It’s 2050, and global warming is in full effect. Because of regional climate disruptions, crops that once were abundant no longer grow in their original habitat. Drought has demolished Africa’s once-fertile farmlands, and monsoons have drowned East Asia’s rice supply. The world’s agricultural infrastructure is in complete disarray.The possibility of such a catastrophe, however remote, has led the Global Crop Diversity Trust, a small nonprofit based in Rome, to create the Svalbard International Seed Vault. This new air-locked structure, soon to be dug into an arctic mountainside on Norway’s Spitsbergen Island, ensures the long-term survival of the world’s agriculture by preserving one of its most basic resources: seeds. “The vault is a global insurance policy,” says Cary Fowler, the executive secretary of the Trust, the organization spearheading the comprehensive archive. Funded with $3 million from the Norwegian government, the vault will safeguard seeds of every known crop variety from nearly every country on earth, and will begin accepting samples in fall 2007.Protected from any mischief by an intricate system of motion detectors and alarms, the vault is also secured by the island’s permafrost, which, despite global warming, should guarantee that the temperature inside the vault rises no higher than 27 degrees Fahrenheit in the event of refrigeration equipment malfunction. “It is, in a sense, made to run by itself,” says Fowler. Currently under construction, the vault will resemble a library, with shelves of sealed boxes that each hold up to 400 different samples, preserving them for hundreds of years.”Crop diversity is the most precious resource on earth,” says Fowler. “It allows us to fashion efficient and sustainable responses to food insecurity, climate change, and constraints in water and energy supplies.” He explains that extinction is a process, not an event. “It doesn’t take place when the last individual dies, but when the species loses the ability to evolve. We must realize that our major crops can become extinct even if there are presently billions of that species. They are domesticated plants. Their evolution is in our hands.” And soon, safe in a vault.FOUND Dutch explorer Willem Barents discovered Spitsbergen, the largest island in the Svalbard Archipelago, while searching for the Northern Sea Route in 1596.LEARN MORE croptrust.org
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Why some health professionals are recommending pet ownership for better health
Pets may support healthier, less lonely lives.
Christine Abdelmalek for Pink Papyrus
Research suggests that pet ownership is associated with higher life satisfaction, with some studies estimating its impact as comparable to that of a substantial increase in income. According to the paper The Value of Pets by Michael W. Gmeiner and Adelina Gschwandtner, this comparison reflects a modeled relationship between life satisfaction and income rather than a literal financial gain.
Beyond the obvious companionship and social benefits, having a dog (or any other pet) waiting for you at home can also improve your health. Studies show that just 10 minutes of petting a dog while making eye contact can significantly reduce stress levels.
The growing body of research is convincing enough that more U.S. health professionals are beginning to recommend pet ownership as part of treatment plans.
Pink Papyrus explores research on the health benefits of pet ownership and why some professionals recommend it.
Why Are Health Professionals ‘Prescribing’ Pets?
A recent Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) report found that 1 in 5 pet owners say a doctor or therapist has recommended pet ownership to support their health. This reflects patient-reported experiences rather than a direct measure of how widely health professionals recommend pets.
The Science Behind the Data
Petting a dog for five to 10 minutes triggers the release of oxytocin, also known as the love hormone. At the same time, cortisol (the primary stress hormone) levels drop, leaving you feeling calmer and happier.
The effect goes both ways: dogs also experience increased oxytocin levels during petting. And if you make eye contact with your pet while stroking their fur, the feeling of calm and general positivity can be even stronger.
A study meta-analysis by the American Heart Association also shows that dog owners have a 31% lower risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease compared to those who don’t own dogs. This is largely due to increased physical activity (walks, play, grooming) and lower autonomic stress.
Dog Walks Help Combat Loneliness
Dog walks are great for more than just getting your daily steps; they’re a natural way to meet other dog owners and spend time outside, surrounded by people. For anyone feeling a bit isolated, that alone can make a real difference.
Dog walking has quietly become a gateway into online communities, where people share routines, tips, and even creative spins on their daily outings.
