12th happiest city in the nation: Overland Park

[Hammock Parties]

http://mentalfloss.com/article/580307/happiest-cities-in-america

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PLANO, TEXAS
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA
MADISON, WISCONSIN
FREMONT, CALIFORNIA
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA
FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS
SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA
AUSTIN, TEXAS
SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
PEARL CITY, HAWAII
GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
GILBERT, ARIZONA
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA

To see which city has the happiest citizens, WalletHub crunched some numbers.

The personal finance site looked at a number of different metrics, with categories including community and environment, income and employment, and emotional and physical well-being, to determine the happiest cities in the U.S.

Pulling from published psychology research, WalletHub found that Plano, Texas is the happiest of the 182 cities that were analyzed. It's followed by Irvine, California; Madison, Wisconsin; Fremont, California; and Huntington Beach, California. Cities in sunny California show up frequently on the list, with 14 cities from the state making the top 50.

[kysirsoze]

Daaaayum Cali represent!

[stevieray]

San Francisco?


Happy as sh!t!

[rabblerouser]

San Francisco?


Happy as shit!

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemcneal/bag-of-poop-san-francisco

[eDave]

KC ranked higher than Phoenix tells me this article is bogus.

[Why Not?]

Hmmm. I’ve lived at varying times in Plano, OP, Gilbert , and not to far from Pearl City. Guess I’m a happy motherfucker.

[rabblerouser]

KC ranked higher than Phoenix tells me this article is bogus.

OP is not KC, Dave...

[007]

Bullshit. Its Kansas. Nobody is happy in this state.

[lawrenceRaider]

Grand Prairie, TX on this list? Pretty damn obvious no one who "contributed" to the article has ever been there. It's a Dump situated between Dallas and Arlington.

[In58men]

Cali cuh gang gang

[Titty Meat]

More proof tyreek didnt do it

[KCUnited]

https://i.imgur.com/uu1QrU9.jpg?1

[fan4ever]

Hmmm. I’ve lived at varying times in Plano, OP, Gilbert , and not to far from Pearl City. Guess I’m a happy mother****er.

Maybe those cities happiness ratings spike once you move?

[Rain Man]

I wonder how many Chick Fil A's they'd need to add to move up to 11th.

[carlos3652]

Pretty happy in South OP. I agree with this list. :)

[Rain Man]

Pretty happy in South OP. I agree with this list. :)

Does it bother you that this is only the 12th-happiest version of you that could exist?

[Iconic]

Question for anyone who's been there: what the fuck is so special about California?

[carlos3652]

Does it bother you that this is only the 12th-happiest version of you that could exist?

No because Im happy.

[Rain Man]

No because Im happy.

That makes sense.

[Rain Man]

Question for anyone who's been there: what the fuck is so special about California?

I go to southern California regularly, and it's nice as long as you don't have to drive far or buy a house. I'd live there.

[TribalElder]

Pretty happy in South OP. I agree with this list. :)

http://www.massappealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190302_111834-12.jpg

[TinyEvel]

I've lived in 2 of the top 10 (still in SF w00t! I'm pretty damn happy. except when the rent is due.)

[scho63]

PLANO, TEXAS
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA
MADISON, WISCONSIN
FREMONT, CALIFORNIA
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA
FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA I'm very happy!
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS
SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA
AUSTIN, TEXAS
SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
PEARL CITY, HAWAII
GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
GILBERT, ARIZONA
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA

[58-4ever]

KC ranked higher than Phoenix tells me this article is bogus.

Yeah, because folks in 112 degree heat are supppper happy. :shake:

[lewdog]

Yeah, because folks in 112 degree heat are supppper happy. :shake:

You realize that's a few months of the year right? And we have no snow? And very little humidity?

[eDave]

OP is not KC, Dave...

If you look at the interactive map, KC is 126 while PHX is 127.

I lived in OP for a bit. I'm MUCH happier in PHX.

Mileage may vary.

[TribalElder]

That list is bullshit

No way Madison Wisconsin is the 3rd happiest place

It's in Wisconsin

[eDave]

Yeah, because folks in 112 degree heat are supppper happy. :shake:

We are actually.

