Nicole Caldwell
f11photo // Shutterstock
Health is certainly on the minds of many Americans this time of year.
With the start of each year comes the commitment from many of us to move more, eat less, and generally embrace a healthier lifestyle. But while it’s one thing to adopt a healthy mindset, it’s another to actually stick to it.
Where you live plays an important role in reaching and maintaining your health goals. The route to healthy living involves many factors, including access to the outdoors, a sustainable work-life balance, mild weather conditions, and access to education.
Dozens of American cities offer the opportunity for health-conscious New Year’s resolutions. Personal practice requires a lot of discipline, but staying motivated is not difficult when your friends, family, and neighbors are right there with you.
Stacker determined the most health-conscious cities by analyzing Niche’s 2022 Healthiest Places to Live rankings, which account for smoking, regular alcohol consumption, access to gyms, physicians, and mental health professionals, and obesity rates to rank overall health. Each city’s position in the rankings is directly from Niche; there are no ties.
Keep reading to see if your hometown made the cut.
You may also like: 50 terms with origins in rural America
#50. Santa Rosa, California
trekandshoot // Shutterstock
– Population: 178,391
– Overall Niche grade: B
— Health & Fitness grade: A-
#49. Ventura, California
Jon Bilous. // Shutterstock
– Population: 108,467
– Overall Niche grade: B+
— Health & Fitness grade: A
#48. Atlanta, Georgia
ciapix // Shutterstock
– Population: 497,642
– Overall Niche grade: A
— Health & Fitness grade: A
#47. Boston, Massachusetts
lunamarina // Shutterstock
– Population: 689,326
– Overall Niche grade: A
— Health & Fitness grade: A
#46. Colorado Springs, Colorado
John Hoffman // Shutterstock
– Population: 471,686
– Overall Niche grade: A-
— Health & Fitness grade: A
You may also like: How driving is subsidized in America
#45. Jersey City, New Jersey
f11photo // Shutterstock
– Population: 262,652
– Overall Niche grade: A-
— Health & Fitness grade: A
#44. Ann Arbor, Michigan
Paul Brady Photography // Shutterstock
– Population: 121,093
– Overall Niche grade: A+
— Health & Fitness grade: A
#43. Richardson, Texas
Trong Nguyen // Shutterstock
– Population: 118,583
– Overall Niche grade: A+
— Health & Fitness grade: A
#42. Plano, Texas
// Shutterstock
– Population: 288,870
– Overall Niche grade: A+
— Health & Fitness grade: A
#41. Long Beach, California
lunamarina // Shutterstock
– Population: 462,081
– Overall Niche grade: B+
— Health & Fitness grade: A
You may also like: Most pet-friendly cities in America
#40. San Jose, California
Uladzik Kryhin // Shutterstock
– Population: 1,029,409
– Overall Niche grade: B+
— Health & Fitness grade: A
#39. Lakewood, Colorado
Jacob Boomsma // Shutterstock
– Population: 155,733
– Overall Niche grade: B+
— Health & Fitness grade: A
#38. Stamford, Connecticut
Canva
– Population: 130,057
– Overall Niche grade: A-
— Health & Fitness grade: A
#37. Overland Park, Kansas
Canva
– Population: 193,412
– Overall Niche grade: A+
— Health & Fitness grade: A
#36. Salt Lake City, Utah
Canva
– Population: 200,133
– Overall Niche grade: A
— Health & Fitness grade: A
You may also like: How background checks on popular dating apps and websites work
#35. Washington DC
Orhan Cam // Shutterstock
– Population: 701,974
– Overall Niche grade: A
— Health & Fitness grade: A
#34. Provo, Utah
Canva
– Population: 116,886
– Overall Niche grade: A-
— Health & Fitness grade: A
#33. Fort Collins, Colorado
Page Light Studios // Shutterstock
– Population: 166,069
– Overall Niche grade: A
— Health & Fitness grade: A
#32. Minneapolis, Minnesota
Checubus // Shutterstock
– Population: 424,536
– Overall Niche grade: A
— Health & Fitness grade: A
#31. Portland, Oregon
Nadia Yong // Shutterstock
– Population: 650,380
– Overall Niche grade: A-
— Health & Fitness grade: A
You may also like: How alcohol-related deaths have changed in every state over the past two decades
#30. San Diego, California
f11photo // Shutterstock
– Population: 1,414,545
– Overall Niche grade: A
— Health & Fitness grade: A
#29. Columbia, Maryland