One trend that’s gained traction among more style-conscious pet parents is coordinating outfits with their dogs using playful accessories. Some brands have helped fuel this movement, turning a simple walk into a form of self-expression and something people love to share and bond over online.
Emotional Support Animals
While any pet can be an emotional support animal, dogs are usually on the front lines. These are not service dogs, trained to perform specific activities; their job is to provide therapeutic benefit through their presence alone.
Due to our deep bond, dogs can act as a physiological regulator. Besides petting and mutual gazing, many owners practice deep pressure therapy, in which the dog lies across the owner’s lap or chest. This weight triggers the parasympathetic nervous system, helping to ground a person during a panic attack or high-anxiety episode.
Furthermore, the daily routine of feeding, walking, grooming, bathroom breaks, etc., is beneficial for people who struggle with depression or anxiety. If you don’t have the motivation to get out of bed in the morning, you will do it for your dog.
Seniors also feel that their pets provide a sense of purpose, which helps keep both mind and body engaged. Having a pet depend on you can provide a powerful sense of self-worth.
The $22B Answer
Further research from HABRI highlights another angle: the economic impact on the U.S. healthcare system. According to its latest report, pet ownership saves an estimated $22.7 billion annually in medical costs.
On average, pet owners visit the doctor less frequently. Dog owners, in particular, tend to be more physically active, contributing to lower rates of obesity and cardiovascular disease.
The benefits extend beyond physical health. Many seniors find meaningful companionship in their pets or use them as a bridge to connect with other pet owners, helping reduce the risks associated with social isolation. Veterans living with PTSD also benefit from emotional support animals, which can lower long-term treatment costs.
A Healthier, Less Lonely Future
Pets play a meaningful role in our well-being. As both companions and sources of emotional support, they deliver proven benefits for physical and mental health.
The data also points to a measurable impact on public health. That said, these benefits depend on responsible ownership. Health professionals must weigh the advantages against an individual’s ability to provide a stable home and consistent veterinary care.
This story was produced by Pink Papyrus and reviewed and distributed by Stacker.
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8 ways to squeeze more miles from every tank, according to America’s fleet pros
Fleet-tested habits for spending less at the pump.
Kelly Soderlund for Samsara
The trucking industry has turned fuel efficiency into a science. Here’s what everyday drivers can borrow from their playbook.
Diesel hit $5.03 per gallon for U.S. commercial fleets in early 2026 — and fuel already eats up roughly 21–24% of what motor carriers spend just to operate. That financial pressure turned fuel management into one of the most carefully engineered problems in the trucking industry. Fleet operators have cameras, sensors, and software all pointed at one question: How do you stop wasting fuel?
The answers they’ve landed on aren’t mysterious or trucking-specific. Most of them apply just as well to a Honda Civic as to an 18-wheeler. Samsara shares eight things the pros do that you can start doing today.
1. Stop idling. Seriously.
This one sounds obvious until you add up how often you actually do it. Sitting in a drive-through, waiting for someone outside a building, letting the car “warm up” before a winter drive — it all adds up. Commercial trucks burn close to a gallon of fuel per hour while idling, and the widely held belief that idling is easier on an engine than restarting is flat-out wrong. Restarting costs less.
Fleet companies track idling per driver and flag anything that looks excessive. At home, the rule of thumb is simple: If you’re stopped for more than a minute and going nowhere, shut it off.
2. Drive like you’re trying to protect a full cup of coffee on the dashboard.
The way you use your right foot is probably the single biggest variable in your fuel economy. Hard acceleration, speeding, and aggressive braking can reduce fuel efficiency by as much as 40%, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. That’s nearly half your gas budget.
Commercial fleets coach their drivers specifically on smooth throttle inputs: gradual acceleration, cruise control on highways, and coasting into stops instead of braking late and hard. The physics don’t care what size vehicle you’re driving.
3. Pay attention to your own numbers.
One discovery from the fleet world: When you show drivers their own efficiency scores, they improve without being told to. Companies that introduced driver performance dashboards and friendly competition between drivers saw measurable gains — one fleet tracked a jump from 6 MPG to 7.5 MPG after making individual scores visible.