Peeps here prefer 112 over 12. Personally, I love 112. Perfect pool weather and evening outside patio living. It's wonderful actually.

[KCUnited]

Yeah, because folks in 112 degree heat are supppper happy. :shake:

112 feels like 65 when you're over 65. So most of PHX :D

[Rain Man]

Yeah, but it's a dry heat. With scorpions.

[eDave]

You realize that's a few months of the year right? And we have no snow? And very little humidity?

Well, this was earlier this year:

https://i.imgur.com/94Uv1dd.jpg

[RollChiefsRoll]

Fargo, North Dakota? What the fuck?

[eDave]

Question for anyone who's been there: what the fuck is so special about California?

Everything but the cost.

Driving perhaps but I like driving in LA, though I've never been a commuter there.

[MahiMike]

Can't trust a list that has a city w/most fecal matter/square mile in SF.

[eDave]

Fargo, North Dakota? What the fuck?

Meth.

[Rain Man]

Fargo, North Dakota? What the fuck?

Perceived superiority over South Dakota.

[lewdog]

Well, this was earlier this year:

https://i.imgur.com/94Uv1dd.jpg

Never had that at my house.

Fuck you!

[CrazyPhuD]

Are Oxycodone prescriptions per capita included in the 'happyness' index?

[gblowfish]

I'm happy every frickin' day when I can drive home to Missouri OUTTA OP!

[Bearcat]

You realize that's a few months of the year right? And we have no snow? And very little humidity?

Arizona is miserable.

People in KC should stay and enjoy the humidity and 100 degree heat indexes when it's 87 in the summer, and the zero degree wind chills when it's 20 degrees in the winter.... and not seeing the sun peek out of the clouds for days at a time is healthy for you or something. Those 3 weeks of nice weather in October are amazing.

Arizona sucks. Stay out.

Thanks.

[Kiimo]

Question for anyone who's been there: what the **** is so special about California?

Nothing. It's horrible. Don't move here. Stay there.

[eDave]

Arizona is miserable.

People in KC should stay and enjoy the humidity and 100 degree heat indexes when it's 87 in the summer, and the zero degree wind chills when it's 20 degrees in the winter.... and not seeing the sun peek out of the clouds for days at a time is healthy for you or something. Those 3 weeks of nice weather in October are amazing.

Arizona sucks. Stay out.

Thanks.

I do get awfully tired of all the sunshine and blue sky. And the chicks. They are all gross.

[Kiimo]

I do get awfully tired of all the sunshine and blue sky. And the chicks. They are all gross.

I've never seen a smoke show like Tempe and I've lived in Southern California for 15 years

[eDave]

I've never seen a smoke show like Tempe and I've lived in Southern California for 15 years

You are not helping.

[SuperBowl4]

:arrow: When the CHIEFS win the SUPER BOWL next February that list will have the 50 surrounding cities of ARROWHEAD Stadium on it! :arrow:

[sd4chiefs]

Question for anyone who's been there: what the **** is so special about California?

It's special because you don't live here.

[Kiimo]

:arrow: When the CHIEFS win the SUPER BOWL next February that list will have the 50 surrounding cities of ARROWHEAD Stadium on it! :arrow:

Yeah!


We can high-five in our shorts on the Hermosa Pier and then put back some pacificos and watch the sun set.

[kysirsoze]

Question for anyone who's been there: what the fuck is so special about California?

Lots of culture, great food, driving distance from skiing, beach, desert, mountains, forest, etc. SoCal has great weather year round and NorCal is fucking gorgeous. Earthquakes and fires are an issue and rent/cost of living is kinda bonkers but otherwise it's pretty great.

[kysirsoze]

Yeah!


We can high-five in our shorts on the Hermosa Pier and then put back some pacificos and watch the sun set.

NTTAWWT

[poolboy]

Bullshit. Its Kansas. Nobody is happy in this state.

keep thinking that b

[SuperBowl4]

Yeah!


We can high-five in our shorts on the Hermosa Pier and then put back some pacificos and watch the sun set.or at Jalapeno Pete's!

