WASHINGTON — Detroit has been touted as being “America’s Comeback City” by some since declaring bankruptcy in 2013, but a 2017 study does The Motor City no favors in its revitalization efforts. According to WalletHub, Detroit is the unhealthiest city in America, as opposed to San Francisco, which got the top grade in a study of the country’s 150 most populated cities.
To reach their findings, WalletHub graded each city using 34 categories as metrics along with a specific weight for each category. The categories were split among four groups that accounted for 25 points each: health care, food, fitness, and green space. The higher the score, the healthier the city.
Categories considered in the study included mental health counselors per capita, cost of medical visit, and quality of public hospitals for health care; healthy restaurants per capita, share of obese residents, and produce consumption for categories under food; fitness clubs per capita, weight loss centers per capital, and share of residents who engage in any physical activity for categories in fitness; and quality of parks, bike score, and walking trails per capita among the categories for green space.
The top five healthiest cities in America were (1-5): San Francisco, Calif.; Salt Lake City, Utah; Scottsdale, Ariz.; Seattle, Wash.; Portland, Ore.
The unhealthiest cities were (146-150): Shreveport, La.; Laredo, TX; Memphis, Tenn.; Brownsville, TX; Detroit, Mich.
The full list from WalletHub.com:
Overall Rank | City | Total Score | ‘Health Care’ Rank | ‘Food’ Rank | ‘Fitness’ Rank | ‘Green Space’ Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | San Francisco, CA | 68.06 | 29 | 1 | 37 | 3 |
2 | Salt Lake City, UT | 67.50 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
3 | Scottsdale, AZ | 67.14 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 15 |
4 | Seattle, WA | 67.08 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
5 | Portland, OR | 65.16 | 49 | 2 | 18 | 10 |
6 | Irvine, CA | 63.96 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
7 | Huntington Beach, CA | 63.23 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 |
8 | Honolulu, HI | 62.67 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 11 |
9 | Washington, DC | 60.24 | 13 | 9 | 73 | 9 |
10 | Santa Clarita, CA | 59.67 | 10 | 38 | 44 | 1 |
11 | Tempe, AZ | 58.92 | 48 | 15 | 5 | 49 |
12 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 58.87 | 45 | 17 | 14 | 21 |
13 | Fremont, CA | 58.82 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 18 |
14 | Boise, ID | 58.36 | 18 | 47 | 23 | 12 |
15 | Minneapolis, MN | 58.19 | 6 | 22 | 63 | 13 |
16 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 57.72 | 76 | 77 | 6 | 4 |
17 | Denver, CO | 57.65 | 38 | 13 | 22 | 27 |
18 | Lincoln, NE | 57.03 | 3 | 51 | 40 | 20 |
19 | Madison, WI | 56.99 | 16 | 33 | 38 | 19 |
20 | Orlando, FL | 56.44 | 94 | 8 | 19 | 55 |
21 | Atlanta, GA | 56.42 | 110 | 30 | 2 | 46 |
22 | Glendale, CA | 56.26 | 40 | 39 | 49 | 2 |
23 | Santa Rosa, CA | 56.25 | 92 | 20 | 50 | 5 |
24 | Plano, TX | 55.96 | 9 | 37 | 24 | 42 |
25 | Overland Park, KS | 55.76 | 1 | 88 | 16 | 95 |
26 | Vancouver, WA | 55.54 | 80 | 34 | 4 | 73 |
27 | Tampa, FL | 55.50 | 62 | 35 | 10 | 45 |
28 | Sacramento, CA | 54.66 | 67 | 12 | 66 | 22 |
29 | San Diego, CA | 54.61 | 53 | 23 | 41 | 25 |
30 | Oakland, CA | 54.41 | 82 | 6 | 81 | 39 |
31 | Boston, MA | 54.06 | 33 | 28 | 51 | 31 |
32 | Austin, TX | 53.82 | 30 | 21 | 56 | 33 |
33 | San Jose, CA | 53.78 | 4 | 18 | 75 | 64 |
34 | Richmond, VA | 53.56 | 52 | 41 | 28 | 43 |
35 | Raleigh, NC | 53.55 | 11 | 44 | 15 | 84 |
36 | Peoria, AZ | 53.46 | 64 | 106 | 25 | 7 |
37 | Reno, NV | 53.17 | 113 | 19 | 29 | 36 |
38 | St. Louis, MO | 53.02 | 108 | 49 | 20 | 28 |
39 | Tallahassee, FL | 53.01 | 56 | 119 | 34 | 8 |
40 | Sioux Falls, SD | 52.76 | 2 | 120 | 21 | 93 |
41 | Springfield, MO | 52.56 | 15 | 123 | 26 | 37 |
42 | Miami, FL | 52.46 | 105 | 7 | 84 | 51 |
43 | Virginia Beach, VA | 52.28 | 24 | 66 | 45 | 35 |
44 | Pittsburgh, PA | 51.71 | 23 | 45 | 33 | 72 |
45 | Spokane, WA | 51.64 | 78 | 48 | 47 | 29 |
46 | St. Paul, MN | 51.50 | 19 | 60 | 61 | 38 |
47 | Gilbert, AZ | 51.44 | 22 | 75 | 8 | 80 |
48 | Chandler, AZ | 51.27 | 32 | 63 | 11 | 100 |
49 | Garden Grove, CA | 51.23 | 36 | 25 | 88 | 67 |
50 | Long Beach, CA | 51.07 | 51 | 24 | 80 | 40 |
51 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 50.56 | 25 | 71 | 27 | 123 |
52 | Rochester, NY | 50.40 | 107 | 29 | 72 | 30 |
53 | Durham, NC | 50.32 | 58 | 58 | 36 | 62 |
54 | Cincinnati, OH | 50.28 | 119 | 26 | 31 | 68 |
55 | Colorado Springs, CO | 50.14 | 28 | 82 | 57 | 44 |
56 | Chesapeake, VA | 50.08 | 35 | 98 | 68 | 23 |
57 | Worcester, MA | 49.73 | 68 | 68 | 39 | 70 |
58 | St. Petersburg, FL | 49.72 | 66 | 65 | 30 | 66 |
59 | Anaheim, CA | 49.69 | 41 | 27 | 71 | 76 |
60 | Aurora, CO | 49.63 | 34 | 52 | 60 | 65 |
61 | Las Vegas, NV | 49.23 | 135 | 43 | 9 | 90 |
62 | Oceanside, CA | 49.13 | 73 | 93 | 32 | 83 |
63 | Grand Rapids, MI | 49.10 | 14 | 59 | 97 | 56 |
64 | Henderson, NV | 49.05 | 101 | 118 | 17 | 48 |
65 | Tacoma, WA | 48.96 | 109 | 54 | 42 | 77 |
66 | Albuquerque, NM | 48.52 | 42 | 56 | 69 | 58 |
67 | Buffalo, NY | 48.25 | 77 | 40 | 77 | 58 |
68 | Anchorage, AK | 47.82 | 100 | 55 | 99 | 26 |
69 | Yonkers, NY | 47.52 | 37 | 57 | 104 | 53 |
70 | Omaha, NE | 47.06 | 17 | 89 | 67 | 92 |
71 | Glendale, AZ | 46.79 | 79 | 87 | 86 | 41 |
72 | Knoxville, TN | 46.40 | 128 | 86 | 64 | 34 |
73 | Little Rock, AR | 46.23 | 57 | 122 | 52 | 63 |
74 | Modesto, CA | 46.20 | 122 | 104 | 54 | 50 |
75 | Los Angeles, CA | 45.95 | 70 | 32 | 109 | 78 |
76 | Des Moines, IA | 45.76 | 7 | 114 | 92 | 98 |
77 | Mesa, AZ | 45.66 | 71 | 78 | 46 | 112 |
78 | Providence, RI | 45.58 | 134 | 74 | 78 | 32 |
79 | Chicago, IL | 44.78 | 60 | 69 | 130 | 47 |
80 | Tucson, AZ | 44.68 | 121 | 70 | 65 | 81 |
81 | Charlotte, NC | 44.30 | 46 | 109 | 55 | 119 |
82 | Norfolk, VA | 44.15 | 98 | 79 | 110 | 54 |
83 | Jersey City, NJ | 44.15 | 55 | 31 | 136 | 94 |
84 | Baltimore, MD | 44.01 | 125 | 53 | 120 | 52 |
85 | Phoenix, AZ | 44.00 | 96 | 85 | 91 | 75 |
86 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 43.97 | 91 | 131 | 48 | 125 |
87 | Newport News, VA | 43.77 | 75 | 90 | 103 | 87 |
88 | Huntsville, AL | 43.72 | 123 | 117 | 70 | 60 |
89 | Santa Ana, CA | 43.63 | 95 | 50 | 119 | 91 |
90 | Philadelphia, PA | 43.42 | 126 | 46 | 131 | 57 |
91 | New Orleans, LA | 43.13 | 146 | 121 | 87 | 24 |
92 | Aurora, IL | 43.10 | 44 | 94 | 124 | 88 |
93 | Irving, TX | 42.91 | 103 | 72 | 111 | 99 |
94 | Fontana, CA | 42.90 | 133 | 95 | 83 | 86 |
