Personal finance website WalletHub today released a report on “2026's Happiest Cities in America,” and Charleston ranked as being the 7th happiest. This is a sunnier ranking than last year.
To compile the rankings, WalletHub evaluated more than 180 of the largest U.S. cities using 29 key indicators of happiness. The data set ranges from the depression rate to the income-growth rate to the average leisure time spent per day.
Happiness in Charleston (1=Happiest, 91=Avg.):
- Overall Rank: 7th
- 13th – Adequate-Sleep Rate
- 19th – Sports-Participation Rate
- 44th – Unemployment Rate
- 44th – Separation & Divorce Rate
- 26th – Income Growth Rate
To read the full report, click here.