[Kiimo]

Pete's is a couple blocks from my place on Colfax. They have two for one drinks. It's a recipe for forgetting things. And maybe accidentally ending up face down in the LA river.

[SuperBowl4]

Pete's is a couple blocks from my place on Colfax. They have two for one drinks. It's a recipe for forgetting things. And maybe accidentally ending up face down in the LA river.It also is a designated CHIEFS bar on game days!:clap:

[Kiimo]

Yes I am well aware I'm the one who told Jonathan to move it there!

Then the Draft got new management and cleaned the place up and became Thirsty Merchant and now I kinda want to go back haha

[kysirsoze]

Yes I am well aware I'm the one who told Jonathan to move it there!

Then the Draft got new management and cleaned the place up and became Thirsty Merchant and now I kinda want to go back haha

Nice thing about Pete's is it is Chiefs wall to wall. Chiefs fans would have to push a lot of people out to get back into Thirsty Merchant. It's a good place to watch a game, though.

[cooper barrett]

You realize that's a few months of the year right? And we have no snow? And very little humidity?

you go in to stores and they give you free cold water!!!!!!

[cooper barrett]

I had heard that the locals were on Shits, grins and giggles pills.

That list is bullshit

No way Madison Wisconsin is the 3rd happiest place

It's in Wisconsin

[cooper barrett]

I have a house 100 NE of Phoenix and please stay the fuck away.
Welcome when I want to sell.:D:D

Arizona is miserable.

People in KC should stay and enjoy the humidity and 100 degree heat indexes when it's 87 in the summer, and the zero degree wind chills when it's 20 degrees in the winter.... and not seeing the sun peek out of the clouds for days at a time is healthy for you or something. Those 3 weeks of nice weather in October are amazing.

Arizona sucks. Stay out.

Thanks.

[cooper barrett]

Lots of culture, great food, driving distance from skiing, beach, desert, mountains, forest, etc. SoCal has great weather year round and NorCal is ****ing gorgeous. Earthquakes and fires are an issue and rent/cost of living is kinda bonkers but otherwise it's pretty great.

I used to live here

https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/webRNS-Fires-Thanksgiving2-112018-990x557.jpg

[carlos3652]

http://www.massappealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190302_111834-12.jpg

I live less than a mile away. :)

[fan4ever]

You realize that's a few months of the year right? And we have no snow? And very little humidity?

Maricopa County; largest growth of any county in the nation, last year second. Yeah, people are hatin' it here.

[Why Not?]

Maybe those cities happiness ratings spike once you move?

Eat my FG’s pussy!

[Pablo]

With all the Zona folks chiming in all BRC style I'm tempted to call it the Florida of the southwest.

[Halfcan]

People are Happiest in Plano, Texas? The must love traffic.

[Why Not?]

People are Happiest in Plano, Texas? The must love traffic.


Not to get all Jud Crandall on here but something in the ground there is sour. Town has a really fucked up suicide history, especially amongst younger people.

[007]

I always hear how wonderful Arizona is but I don't think I could handle 115 degree dry heat every day of the summer. Yes, I know what a dry heat feels like.

[Why Not?]

I always hear how wonderful Arizona is but I don't think I could handle 115 degree dry heat every day of the summer. Yes, I know what a dry heat feels like.

It’s really only July and August that sucks. June is hot, but tolerable. September is hot but who cares? It’s football season! As for May....the high Monday is gonna be 74.

[Iconic]

Lots of culture, great food, driving distance from skiing, beach, desert, mountains, forest, etc. SoCal has great weather year round and NorCal is ****ing gorgeous. Earthquakes and fires are an issue and rent/cost of living is kinda bonkers but otherwise it's pretty great.

Is the weather dog shit in the summer? Like does it get scorching hot? I've always preferred a place that actually feels like it's experiencing 4 seasons. I feel like if I lived in a place that was primarily warm year round it would get me missing winter eventually.

[eDave]

It’s really only July and August that sucks. June is hot, but tolerable. September is hot but who cares? It’s football season! As for May....the high Monday is gonna be 74.

July/August = Monsoon Season tho. Favorite part of the year. Though Ahwatukee always gets dicked on that. I’ve been known to drive to a Monsoon.