Most cars already give you this data. If yours has a fuel economy display, watch it. If you want to go further, note your mileage at each fill-up and calculate your MPG manually. Setting a personal monthly target and trying to beat it month over month is genuinely effective, mostly because awareness changes behavior.
4. Think like a dispatcher when you plan your errands.
The cheapest gallon of fuel is the one you never have to buy. Commercial dispatchers obsess over route efficiency because unnecessary miles are pure cost with no upside. That logic applies in your driveway, too.
Before you run errands, spend 90 seconds thinking about the most logical order — fewest backtracks, least highway-to-city switching, combining stops you’d otherwise make on separate days. Apps like Google Maps and Waze handle the turn-by-turn, but the trip consolidation decision is yours to make before you leave.
5. Find cheaper gas before you’re running on empty.
Fuel prices can vary by 30 cents or more per gallon within just a few miles. Fleet operators now route drivers toward lower-cost fuel stops using real-time price data. You can do the exact same thing with GasBuddy, Waze’s gas prices layer, or the gas station search in Google Maps, which pulls in nearby prices.
The habit that makes this work: Check prices before your tank is low, not after. Desperation-fueling — stopping at whatever’s convenient when the warning light is on — is reliably the most expensive way to fill up.
6. Watch for fraud at the pump.
This is less about efficiency and more about not losing money you didn’t know you were losing. Fuel theft and card skimming at gas stations are more common than most drivers realize, and fraudulent charges from a compromised card often go unnoticed for weeks. Fleet companies use real-time transaction alerts to flag unusual purchases immediately.
For personal use, a few practical habits help: Use tap-to-pay instead of swiping when the terminal allows it (skimming devices can’t read contactless transactions), check your bank and credit card statements weekly, and consider a card with real-time transaction notifications turned on.
7. Your tire pressure is costing you money right now.
Here’s a number that tends to surprise people: For every 1 PSI drop in tire pressure, your vehicle loses roughly 0.4% of its fuel efficiency. Tires lose pressure slowly and steadily — a few PSI over a few months is completely normal and easy to miss. By the time you notice a tire looks low, it’s been costing you at the pump for weeks.
Fleet maintenance teams tie tire pressure checks directly to fuel economy because the correlation is consistent and measurable. For personal vehicles, checking tire pressure once a month takes about five minutes. While you’re at it, a clogged air filter, old engine oil, or worn spark plugs all carry similar slow-drain effects on efficiency that a routine tune-up addresses.
8. Track your MPG over time — and notice when it changes.
Fleets benchmark fuel performance across their vehicles and flag outliers: a truck getting meaningfully fewer miles per gallon than similar trucks is likely developing a mechanical problem before it becomes a breakdown. The fuel data is an early warning signal.
Your car works the same way. If you track your MPG over several fill-ups and see a notable drop without a change in how or where you’re driving, something is usually going on mechanically. Catching it at the “slightly worse MPG” stage is almost always cheaper than catching it at the “broken down on the highway” stage.
Fuel cost analysis and fleet efficiency data referenced in this article are drawn from Samsara’s research on commercial fleet fuel management.
This story was produced by Samsara and reviewed and distributed by Stacker.
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The happiest cities in America in 2026, ranked across 11 factors
Arlington leads a data-driven look at where Americans may be happiest.
Jaclyn DeJohn, CFP for SmartAsset
Happiness may not be easy to quantify, but some qualifiers may make a person more likely to feel satisfied in life. A reasonable degree of financial freedom can alleviate worry about day-to-day costs and the occasional unexpected expense. Similarly, good relationships, overall health and longevity, basic conveniences, and privacy can go a long way in keeping stress down and contentment up. While none of these things alone are the secret to happiness, they may all individually contribute to a life geared toward wants rather than needs — freeing up time and resources for individuals to explore and build a life on their own terms.
With this in mind, SmartAsset ranked 85 of the largest U.S. cities with available data based on 11 happiness factors spanning personal finance, physical and mental well-being, and quality of life factors.
