The Most Relaxed Cities in America, Seattle and Bellevue ranked in Top 10

• Overall Score: 68.36
• Mental Well-Being: 5 
• Mental Health Boosters: 3
• Physical Well-Being: 25
• Financial Well-Being: 38
• Work Stressors: 156
• Environmental Stressors: 12
• Social Stressors: 15
• Recreation Options: 1

• Overall Score: 67.51
• Mental Well-Being: 11
• Mental Health Boosters: 2
• Physical Well-Being: 17 
• Financial Well-Being: 25
• Work Stressors: 149
• Environmental Stressors: 6
• Social Stressors: 101
• Recreation Options: 8

• Overall Score: 67.29
• Mental Well-Being: 3
• Mental Health Boosters: 9
• Physical Well-Being: 7
• Financial Well-Being: 1
• Work Stressors: 185
• Environmental Stressors: 168
• Social Stressors: 3
• Recreation Options: 105

• Overall Score: 66.80
• Mental Well-Being: 4
• Mental Health Boosters: 109
• Physical Well-Being: 2
• Financial Well-Being: 10
• Work Stressors: 140
• Environmental Stressors: 21
• Social Stressors: 1
• Recreation Options: 60

• Overall Score: 66.13
• Mental Well-Being: 2
• Mental Health Boosters: 92
• Physical Well-Being: 6
• Financial Well-Being: 18
• Work Stressors: 75
• Environmental Stressors: 22
• Social Stressors: 8
• Recreation Options: 57

• Overall Score: 64.37
• Mental Well-Being: 79
• Mental Health Boosters: 7
• Physical Well-Being: 9
• Financial Well-Being: 22
• Work Stressors: 107
• Environmental Stressors: 161
• Social Stressors: 39
• Recreation Options: 5

• Overall Score: 64.28
• Mental Well-Being: 15
• Mental Health Boosters: 56
• Physical Well-Being: 8
• Financial Well-Being: 4
• Work Stressors: 133
• Environmental Stressors: 96
• Social Stressors: 21
• Recreation Options: 127

• Overall Score: 64.10
• Mental Well-Being: 47
• Mental Health Boosters: 15
• Physical Well-Being: 4
• Financial Well-Being: 7
• Work Stressors: 131
• Environmental Stressors: 144
• Social Stressors: 9
• Recreation Options: 55

• Overall Score: 63.61
• Mental Well-Being: 7
• Mental Health Boosters: 58
• Physical Well-Being: 3
• Financial Well-Being: 50
• Work Stressors: 113
• Environmental Stressors: 68
• Social Stressors: 4
• Recreation Options: 43

• Overall Score: 62.98
• Mental Well-Being: 22
• Mental Health Boosters: 168
• Physical Well-Being: 19
• Financial Well-Being: 2
• Work Stressors: 54
• Environmental Stressors: 92
• Social Stressors: 51
• Recreation Options: 154

• Overall Score: 62.68
• Mental Well-Being: 16
• Mental Health Boosters: 6
• Physical Well-Being: 5 
• Financial Well-Being: 69
• Work Stressors: 89
• Environmental Stressors: 71
• Social Stressors: 17
• Recreation Options: 50

• Overall Score: 62.67
• Mental Well-Being: 17
• Mental Health Boosters: 12
• Physical Well-Being: 35
• Financial Well-Being: 72
• Work Stressors: 104
• Environmental Stressors: 16 
• Social Stressors: 135
• Recreation Options: 12

• Overall Score: 62.65
• Mental Well-Being: 24
• Mental Health Boosters: 1
• Physical Well-Being: 13
• Financial Well-Being: 119
• Work Stressors: 124
• Environmental Stressors: 113
• Social Stressors: 22
• Recreation Options: 15

• Overall Score: 62.19
• Mental Well-Being: 43
• