Overview
- WalletHub, which released its 2026 ranking Monday, evaluated 182 U.S. cities across health care, food, fitness, and green space.
- San Francisco took first, driven by low obesity, universal proximity to places for exercise, high parks spending, and many healthy dining options.
- The rest of the top tier includes San Diego, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Portland, Washington, D.C., Denver, Honolulu, Austin, and Scottsdale.
- Brownsville, Texas ranked last, with Gulfport, Laredo, Shreveport, Fort Smith, Huntington, Toledo, Corpus Christi, Montgomery, and Memphis also near the bottom.
- WalletHub used 41 metrics graded on a 100-point scale and combined them with weighted averages, limiting analysis to city limits and adjusting some state-level data.