Key Findings
- Arlington, VA, ranks as the happiest city for 2026. Arlington ranks among the top five cities for a variety of happiness metrics, including life expectancy (83.9 years), household earnings over $100,000 (64.3%), mentally healthy days (84.9%), adults getting exercise (83%), and access to activity spaces (100%).
- Fremont, CA, households outearn their peers. Ranking second overall for happiest cities, 70.7% of Fremont households earn over $100,000, the most studywide. This pairs with the lowest poverty rate of 4.7%. However, 18.1% of households in Fremont end up spending 50% or more of their income on housing. In tandem, the population maintains the highest rate of health insurance coverage and marriage, at 98.1% and 63.8%, respectively.
- Austin, TX, has the least traffic. The traffic volume per meter in Austin, Texas — a practice ground for many autonomous vehicle companies — is lowest studywide at 42.1. This pales in comparison to Boston, which has over 40 times the traffic volume per meter at 1753.9. The average traffic volume per meter is 299.
- Residents have the most mentally healthy days in Honolulu. Ranking 16th happiest overall, Honolulu residents feel mentally healthy for 85.2% of days. San Jose, California, follows closely at 85% mentally healthy days. On the other end of the spectrum, the residents of Toledo, Ohio, have the worst mental health ranking, at 78.2% of days spent mentally healthy.
- These California cities have the most overcrowding in housing. Privacy and space can go a long way in making a person comfortable in their own space, and can be indicative of financial resources. In Long Beach, Los Angeles, and Fresno, just over 10% of households are home to more than one person per bedroom. Laredo, Texas, also falls into this category of high overcrowding. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh has the lowest rate of overcrowding at 0.9%.
Top 25 Happiest Cities
- Arlington, VA
- Households earning $100k+: 64.3%
- Poverty rate: 8.3%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 14.2%
- Poor mental health days: 15.1%
- Life expectancy (years): 83.9
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 83%
- Population with health insurance: 93.9%
- Marriage rate: 44.2%
- Traffic volume per meter: 540
- Access to activity space: 100%
- Overcrowded households: 3.4%
- Fremont, CA
- Households earning $100k+: 70.7%
- Poverty rate: 4.7%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 18.1%
- Poor mental health days: 17.8%
- Life expectancy (years): 82
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 81.2%
- Population with health insurance: 98.1%
- Marriage rate: 63.8%
- Traffic volume per meter: 683
- Access to activity space: 99.6%
- Overcrowded households: 7.7%
- San Jose, CA
- Households earning $100k+: 64.2%
- Poverty rate: 8.1%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 15.7%
- Poor mental health days: 15%
- Life expectancy (years): 83.8
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 80.9%
- Population with health insurance: 95.6%
- Marriage rate: 48.6%
- Traffic volume per meter: 626.4
- Access to activity space: 99.4%
- Overcrowded households: 7.9%
- Seattle, WA
- Households earning $100k+: 57.1%
- Poverty rate: 9.4%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 15%
- Poor mental health days: 16.6%
- Life expectancy (years): 81.1
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 86.7%
- Population with health insurance: 96.3%
- Marriage rate: 39.5%
- Traffic volume per meter: 333
- Access to activity space: 97.9%
- Overcrowded households: 3.9%
- Raleigh, NC
- Households earning $100k+: 43%
- Poverty rate: 13.3%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 12%
- Poor mental health days: 15.7%
- Life expectancy (years): 81
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 84.2%
- Population with health insurance: 92.9%
- Marriage rate: 38.8%
- Traffic volume per meter: 111.6
- Access to activity space: 98.6%
- Overcrowded households: 2%
- Boise, ID
- Households earning $100k+: 39.9%
- Poverty rate: 12.9%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 10.9%
- Poor mental health days: 17.1%
- Life expectancy (years): 79.7
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 82.4%
- Population with health insurance: 93.1%
- Marriage rate: 44.2%
- Traffic volume per meter: 116.7
- Access to activity space: 91.6%
- Overcrowded households: 1.9%
- Lincoln, NE
- Households earning $100k+: 33.5%
- Poverty rate: 13.4%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 12.6%
