Arlington Tops List as Happiest U.S. City; California Dominates Top 10 While Texas Struggles

Arlington, Virginia ranked as the happiest U.S. city based on factors like life expectancy, income levels, marriage rates, and traffic volume.

California dominated the top 10 happiest cities list with 4 cities, including Fremont at #3.

Texas did poorly on the list with 3 cities in the bottom 10, and Laredo as the least happy at #89.

Detroit ranked #88 due to low income levels, marriage rates, and high poverty rates.

The U.S. dropped out of the top 20 happiest countries list for the first time, partly due to a decline in well-being of young Americans.