2018’s Healthiest & Unhealthiest Cities in America

Feb 12, 2018 | Richie Bernardo, Senior Writer

With health care costs rising and U.S. life expectancy declining for the second year in a row, the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2018’s Healthiest & Unhealthiest Cities in America.

To identify the places where health is a priority, WalletHub compared more than 170 of the largest U.S. cities across 40 key metrics. The data set ranges from cost of doctor visit to fruit and vegetable consumption to fitness clubs per capita.

Healthiest Cities		Least Healthy Cities
1	San Francisco, CA	165	Memphis, TN
2	Seattle, WA	166	Corpus Christi, TX
3	Portland, OR	167	Jackson, MS
4	San Diego, CA	168	Detroit, MI
5	Washington, DC	169	Fort Smith, AR
6	Burlington, VT	170	Gulfport, MS
7	Scottsdale, AZ	171	Shreveport, LA
8	Honolulu, HI	172	Augusta, GA
9	Irvine, CA	173	Laredo, TX
10	Denver, CO	174	Brownsville, TX

Key Stats

Overland Park, Kansas, has the lowest share of physically unhealthy adults, 6.8 percent, which is 2.8 times lower than in San Bernardino, California and Detroit, the cities with the highest at 18.7 percent.
Laredo, Texas has the lowest cost per doctor’s visit, $62.78, which is three times less expensive than in Boston, the city with the highest at $188.00.
Burlington, Vermont has the lowest share of adults eating fruit less than once daily, 31.7 percent, which is 1.8 times lower than in Little Rock, Arkansas, the city with the highest at 56.2 percent.
Bridgeport, Connecticut, has the lowest average monthly cost for a fitness-club membership, $10.00, which is 7.3 times less expensive than in New York, the city with the highest at $73.48.

Source: WalletHub

Healthiest Cities in the U.S.