- Poor mental health days: 15.3%
- Life expectancy (years): 79.1
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 78.9%
- Population with health insurance: 93.4%
- Marriage rate: 47%
- Traffic volume per meter: 211.1
- Access to activity space: 95.4%
- Overcrowded households: 2.2%
- Anchorage, AK
- Households earning $100k+: 53.9%
- Poverty rate: 8.3%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 13.2%
- Poor mental health days: 16.3%
- Life expectancy (years): 76.3
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 80.1%
- Population with health insurance: 90.6%
- Marriage rate: 48.7%
- Traffic volume per meter: 152.3
- Access to activity space: 93.9%
- Overcrowded households: 4.5%
- San Francisco, CA
- Households earning $100k+: 61%
- Poverty rate: 11.3%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 16.9%
- Poor mental health days: 16.6%
- Life expectancy (years): 82.4
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 83.6%
- Population with health insurance: 97.2%
- Marriage rate: 39.1%
- Traffic volume per meter: 794
- Access to activity space: 100%
- Overcrowded households: 6.8%
- Minneapolis, MN
- Households earning $100k+: 40.3%
- Poverty rate: 15.1%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 13.4%
- Poor mental health days: 16.1%
- Life expectancy (years): 79.5
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 83.3%
- Population with health insurance: 94.3%
- Marriage rate: 34%
- Traffic volume per meter: 304.6
- Access to activity space: 99.1%
- Overcrowded households: 2.7%
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Households earning $100k+: 41.6%
- Poverty rate: 8.8%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 14.4%
- Poor mental health days: 18.4%
- Life expectancy (years): 76.2
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 81.5%
- Population with health insurance: 91.5%
- Marriage rate: 52.6%
- Traffic volume per meter: 140.9
- Access to activity space: 89.8%
- Overcrowded households: 2.5%
- Aurora, CO
- Households earning $100k+: 46.4%
- Poverty rate: 10.7%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 15.6%
- Poor mental health days: 17.1%
- Life expectancy (years): 79.1
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 82.4%
- Population with health insurance: 85.6%
- Marriage rate: 44.9%
- Traffic volume per meter: 215.2
- Access to activity space: 97.5%
- Overcrowded households: 3%
- Charlotte, NC
- Households earning $100k+: 43.7%
- Poverty rate: 11.9%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 14.3%
- Poor mental health days: 16.3%
- Life expectancy (years): 78.8
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 81.1%
- Population with health insurance: 87.9%
- Marriage rate: 40.4%
- Traffic volume per meter: 165.5
- Access to activity space: 88.7%
- Overcrowded households: 2.3%
- Omaha, NE
- Households earning $100k+: 35.5%
- Poverty rate: 14.2%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 13.1%
- Poor mental health days: 15.9%
- Life expectancy (years): 77.7
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 75.7%
- Population with health insurance: 91.2%
- Marriage rate: 44.3%
- Traffic volume per meter: 214.9
- Access to activity space: 97.4%
- Overcrowded households: 2.1%
- Chula Vista, CA
- Households earning $100k+: 52%
- Poverty rate: 9.6%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 20.8%
- Poor mental health days: 17.3%
- Life expectancy (years): 80.3
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 81.7%
- Population with health insurance: 94.8%
- Marriage rate: 50.2%
- Traffic volume per meter: 440.1
- Access to activity space: 97.5%
- Overcrowded households: 6.9%
- Honolulu, HI
- Households earning $100k+: 44.5%
- Poverty rate: 10.5%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 19.4%
- Poor mental health days: 14.8%
- Life expectancy (years): 81.7
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 77.8%
- Population with health insurance: 96.8%
- Marriage rate: 45.1%
- Traffic volume per meter: 536.2
- Access to activity space: 96.6%
- Overcrowded households: 8.7%
- San Diego, CA
- Households earning $100k+: 55.3%
- Poverty rate: 10.4%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 20.8%
- Poor mental health days: 17.3%
- Life expectancy (years): 80.3
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 81.7%
- Population with health insurance: 94.3%
- Marriage rate: 43.9%
- Traffic volume per meter: 440.1
- Access to activity space: 97.5%
- Overcrowded households: 6.9%
- Lexington, KY
