The happiest city in the U.S. VOL. PROVO

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Gallup recently ranked the happiest cities in the United States and this what they found.

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The people of Provo, Utah, have the highest level of well-being and the folks around Huntington, W.Va., the lowest, at least according to the latest ranking of 189 cities and metropolitan areas from Gallup and Healthways.

The 2013 rankings, released Tuesday, are based on more than 500,000 interviews in which people were asked about such matters as their emotional and physical health, job satisfaction, community safety and access to food, shelter and health care.

This is the sixth year of the survey and the second time the Provo-Orem area has come in first; it's the fourth time the Huntington-Ashland, Ky. area has come in last.

"It's some strong validation for what we already know here in Provo," says the city's Mayor John Curtis. "It's a great place to live." He says other surveys have named the people of his city "most optimistic" and "nicest."

In that spirit, Curtis says Provo won't be trash-talking Boulder, Colo., which it knocked out of the top spot. "We have a lot of respect for Boulder," he says.

Huntington Mayor Steve Williams says continuing low health and well-being rankings by Gallup and other organizations are "aggravating as can be" at a time when the city is recovering from an economic slump. He notes the city just got an upgraded credit rating. But he says the rankings — in which Huntington is called out for everything from high obesity rates to low access to fruits and vegetables — have "certainly been a motivator for us to take an honest look at ourselves and get busy."

He says the city is expanding a farmers market, hosting 41 5K races a year and still promoting healthy eating at Huntington's Kitchen — the facility set up by British chef Jamie Oliver when he brought his Food Revolution show to town back in 2010. It's now run by a hospital.

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Gallup-Healthways pollsters are well aware that some ratings can sting. "The goal is not to make any community or population feel bad about results," says Patrick Bogart, Gallup's director of client services. "Our goal is to get leaders thinking about how they can enhance well-being."

Some highlights from the rankings:

• Provo-Orem has the lowest smoking rate (7%) and Charleston, W.Va., has the highest (34%)

• Utica-Rome, N.Y., has the highest job satisfaction (93%); Charleston has the lowest (81%)

• People in Holland-Grand Haven, Mich., are most likely to feel safe walking alone at night (86%) and people in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas, are least likely to feel safe (49%).
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Provo, UT rated in high overall well-being. The Categories included obesity, job statisficaton, people exercise weekly, and public safety.

Not too mention we have one of the lowest tax rates in country. The lowest unemployment rate (4.0%) one of the highest employment rates (10.0%)

In the world of business; California has silicon valley, Austin has Silicon Hills, and now Provo is now becoming Silicon Peaks :smokin

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I really don't mind it here. Provo is actually a really good place to raise a family.​
 
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Lincoln? I wonder what demographic was called for this poll. As someone whom lives an hour away from Lincoln, I can tell you that city is boring as hell.

So boring people gangbang for lack of better things to do. Capital of the state and yet less everything in comparison to it's neighbor. I will say where I live is a terrible place to raise a family though, unless you can afford to live super far out west (super segregated, west is the white side of the city).

Usually place in the top 10 worst everything.
 
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FlyNY said:
Why no cities in NYC didn't win?
The ****? This list is ********
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:rofl:

Right on cue.

Maybe NYC didn't make it because NYC is overrated and only people hyping it up are people who live there.

You're worse than ninja hood.

I rocks with every post you make EXCEPT when cities are involved.

Still my ***** doe.

:pimp:

Oh... Houston >>> NYC.
 
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you go boy said:
what the hell is there to do in utah :lol:
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Tons of winter sports, Jazz games, enjoying Google Fiber, heard the food is good in Salt Lake and Provo too

I'm sure there are tons of stuff, everyone I know speaks highly of the state, that have lived there. I was kinda shocked, but it seems to have something going for it
 
Fontaine said:
:rofl:

Right on cue.

Maybe NYC didn't make it because NYC is overrated and only people hyping it up are people who live there.

You're worse than ninja hood.

I rocks with every post you make EXCEPT when cities are involved.

Still my ***** doe.

:pimp:

Oh... Houston >>> NYC.
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:pimp:

NYC > Houston but I'll let you have this one papito :lol:
 
SonOfTony said:
Came in to say this
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Utah might be one of those places where everything is easygoing and cheaper. I'm not sure if they have a large black population though, so Idk how welcoming they would be of me

I need to expand my horizons and see different states on diff coasts, I may find a place I like
 
people actually think NY would have made the list?

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