95 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | 42.75 | 26 | 113 | 98 | 108 |
96 | New York, NY | 42.65 | 85 | 36 | 146 | 61 |
97 | Riverside, CA | 42.50 | 124 | 76 | 74 | 104 |
98 | Garland, TX | 42.50 | 81 | 62 | 106 | 114 |
99 | Nashville, TN | 42.42 | 54 | 105 | 101 | 96 |
100 | Greensboro, NC | 42.39 | 72 | 132 | 85 | 71 |
101 | Fort Wayne, IN | 42.11 | 47 | 135 | 62 | 101 |
102 | Lubbock, TX | 42.06 | 63 | 130 | 58 | 113 |
103 | Chula Vista, CA | 41.88 | 65 | 110 | 90 | 116 |
104 | Milwaukee, WI | 41.65 | 61 | 81 | 138 | 85 |
105 | Oxnard, CA | 41.55 | 111 | 80 | 135 | 79 |
106 | Kansas City, MO | 41.52 | 39 | 108 | 113 | 106 |
107 | Ontario, CA | 41.36 | 136 | 64 | 128 | 110 |
108 | Akron, OH | 41.05 | 74 | 99 | 132 | 89 |
109 | Grand Prairie, TX | 40.50 | 90 | 83 | 144 | 105 |
110 | Arlington, TX | 40.26 | 86 | 97 | 100 | 129 |
111 | Dallas, TX | 39.95 | 104 | 67 | 118 | 134 |
112 | Jacksonville, FL | 39.84 | 129 | 101 | 96 | 117 |
113 | Cape Coral, FL | 39.69 | 118 | 136 | 76 | 109 |
114 | Columbus, OH | 39.66 | 83 | 107 | 116 | 118 |
115 | Louisville, KY | 39.22 | 115 | 96 | 112 | 121 |
116 | Wichita, KS | 39.11 | 59 | 129 | 82 | 131 |
117 | Fayetteville, NC | 39.10 | 120 | 145 | 59 | 140 |
118 | Moreno Valley, CA | 39.03 | 137 | 100 | 142 | 74 |
119 | Birmingham, AL | 38.89 | 141 | 102 | 95 | 130 |
120 | Stockton, CA | 38.41 | 112 | 73 | 127 | 126 |
121 | Houston, TX | 38.37 | 87 | 103 | 114 | 138 |
122 | Cleveland, OH | 38.27 | 139 | 61 | 141 | 103 |
123 | Amarillo, TX | 38.15 | 88 | 138 | 121 | 82 |
124 | Fort Worth, TX | 37.88 | 106 | 91 | 108 | 146 |
125 | Winston-Salem, NC | 37.72 | 99 | 144 | 122 | 97 |
126 | Columbus, GA | 37.51 | 138 | 134 | 126 | 69 |
127 | Jackson, MS | 37.41 | 50 | 139 | 93 | 148 |
128 | San Antonio, TX | 37.34 | 84 | 112 | 115 | 142 |
129 | Montgomery, AL | 37.08 | 131 | 141 | 89 | 128 |
130 | Tulsa, OK | 36.97 | 89 | 125 | 102 | 136 |
131 | Fresno, CA | 36.92 | 132 | 111 | 123 | 122 |
132 | Chattanooga, TN | 36.91 | 144 | 147 | 79 | 102 |
133 | Hialeah, FL | 36.88 | 102 | 42 | 150 | 141 |
134 | Indianapolis, IN | 36.85 | 93 | 115 | 125 | 135 |
135 | San Bernardino, CA | 36.60 | 147 | 92 | 134 | 115 |
136 | Bakersfield, CA | 36.40 | 127 | 116 | 105 | 139 |
137 | Oklahoma City, OK | 35.78 | 69 | 126 | 129 | 137 |
138 | Mobile, AL | 35.61 | 149 | 148 | 43 | 149 |
139 | El Paso, TX | 35.29 | 116 | 137 | 117 | 124 |
140 | Baton Rouge, LA | 35.18 | 145 | 140 | 94 | 107 |
141 | Augusta, GA | 34.32 | 140 | 124 | 107 | 150 |
142 | Toledo, OH | 33.92 | 97 | 127 | 139 | 143 |
143 | Newark, NJ | 33.28 | 143 | 84 | 147 | 133 |
144 | North Las Vegas, NV | 32.69 | 142 | 133 | 145 | 111 |
145 | Corpus Christi, TX | 32.56 | 130 | 143 | 133 | 132 |
146 | Shreveport, LA | 32.44 | 114 | 149 | 137 | 147 |
147 | Laredo, TX | 30.65 | 43 | 146 | 149 | 127 |
148 | Memphis, TN | 29.77 | 150 | 128 | 140 | 144 |
149 | Brownsville, TX | 28.54 | 117 | 150 | 143 | 145 |
150 | Detroit, MI | 28.37 | 148 | 142 | 148 | 120 |
The WalletHub.com list also included a breakdown of best and worst cities for several of the categories, including the cities with the highest and lowest costs of medical care, highest and lowest premature death rates, and highest and lowest costs of memberships to fitness centers. They also break down the weighted values per category to fully explain their methodology.