That shits awesome. I BBQ’d through one once. I simply cranked up the flame. To, like, 11.

[Why Not?]

July/August = Monsoon Season tho. Favorite part of the year. Though Ahwatukee always gets dicked on that. I’ve been known to drive to a Monsoon.

That shits awesome. I BBQ’d through one once. I simply cranked up the flame. To, like, 11.

Nothing beats a good monsoon. Hey the Dbacks are giving away monsoon snow globes on August 3rd. We should do a meetup.

[kysirsoze]

Is the weather dog shit in the summer? Like does it get scorching hot? I've always preferred a place that actually feels like it's experiencing 4 seasons. I feel like if I lived in a place that was primarily warm year round it would get me missing winter eventually.

We get heat waves in LA for sure. Triple digits for a week or so at a time. Low humidity, though. Not terrible. Winters usually bottom out in the high 30s low 40s. That's our rainy season. Seasons for sure but not nearly the extreme you get elsewhere.

Also a pretty quick drive from snow in the winter if you get a hankerin.

[Bearcat]

I always hear how wonderful Arizona is but I don't think I could handle 115 degree dry heat every day of the summer. Yes, I know what a dry heat feels like.

Nope, you're right, it's awful. No one else should ever move here.

[Imon Yourside]

Nope, you're right, it's awful. No one else should ever move here.

Horsecrap, Dry heat is so much better than drowning Humid heat. How's the crime rate in your area of Zona though?

[Pasta Little Brioni]

With all the Zona folks chiming in all BRC style I'm tempted to call it the Florida of the southwest.

It's like a circle jerk of BRCs.

[Bugeater]

Arizona is miserable.

People in KC should stay and enjoy the humidity and 100 degree heat indexes when it's 87 in the summer, and the zero degree wind chills when it's 20 degrees in the winter.... and not seeing the sun peek out of the clouds for days at a time is healthy for you or something. Those 3 weeks of nice weather in October are amazing.

Arizona sucks. Stay out.

Thanks.Shit, we don't even get that anymore. More like a couple nice days early October and a couple more late, with 3 fucking weeks of rain in between.

[cooper barrett]

Phoenix (Photos)
Tucson (Photos)
Flagstaff (Photos)
Avondale (Photos)
Mesa (Photos)
Glendale (Photos)
Apache Junction (Photos)
Yuma (Photos)
Buckeye (Photos)
Holbrook (Photos)
The city with highest murder rate in Arizona? That would be Holbrook with 19.7 murders per 100,000 people.

While the city with highest number of murders period? Phoenix with 157.

[Mav]

I've lived in 2 of the top 10 (still in SF w00t! I'm pretty damn happy. except when the rent is due.)



Really? I visited there last year and didn’t care for the city at all. Did enjoy Alcatraz and going up into Sonoma and of course Oracle Park is gorgeous. But the inner city itself is so crowded and the streets filled with the homeless. Maybe I’m just used to the Midwest but I couldn’t see how anyone would be happy in SF.


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[Mav]

That list is bullshit

No way Madison Wisconsin is the 3rd happiest place

It's in Wisconsin



Clearly you’ve never been here. We are always drunk so of course we are happy.


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[C3HIEF3S]

Good for OP. Have nothing but good things to say about my short time working there last summer before moving to KY (for work and work only). I would definitely welcome moving back a few years down the line to settle down for good.

[PunkinDrublic]

Glad to here it. Other than the JoCo douche bros I went to HS with, Overland Park was a great place to grow up. Whenever I’m back in KC for a Chiefs game, I spend a day driving around the neighborhoods I used to live in.

[Randallflagg]

Yeah, but it's a dry heat. With scorpions.


ROFL


Lived in Goodyear and Avondale as a small kid - the old man was stationed at Luke for a couple of years.

Yeah, it's a dry heat - but so is an oven....

I still remember (this was like 57? 58?) The rattlesnake roundups....sadly, I also remember the kid that was killed by a Gila monster in Estrella Park....

[Couch-Potato]

I lived in OP and currently live in CA, this report is BS!

Irvine? There's nothing positive to say about it.

San Fran!? The highest population of homeless in CA, most expensive city in US.