Overall Rank*	City	Total Score	‘Health Care’ Rank	‘Food’ Rank	‘Fitness’ Rank	‘Green Space’ Rank
1	San Francisco, CA	72.81	30	1	9	1
2	Seattle, WA	70.16	35	7	2	2
3	Portland, OR	66.14	65	4	8	5
4	San Diego, CA	64.29	54	6	5	7
5	Washington, DC	63.01	31	13	27	3
6	Burlington, VT	62.27	5	17	6	21
7	Scottsdale, AZ	61.36	10	39	1	25
8	Honolulu, HI	61.04	16	3	59	10
9	Irvine, CA	60.86	2	18	16	13
10	Denver, CO	60.34	48	14	4	19
11	Salt Lake City, UT	59.77	38	12	11	34
12	New York, NY	59.20	84	2	46	16
13	Huntington Beach, CA	58.99	13	22	23	33
14	Minneapolis, MN	58.53	8	34	36	9
15	Fremont, CA	58.47	14	15	22	32
16	Los Angeles, CA	57.86	81	5	19	39
17	Austin, TX	57.78	42	20	24	14
18	Chicago, IL	57.40	76	29	17	8
19	Santa Clarita, CA	56.78	9	46	70	4
20	San Jose, CA	56.42	27	10	30	53
21	Glendale, CA	56.38	40	30	64	6
22	Sacramento, CA	55.56	95	11	51	18
23	Lincoln, NE	55.16	11	72	20	23
24	Boston, MA	54.75	55	23	47	22
25	Oakland, CA	54.75	66	8	67	50
26	Atlanta, GA	54.16	85	52	3	44
27	Raleigh, NC	54.12	22	25	13	69
28	Boise, ID	54.07	56	82	21	12
29	Madison, WI	54.02	18	49	45	26
30	Overland Park, KS	53.96	1	92	35	117
31	Orlando, FL	53.78	68	19	18	59
32	Long Beach, CA	53.64	52	24	75	20
33	Tampa, FL	53.48	87	36	10	51
34	Portland, ME	53.24	20	26	83	38
35	Miami, FL	52.95	122	9	71	48
36	Santa Rosa, CA	52.93	62	45	48	27
37	Peoria, AZ	52.74	41	96	37	11
38	Virginia Beach, VA	52.46	4	77	58	35
39	Plano, TX	52.41	7	58	34	60
40	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	52.11	67	81	31	15
41	Missoula, MT	51.93	23	134	29	47
42	Tempe, AZ	51.59	51	48	41	61
43	Philadelphia, PA	51.35	136	21	65	30
44	Pittsburgh, PA	51.30	26	50	55	49
45	Fort Lauderdale, FL	51.24	57	35	81	37
46	Sioux Falls, SD	50.94	3	130	14	106
47	St. Paul, MN	50.81	25	71	54	40
48	Vancouver, WA	50.80	86	54	12	101
49	Garden Grove, CA	50.28	61	31	80	79
50	Anaheim, CA	50.08	58	28	63	74
51	Aurora, CO	50.03	44	56	38	65
52	Las Vegas, NV	49.95	157	37	7	73
53	Chesapeake, VA	49.86	12	111	98	28
54	Chandler, AZ	49.75	27	65	15	118
55	Oceanside, CA	49.60	77	67	26	115
56	Colorado Springs, CO	49.39	59	87	39	43
57	Pembroke Pines, FL	49.25	34	38	86	147
58	Durham, NC	48.92	29	55	50	89
59	St. Louis, MO	48.75	141	78	40	31
60	Phoenix, AZ	48.75	103	47	66	45
61	Reno, NV	48.60	142	40	44	52
62	Gilbert, AZ	48.45	17	80	33	112
63	Fargo, ND	48.40	19	109	52	99
64	Grand Rapids, MI	48.11	15	98	95	66
65	Richmond, VA	48.08	64	105	32	77
66	Cincinnati, OH	47.97	114	69	42	54
67	Tallahassee, FL	47.88	39	154	68	17
68	Albuquerque, NM	47.84	89	53	74	55
69	Charleston, SC	47.82	24	100	87	62
70	Charlotte, NC	47.76	37	112	25	95
71	Baltimore, MD	47.70	32	42	130	56
72	Spokane, WA	47.60	101	64	73	58
73	Yonkers, NY	47.33	50	27	145	68
74	Billings, MT	47.31	49	43	79	125
75	Wilmington, DE	47.02	33	89	138	29
76	Tacoma, WA	46.73	113	73	53	82
77	Cedar Rapids, IA	46.64	6	156	49	146
78	St. Petersburg, FL	46.63	78	75	57	75
79	Rochester, NY	46.46	69	41	142	46
80	Des Moines, IA	46.38	21	121	84	84
81	West Valley City, UT	45.79	126	33	93	149
82	Chula Vista, CA	45.65	79	84	28	128
83	Manchester, NH	45.40	72	129	72	80
84	Salem, OR	45.23	102	94	76	76
85	Henderson, NV	45.20	106	127	43	67
86	Rapid City, SD	45.13	43	120	89	116
87	Worcester, MA	45.02	63	101	97	93
88	Omaha, NE	44.99	46	91	91	85
89	Buffalo, NY	44.93	105	51	108	70
90	Anchorage, AK	44.89	129	76	122	36
91	Tucson, AZ	44.76	140	61	77	72
92	Houston, TX	44.69	135	62	60	96
93	Warwick, RI	44.67	36	88	126	140
94	Mesa, AZ	44.52	74	74	69	126
95	Nashua, NH	44.25	73	142	62	91
96	Riverside, CA	44.19	120	68	56	121
97	Dallas, TX	43.81	133	59	82	98
98	Glendale, AZ	43.73	94	85	133	57
99	Bridgeport, CT	43.66	90	123	100	81
100	Milwaukee, WI	43.48	91	70	139	63
101	Springfield, MO	43.32	99	147	61	83
102	Providence, RI	43.12	112	83	136	42
103	Santa Ana, CA	43.10	137	44	110	103
104	Modesto, CA	42.90	159	106	78	71
105	Columbia, SC	42.89	47	135	96	142
106	Oxnard, CA	42.79	138	63	116	94
107	Jersey City, NJ	42.68	70	32	160	100
108	New Orleans, LA	42.30	155	137	111	24
109	San Antonio, TX	42.18	123	99	99	87
110	Nashville, TN	42.13	88	115	106	86
111	Aurora, IL	42.01	60	118	135	105
112	Norfolk, VA	41.75	83	119	137	64
113	Newport News, VA	41.70	53	117	141	124
114	New Haven, CT	41.65	108	132	143	41
115	Columbus, OH	41.53	96	102	120	88
116	Jacksonville, FL	41.42	139	107	92	92
117	Greensboro, NC	41.28	80	136	90	102
118	Fontana, CA	40.96	149	90	115	122
119	Lexington-Fayette, KY	40.93	45	122	113	138
120	Ontario, CA	40.64	153	97	107	140
121	Fort Worth, TX	40.60	107	86	112	132
122	Kansas City, MO	40.31	93	116	127	111
123	Cheyenne, WY	40.24	75	124	105	173
124	Knoxville, TN	39.83	127	133	124	89
125	Fresno, CA	39.63	156	79	109	127
126	Port St. Lucie, FL	39.62	100	144	102	161
127	Irving, TX	39.44	130	113	147	104
128	Huntsville, AL	39.28	92	149	128	113
129	Akron, OH	39.27	118	110	153	109
130	Louisville, KY	39.15	117	114	117	136
131	Moreno Valley, CA	39.05	146	95	157	114
132	Stockton, CA	38.80	158	57	131	137
133	Arlington, TX	38.48	104	108	144	134
134	Winston-Salem, NC	38.40	71	161	88	143
135	Fort Wayne, IN	38.13	111	150	85	144
136	Little Rock, AR	38.10	109	165	94	107
137	Cleveland, OH	37.96	161	60	158	110
138	Grand Prairie, TX	37.81	124	103	169	123
139	Indianapolis, IN	37.72	128	128	129	133
140	Garland, TX	37.71	132	104	146	145
141	Charleston, WV	37.61	82	145	149	131
142	Bakersfield, CA	37.11	144	125	114	154
143	Fayetteville, NC	36.95	97	167	104	165
144	Hialeah, FL	36.93	150	16	173	156
145	Cape Coral, FL	36.59	119	152	148	152
146	Lubbock, TX	36.22	116	160	121	119
147	Oklahoma City, OK	36.20	98	141	151	130
148	Nampa, ID	36.10	169	126	119	164
149	Wichita, KS	35.98	110	159	101	155
150	Birmingham, AL	35.79	131	138	134	160
151	Tulsa, OK	35.63	121	151	125	150
152	San Bernardino, CA	35.60	173	93	162	97
153	Las Cruces, NM	34.89	115	173	103	169
154	El Paso, TX	34.81	154	139	150	139
155	Amarillo, TX	34.28	143	155	159	120
156	Newark, NJ	34.13	168	66	170	151
157	Montgomery, AL	34.07	148	164	132	162
158	Columbus, GA	33.72	163	162	155	108
159	Toledo, OH	33.62	125	140	154	163
160	Chattanooga, TN	33.30	150	169	140	153
161	Baton Rouge, LA	33.27	165	168	118	129
162	North Las Vegas, NV	33.22	171	143	168	78
163	Mobile, AL	32.65	162	163	123	172
164	Huntington, WV	32.47	152	131	172	148
165	Memphis, TN	31.19	170	153	152	158
166	Corpus Christi, TX	30.75	145	158	163	159
167	Jackson, MS	30.72	134	171	156	168
168	Detroit, MI	30.15	172	146	171	135
169	Fort Smith, AR	29.25	166	148	166	171
170	Gulfport, MS	29.02	164	157	165	170
171	Shreveport, LA	28.64	147	172	164	167
172	Augusta, GA	28.23	160	166	161	174
173	Laredo, TX	26.31	167	170	174	157
174	Brownsville, TX	24.74	174	174	167	166