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Your personal decisions — diet, exercise, smoking, drinking — are crucial to living a healthy life, but some cities make living well easier and can have a huge effect on your overall health.
Niche, a company that researches and compiles information on cities, recently released its list of the healthiest cities in the US.
Niche assessed more than 220 cities with a population of more than 100,000, focusing on a group of factors that are important in measuring a healthy lifestyle, including obesity and smoking rates (taken from county level data) as well as availability and proximity to doctors and gyms. Niche also looked at other metrics, like the rate of excessive alcohol consumption and access to mental health providers.
Note that while some cities appear to have identical grades, each grade represents a range of scores, allowing some to rank higher despite both receiving an “A+”, for instance. Read more about the methodology here.
California has the most cities on the list with 15 in the top 25 — including a handful from Orange County and neighboring Los Angeles County — but the healthiest city in the country is in Colorado.
Read on to find out the 25 healthiest cities in America.
25. Burbank, California
Population: 104,484
Physical inactivity rate: 17%
Obesity rate: 21.3%
Access to doctors: A
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A
Percent of smokers: 12.3%
24. Glendale, California
Population: 195,380
Physical inactivity rate: 17%
Obesity rate: 21.3%
Access to doctors: A
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A
Percent of smokers: 12.3%
23. Santa Maria, California
Population: 101,468
Physical inactivity rate: 13.9%
Obesity rate: 19.4%
Access to doctors: A-
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: B+
Percent of smokers: 10.5%
22. Sunnyvale, California
Population: 145,921
Physical inactivity rate: 15.5%
Obesity rate: 20.4%
Access to doctors: A-
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A
Percent of smokers: 10.3%
21. Portland, Oregon
Population: 602,568
Physical inactivity rate: 13.6%
Obesity rate: 22.1%
Access to doctors: A-
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A-
Percent of smokers: 13.5%
20. San Jose, California
Population: 986,320
Physical inactivity rate: 15.5%
Obesity rate: 20.4%
Access to doctors: A-
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A-
Percent of smokers: 10.3%
19. Torrance, California
Population: 147,181
Physical inactivity rate: 17%
Obesity rate: 21.3%
Access to doctors: A
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A
Percent of smokers: 12.3%
18. Alexandria, Virginia
Population: 146,422
Physical inactivity rate: 15.3%
Obesity rate: 20.4%
Access to doctors: A
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A
Percent of smokers: 9.2%
17. Seattle, Washington
Population: 637,850
Physical inactivity rate: 14.7%
Obesity rate: 22.2%
Access to doctors: A
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A
Percent of smokers: 11.1%
16. Lakewood, Colorado
Population: 145,880
Physical inactivity rate: 13.2%
Obesity rate: 19.8%
Access to doctors: A-
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A-
Percent of smokers: 15.7%
15. Costa Mesa, California
Population: 111,635
Physical inactivity rate: 15.8%
Obesity rate: 20.7%
Access to doctors: A
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A
Percent of smokers: 10.9%
14. Orange, California
Population: 138,980
Physical inactivity rate: 15.8%
Obesity rate: 20.7%
Access to doctors: A
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A
Percent of smokers: 10.9%
13. Santa Clara, California
Population: 119,525
Physical inactivity rate: 15.5%
Obesity rate: 20.4%
Access to doctors: A-
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A
Percent of smokers: 10.3%
12. Oakland, California
Population: 402, 339
Physical inactivity rate: 15%
Obesity rate: 20.5%
Access to doctors: A
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A
Percent of smokers: 10.6%
11. Roseville, California
Population: 124,250
Physical inactivity rate: 14.4%
Obesity rate: 22.5%
Access to doctors: A-
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A
Percent of smokers: 8.1%
10. Bellevue, Washington
Population: 132,268
Physical inactivity rate: 14.4%
Obesity rate: 22.5%
Access to doctors: A-
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A
Percent of smokers: 8.1%
9. Pasadena, California
Population: 139,065
Physical inactivity rate: 17%
Obesity rate: 21.3%
Access to doctors: A
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A
Percent of smokers: 12.3%
8. Denver, Colorado
Population: 633,777
Physical inactivity rate: 13.8%
Obesity rate: 17%
Access to doctors: A
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A
Percent of smokers: 19.5%
7. Irvine, California
Population: 229,850
Physical inactivity rate: 15.8%
Obesity rate: 20.7%
Access to doctors: A
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A
Percent of smokers: 10.9%
6. Berkeley, California
Population: 115,688
Physical inactivity rate: 15%
Obesity rate: 20.5%
Access to doctors: A
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A
Percent of smokers: 10.6%
5. Fort Collins, Colorado
Population: 149,627
Physical inactivity rate: 12.2%
Obesity rate: 19.9%
Access to doctors: A-
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A
Percent of smokers: 14.8%
4. Provo, Utah
Population: 114,804
Physical inactivity rate: 14.4%
Obesity rate: 23.8%
Access to doctors: A-
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A-
Percent of smokers: 5.4%
3. Arlington, Virginia
Population: 220,173
Physical inactivity rate: 13.9%
Obesity rate: 17.5%
Access to doctors: A
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A
Percent of smokers: 10.1%
2. San Francisco, California
Population: 829,072
Physical inactivity rate: 14.8%
Obesity rate: 15.2%
Access to doctors: A
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A
Percent of smokers: 9.5%
1. Boulder, Colorado
Population: 102,002
Physical inactivity rate: 9.7%
Obesity rate: 15%
Access to doctors: A-
Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A
Percent of smokers: 11.5%
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