Canva
– Population: 105,412
– Overall Niche grade: A+
— Health & Fitness grade: A
#28. Roseville, California
ZikG // Shutterstock
– Population: 138,860
– Overall Niche grade: A-
— Health & Fitness grade: A
#27. Los Angeles, California
Strike First // Shutterstock
– Population: 3,973,278
– Overall Niche grade: B+
— Health & Fitness grade: A
#26. Orange, California
Felipe Sanchez // Shutterstock
– Population: 139,322
– Overall Niche grade: B+
— Health & Fitness grade: A
You may also like: From Stonewall to today: 50+ years of modern LGBTQ+ history
#25. New York City, New York
Ryan DeBerardinis // Shutterstock
– Population: 8,379,552
– Overall Niche grade: A
— Health & Fitness grade: A
#24. Scottsdale, Arizona
antsdrone // Shutterstock
– Population: 254,995
– Overall Niche grade: A
— Health & Fitness grade: A
#23. Alexandria, Virginia
Steve Heap // Shutterstock
– Population: 158,309
– Overall Niche grade: A
— Health & Fitness grade: A
#22. Denver, Colorado
Creative Family // Shutterstock
– Population: 715,878
– Overall Niche grade: A-
— Health & Fitness grade: A+
#21. Thousand Oaks, California
trekandshoot // Shutterstock
– Population: 127,648
– Overall Niche grade: A
— Health & Fitness grade: A+
You may also like: Biggest Native American tribes in the U.S. today
#20. Oakland, California
Sundry Photography // Shutterstock
– Population: 422,575
– Overall Niche grade: B+
— Health & Fitness grade: A+
#19. Naperville, Illinois
James Andrews1 // Shutterstock
– Population: 147,734
– Overall Niche grade: A+
— Health & Fitness grade: A+
#18. Sunnyvale, California
Sundry Photography // Shutterstock
– Population: 152,569
– Overall Niche grade: A+
— Health & Fitness grade: A+
#17. Honolulu, Hawaii
MNStudio // Shutterstock
– Population: 398,258
– Overall Niche grade: A-
— Health & Fitness grade: A+
#16. Santa Clara, California
Sundry Photography // Shutterstock
– Population: 126,723
– Overall Niche grade: A
— Health & Fitness grade: A+
You may also like: The most financially damaging cybercrimes in your state
#15. Sandy Springs, Georgia
Jacob Boomsma // Shutterstock
– Population: 108,180
– Overall Niche grade: A
— Health & Fitness grade: A+
#14. Burbank, California
Lux Blue // Shutterstock
– Population: 103,411
– Overall Niche grade: A-
— Health & Fitness grade: A+
#13. Glendale, California
Kit Leong // Shutterstock
– Population: 199,357
– Overall Niche grade: B+
— Health & Fitness grade: A+
#12. Costa Mesa, California
Matt Gush // Shutterstock
– Population: 112,958
– Overall Niche grade: A-
— Health & Fitness grade: A+
#11. Carlsbad, California
Ben Vegel Visual // Shutterstock
– Population: 114,411
– Overall Niche grade: A
— Health & Fitness grade: A+
You may also like: Marijuana violations have taken over 10,000 truck drivers off the road this year, adding more supply chain disruptions
#10. Arlington, Virginia
Orhan Cam // Shutterstock
– Population: 236,434
– Overall Niche grade: A+
— Health & Fitness grade: A+
#9. Cambridge, Massachusetts
Jorge Salcedo // Shutterstock
– Population: 117,822
– Overall Niche grade: A+
— Health & Fitness grade: A+
#8. Pasadena, California
Matt Gush // Shutterstock
– Population: 142,017
– Overall Niche grade: A
— Health & Fitness grade: A+
#7. Boulder, Colorado
Maciej Bledowski // Shutterstock
– Population: 108,777
– Overall Niche grade: A+
— Health & Fitness grade: A+
#6. Torrance, California
KevinKim // Shutterstock
– Population: 144,430
– Overall Niche grade: A
— Health & Fitness grade: A+
You may also like: States with the highest marriage rates—and how they’ve changed
#5. Bellevue, Washington
Canva
– Population: 146,145
– Overall Niche grade: A+
— Health & Fitness grade: A+
#4. Seattle, Washington
kan_khampanya // Shutterstock
– Population: 741,251
– Overall Niche grade: A+
— Health & Fitness grade: A+
#3. Irvine, California
Canva
– Population: 272,694
– Overall Niche grade: A+
— Health & Fitness grade: A+
#2. San Francisco, California
jack-sooksan // Shutterstock
– Population: 874,784
– Overall Niche grade: A+
— Health & Fitness grade: A+
#1. Berkeley, California
David A Litman // Shutterstock
– Population: 123,065
– Overall Niche grade: A+
— Health & Fitness grade: A+
You may also like: States with the most homelessness