This the biggest bogus study I ever heard. SF a healthy city? They have people defecating and urinating in the streets. They had street poles collapse from corrosion, from all the urine on them.
They have IV drug users dropping syringes all over. They have one of the highest rates in the entire country for HIV.
This study brought to you by unicorns and faeries who live in fantasyland.
Your data would also be factual if you included the racial characteristics. Detroit MI is about 84% Negro and if you add this to all the cities there may be a significant dependent variable in the data.
Clearly they only called those wealthy enough to afford to buy homes in over priced San Francisco. The city street signs are falling over from excess urine erosion. Sorry, but I’m not buying this conclusion.
So “healthiest city” is determined by how many psycho “doctors” there are?
Sounds like Wallet Hub is hard up for click bait.
Why isn’t Detroit ranked 1st in “green space”……..there are so many abandoned neighborhoods, that
nature has taken over whole swaths of the city….population went from 1.8 million in 1950 down to
700,000 in 2016…..with the trees, weeds, and urban wildlife(rats,blacks,etc)..there is plenty of
Green space.
Your comment is reprehensible, waymore.
Please repent, and treat others as you would want them to treat you.
It is reprehensible, as a black over 68 years old who was raised(and still lives) in the
South I know first hand what happened to Detroit. I have family who have lived in detroit
since the early 1900’s…and I know scores of blacks who migrated in the 50’s and NOW have returned to OLD DIXIE(God’s country). My father was an early civil rights leader,
who didn’t follow the communist branch of whites,blacks,and jews, that TOOK OVER
the Civil Rights movement just before MLK’s assasination. He predicted the outcome
that we see today and was labeled an uncle tom. We watched as liberal blacks
destroyed the best city in the USA for BLACKS. When Coleman Young took over he
removed conservative blacks who were business men…..these BLACKs were the first
to leave Detroit(not the whites). I could go on..but what is the point…what’s done is
done…
These rankings are based on left-wing metrics for “health”. What is “food” and “health care”? None of this is about how long people live or how robust they are in their different stages of life. San Francisco (proper) is so rich it will naturally have the best health care and expensive food. Those who live outside but work in San Fran probably won’t score so high on this (questionable) scale. NOTE the rich Scottsdale vs the not so rich Phoenix/Mesa. A lot of the people move to Scottsdale for health reasons, mayo clinic and cleaner/drier air. But, those people are not healthy by any means.
I’ve got a whole Bunch of Poll Numbers for you too….If you believe any of this-Horse-Shitt !
The methodology of this survey might be suspect. Understatement.
What a load of rubbish. Their weighting and category selection allows them to have whoever they want win.
golly. No wonder the homeless go to San Francisco.
But, what about where the really really rich are. You know, where they have their own private MRI and staff on standby and cardiac specialists on staff, and home IV clinics to receive transfusions of healthy blood from organically fed teenagers?
Classism I say.
Yep a working mans city is last and a freeloaders Paradise is #1 gotta love study’s. Just like Climate change you can make a study say whatever you want it to.
Briefly lived in SF and literally saw a guy sitting on the sidewalk shooting up heroin while I was walking to the grocery store. And a guy got dismembered and stuffed into a suitcase a block away. This was only a couple blocks from the Twitter HQ. Regularly had to sidestep defecation wherever I went. And it really didn’t seem that unusual.
This is BS lefty fake news.
They want to suck up to the bitch billonares in crappy old sf….
Baltimore at 84 ? More like 184.
Detroit– 85% black, run by blacks. What more do you need to know?
Unbelievably poorly designed study……more fake leftist “news”.
There is no such thing as a healthy city when you consider the geo-engineering (Chemtrails) which involves the spraying of the entire globe including weather modification using HAARP. There is no place to hide from the nano particles of barium, strontium, aluminum dioxide, and other toxins in our skies. No filtration can stop the contaminates that are too small to filter. The population is being slowly poisoned by not only chem-trails but our weaponized food system (processed and fast foods) with ingredients meant to make you sick, fluoride in the city water supplies and glyphosates in wells around the country from Monsanto round up weed killer (agent orange ingredients) (people must be weeds because it’s killing us too), mercury ladened vaccines, mercury fillings in our mouths. food dyes, hair spray, plastic water bottles with BPA a estrogen mimicking chemical sterilizing men. polyester clothing and so on. Until they stop spraying us healthy is an illusion. Eugenics is a reality. This is just sales pitch propaganda for realtors wanting you to move to SF and sell you land and housing in the most expensive place to live in the US….SF.
The top twenty are leftist turd farms, just like Detroit.