Utah- The Happiest and Safest Place to Live.

So while I was in a great mood today at work, opening up my yahoo account to see which of my pleasant friends had emailed me today, I read an article that made me smile. It was called “Happiest Places to Live in America.”

Wouldn’t you know it, Utah was 2nd on the list. The only place that has happier people in the U.S. is Hawaii. If you have ever been to Hawaii, you know exactly why they are so happy- It’s gorgeous!!!

So why is Utah so happy?

Over 350,000 Americans participated in the Gallup-Healthways Well Being Index. The survey includes six categories including: work environment (job satisfaction), life evaluation (self-evaluation about your current life situation and the outlook of the short term), physical health, healthy behavior, basic access ( is it a safe place to exercise and walk, and community satisfaction).

In the final rankings, Hawaii scored 70.2 and Utah scored 68.3.

St. George, Utah specifically has several things to boast about. Several years in a row it was ranked the fastest growing micropolitan city in America. Recently it was ranked the safest communities to live in areas with less than 150,000 population.

Moral of the story? If you are looking for a great place to do business, safe environment, and to be among the happiest people in the country… Welcome to St. George.

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