by: Judy Dutton (Realtor.com)
Are you happy? Like, really happy? If not (and, hey, we truly feel your pain), one solution may be as simple as packing up and moving to a more peaceful place. According to the latest results of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, an annual study that measures contentment levels in all major U.S. cities, the happiest folks in America can be found in … Naples, FL! And now they have even more reason to be thrilled!
This is actually the second year in a row that Naples topped the list, followed this year by Barnstable, MA, and Santa Cruz, CA. Many of the happiest communities—judged by a variety of factors such as social cohesiveness, financial security, and even how often its inhabitants try new things—hail from California (seven in the top 25), Colorado (three), and Texas (three).
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