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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