The 10 healthiest, unhealthiest cities in America | 2018

WalletHub updated its list of the 10 healthiest and unhealthiest U.S. cities for 2018.

WalletHub used data on healthcare, food, fitness and green space for 170 U.S. cities to compile its list. Specifically, each city was graded on 40 relevant metrics including premature-death rate, family doctors per capita and cost of medical visit, among others.

Here are the 10 healthiest cities:

1. San Francisco
2. Seattle
3. Portland, Ore.
4. San Diego
5. Washington, D.C.
6. Burlington, Vt.
7. Scottsdale, Ariz.
8. Honolulu
9. Irvine, Calif.
10. Denver

Here are the 10 unhealthiest cities:

1. Brownsville, Texas
2. Laredo, Texas
3. Augusta, Ga.
4. Shreveport, La.
5. Gulfport, Miss.
6. Fort Smith, Ark.
7. Detroit
8. Jackson, Miss.
9. Corpus Christi, Texas
10. Memphis, Tenn.

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