- Households earning $100k+: 34.2%
- Poverty rate: 12.1%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 14.7%
- Poor mental health days: 17.4%
- Life expectancy (years): 76.7
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 77.1%
- Population with health insurance: 91.9%
- Marriage rate: 42.5%
- Traffic volume per meter: 163.7
- Access to activity space: 97.4%
- Overcrowded households: 2.2%
- Mesa, AZ
- Households earning $100k+: 41.9%
- Poverty rate: 10.8%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 14.2%
- Poor mental health days: 18.2%
- Life expectancy (years): 77.5
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 78%
- Population with health insurance: 89%
- Marriage rate: 48.5%
- Traffic volume per meter: 244.2
- Access to activity space: 92.8%
- Overcrowded households: 4.4%
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Households earning $100k+: 33.2%
- Poverty rate: 20.1%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 11.9%
- Poor mental health days: 17.9%
- Life expectancy (years): 76.9
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 79%
- Population with health insurance: 96%
- Marriage rate: 33.6%
- Traffic volume per meter: 202.3
- Access to activity space: 93.3%
- Overcrowded households: 0.9%
- Denver, CO
- Households earning $100k+: 46.8%
- Poverty rate: 12.1%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 16.3%
- Poor mental health days: 18.3%
- Life expectancy (years): 77.4
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 78.8%
- Population with health insurance: 90.7%
- Marriage rate: 40.5%
- Traffic volume per meter: 415.7
- Access to activity space: 99.1%
- Overcrowded households: 3.1%
- Oakland, CA
- Households earning $100k+: 51.2%
- Poverty rate: 11.9%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 18.1%
- Poor mental health days: 17.8%
- Life expectancy (years): 82
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 81.2%
- Population with health insurance: 94.1%
- Marriage rate: 38.3%
- Traffic volume per meter: 683
- Access to activity space: 99.6%
- Overcrowded households: 7.7%
- Spokane, WA
- Households earning $100k+: 38.4%
- Poverty rate: 12.7%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 13.9%
- Poor mental health days: 19.9%
- Life expectancy (years): 76.9
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 79.6%
- Population with health insurance: 93.7%
- Marriage rate: 41.9%
- Traffic volume per meter: 150.4
- Access to activity space: 87.6%
- Overcrowded households: 2.1%
- Atlanta, GA
- Households earning $100k+: 45.4%
- Poverty rate: 15.8%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 17.3%
- Poor mental health days: 15.9%
- Life expectancy (years): 77.5
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 80%
- Population with health insurance: 91.4%
- Marriage rate: 31.8%
- Traffic volume per meter: 384
- Access to activity space: 93.8%
- Overcrowded households: 2%
- Henderson, NV
- Households earning $100k+: 48.3%
- Poverty rate: 8.8%
- Households spending >50% of income on housing: 18.5%
- Poor mental health days: 18.4%
- Life expectancy (years): 76.6
- Percent of adults getting exercise: 73%
- Population with health insurance: 94.2%
- Marriage rate: 48%
- Traffic volume per meter: 196.6
- Access to activity space: 95.7%
- Overcrowded households: 4.4%
Data and Methodology
Eighty-five of the largest U.S. cities for which data was available were evaluated across three categories: personal finance, well-being, and quality of life. Data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau 1-Year American Community Survey for 2024 and the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps for 2025.
Personal finance metrics included:
- Percent of individuals earning $100,000 or more.
- Percent of households that spend 50% or more of their income on housing.
- Percent of residents below the poverty level.
Well-being metrics include:
- Average percentage of days spent with poor mental health
- Life expectancy in years.
- Percentage of residents getting exercise.
- Percentage of residents who have health insurance.
Quality of life metrics include:
- Marriage rate.
- Average traffic volume per meter of major roadways in the county.
- Percentage of population with adequate access to locations for physical activity.
- Percentage of households with overcrowding, defined as more than one person living in a room.
This story was produced by SmartAsset and reviewed and distributed by Stacker.
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