The Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index analyzes 15 metrics to identify where Americans are most happy and content. After nearly 250,000 interviews in 190 metropolitan areas across the United States, the project named Boulder, Colorado, the happiest city in the US. Click through the gallery for the rest of the top 10.
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2. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
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3. Charlottesville, Virginia
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4. Fort Collins, Colorado
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5. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, California