3 CA Cities Among Top 10 Happiest In U.S.

CALIFORNIA — Everyone knows that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but it looks like there's always a reason to enjoy yourself in the famed city, as it finished first in an analysis that claims to rank the most fun cities in the U.S.

To determine where city residents are the happiest, the personal finance website, WalletHub, examined the 50 states and ranked 182 cities across 66 key metrics, ranging from bowling alleys per capita, to beer gardens per capita, to the cost of living.

Each relevant metric was then listed with its corresponding weight, and then graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing maximum fun. The 66 weighted scores were subsequently combined to give each city an individual score.

Three California cities ranked among the top 10 most fun cities in the country. San Francisco ranked seventh, San Diego ranked ninth and Los Angeles ranked 10th, according to the report.

Las Vegas also took home the top spot in nightlife and parties, but New York finished first in entertainment and recreation, and Amarillo, Texas, was the best city overall for the cost of fun.

New York City ended up third overall, but it had the most restaurants per capita, most park playgrounds per capita, and the most accessible bars. On the flip side, NYC also had the highest average beer price.

For people on the quest for fun, Pearl City, Hawaii, isn't the place for you, as the city finished dead-last in the rankings. Oxnard, California, and Yonkers, New York, rounded out the bottom three.

These are the cities that made the top 10 of WalletHub's rankings:

1. Las Vegas, NV: 72.39
2. Orlando, FL: 64.30
3. New York, NY: 57.62
4. Miami, FL: 56.41
5. Chicago, IL: 55.22
6. Atlanta, GA: 53.95
7. San Francisco, CA: 53.85
8. Portland, OR: 51.38
9. San Diego, CA: 51.38
10. Los Angeles, CA: 50.78

These are all the California cities that made the rankings. National rankings are in parenthesis:

1. San Francisco (7)
2. San Diego (9)
3. Los Angeles (10)
4. Sacramento (32)
5. Oakland (73)
6. Long Beach (78)
7. Huntington Beach (79)
8. Irvine (85)
9. Anaheim (90)
10. Bakersfield (96)
11. Garden Grove (106)
12. San Jose (109)
13. Modesto (122)
14. Riverside (125)
15. San Bernardino (128)
16. Stockton (137)
17. Glendale (139)
18. Fresno (144)
19. Oceanside (148)
20. Santa Clarita (152)
21. Santa Ana (158)
22. Ontario (159)
23. Rancho Cucamonga (166)
24. Moreno Valley (176)
25. Fontana (169)
26. Fremont (170)
27. Chula Vista (171)
28. Santa Rosa (179)
29. Oxnard (181)