Combining a predefined list of cities' health and wellbeing scores with nighttime light exposure, plane and road traffic sound to rank cities by the best environmental, health and well-being factors for sleep quality in the U.S.
Ranking | City | Population | Night Light Score | Traffic Noise Score | Health Score |
1 | Virginia Beach, VA | 459,470 | 13.29 | 36.7 | 74.38 |
2 | Colorado Springs, CO | 478,961 | 21.29 | 39.76 | 77.16 |
3 | Lexington, KY | 34,454 | 11.66 | 38.33 | 73.66 |
4 | Tucson, AZ | 542,629 | 15.72 | 39.55 | 74.1 |
5 | New Orleans, LA | 383,997 | 12.49 | 36.25 | 73.52 |
6 | Jacksonville, FL | 949,611 | 11.05 | 38.96 | 73.53 |
7 | Albuquerque, NM | 564,559 | 23.2 | 41.02 | 76.56 |
8 | Austin, TX | 961,855 | 20.05 | 40.65 | 74.66 |
9 | Stockton, CA | 320,804 | 23.34 | 39.14 | 73.99 |
10 | Toledo, OH | 270,871 | 34.26 | 39.12 | 75.13 |
11 | Oklahoma City, OK | 681,054 | 16.54 | 38.69 | 73.34 |
12 | Lincoln, NE | 291,082 | 27.43 | 40.35 | 74.96 |
13 | Pittsburgh, PA | 302,971 | 35.33 | 40.32 | 75.48 |
14 | Riverside, CA | 314,998 | 29.66 | 39.33 | 74 |
15 | Bakersfield, CA | 403,455 | 14.5 | 37.69 | 71.68 |
16 | Aurora, CO | 386,261 | 18.36 | 44.6 | 75.09 |
17 | Plano, TX | 285,494 | 46.9 | 39.49 | 75.07 |
18 | Fort Wayne, IN | 263,886 | 30.74 | 40.39 | 74.27 |
19 | Portland, OR | 652,503 | 22.68 | 44.75 | 75.88 |
20 | Raleigh, NC | 467,665 | 23.46 | 39.99 | 73.16 |
21 | El Paso, TX | 678,815 | 21.46 | 40.07 | 72.95 |
22 | Mesa, AZ | 504,258 | 30.34 | 41.87 | 74.74 |
22 | Wichita, KS | 397,532 | 23.6 | 41.6 | 73.78 |
24 | Seattle, WA | 737,015 | 29.61 | 44.98 | 78.29 |
25 | Corpus Christi, TX | 317,863 | 20.72 | 39.44 | 69.5 |
26 | Cincinnati, OH | 309,317 | 33.52 | 42.02 | 74.35 |
27 | San Diego, CA | 1,386,932 | 18.39 | 41.18 | 72.5 |
28 | San Jose, CA | 1,013,240 | 19.03 | 42.62 | 73.51 |
29 | Phoenix, AZ | 1,608,139 | 24.71 | 40.67 | 72.97 |
30 | Omaha, NE | 486,051 | 44.22 | 40.11 | 73.89 |
31 | Columbus, OH | 905,748 | 35.97 | 42.54 | 74.64 |
32 | Charlotte, NC | 874,579 | 27.63 | 42.6 | 73.8 |
33 | Oakland, CA | 440,646 | 31.81 | 45.59 | 75.64 |
34 | Tulsa, OK | 413,066 | 25.84 | 41.37 | 73 |
35 | San Francisco, CA | 873,965 | 36.04 | 46.58 | 77.52 |
35 | Kansas City, MO | 508,090 | 27.33 | 40.98 | 72.87 |
35 | Greensboro, NC | 299,035 | 26.09 | 40.62 | 72.36 |
38 | Denver, CO | 715,522 | 39.07 | 46.86 | 76.89 |
39 | Tampa, FL | 384,959 | 38.12 | 40.84 | 73.33 |
39 | San Antonio, TX | 1,434,625 | 24.71 | 42.36 | 72.63 |
41 | Atlanta, GA | 498,715 | 38.43 | 42.19 | 73.75 |
42 | Fort Worth, TX | 918,915 | 27.86 | 40.85 | 72.01 |
43 | Baltimore, MD | 585,708 | 58.12 | 41.82 | 74.07 |
44 | Las Vegas, NV | 641,903 | 42.46 | 39.62 | 72.29 |
45 | Anaheim, CA | 346,824 | 46.6 | 41.92 | 73.62 |
46 | Buffalo, NY | 278,349 | 52.81 | 42.61 | 74.16 |
46 | Dallas, TX | 1,304,379 | 37.02 | 42.89 | 73.57 |
48 | Long Beach, CA | 466,742 | 50.51 | 45.81 | 75.4 |
49 | Minneapolis, MN | 429,954 | 56.22 | 46.05 | 76.51 |
49 | Memphis, TN | 633,104 | 33.77 | 43.36 | 73.46 |
51 | Washington, DC | 689,545 | 83.89 | 44.66 | 75.06 |
52 | Fresno, CA | 542,107 | 24.1 | 44.05 | 71.66 |
53 | Sacramento, CA | 524,943 | 28.72 | 43.69 | 72.25 |
54 | Boston, MA | 675,647 | 50.74 | 49.28 | 75 |
54 | New York, NY | 8,804,190 | 47.99 | 48.93 | 74.37 |
56 | St. Louis, MO | 301,578 | 60.33 | 43.8 | 73.72 |
57 | Philadelphia, PA | 1,603,797 | 50.38 | 44.3 | 73.55 |
58 | Houston, TX | 2,304,580 | 44.55 | 42.97 | 72.76 |
59 | Arlington, TX | 394,266 | 36.33 | 49.02 | 73.3 |
59 | Detroit, MI | 639,111 | 48.29 | 42.43 | 72.23 |
61 | Milwaukee, WI | 577,222 | 63.24 | 42.53 | 72.4 |
62 | Chicago, IL | 2,746,388 | 102.58 | 48.18 | 73.94 |
63 | Cleveland, OH | 372,624 | 68.52 | 44.22 | 73.3 |
64 | Los Angeles, CA | 3,898,747 | 39.33 | 43.96 | 70.23 |
65 | Santa Ana, CA | 310,227 | 54.71 | 43.14 | 71.4 |
66 | Newark, NJ | 311,549 | 81.1 | 53.93 | 72.82 |
67 | Miami, FL | 442,241 | 94.7 | 52.31 | 71.78 |