These are the happiest Pacific Northwest cities, according to WalletHub

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Wondering where the happiest places are in the Pacific Northwest — a region well-known for its gloomy weather? WalletHub may have an answer for you.

WalletHub released its annual ranking of Happiest Places to Live earlier this week.

The happiest place in America is Fremont in California’s Bay Area, followed by San Jose and Irvine in second and third place, respectively, according to WalletHub.

But what about cities in Oregon and Washington?

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The highest ranking Pacific Northwest city was Seattle, coming in as the No. 13 most happy city in the U.S. WalletHub’s analysis ranked Seattle residents’ emotional and physical well-being and income and employment high, but didn’t have very high marks for “Community and Environment.”

There’s a wider gap between Seattle and the next Pacific Northwest city in the ranking, which is Portland. The City of Roses came in at No. 75 on WalletHub’s list. Portland had a middle score for “Emotional and Physical Well-being” but scored lower for “Income and Employment” and even lower for “Community and Environment.”

Following Portland was Vancouver, Washington, at No. 100, with Tacoma coming in at No. 115, Spokane at No. 122 and finally Salem at No. 134 out of 182 of the U.S.’ largest cities.

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Wondering what the least happiest city in America is? Look no further than Cleveland, Ohio, ranking dead last at 182.

Check out the full ranking on WalletHub.com.

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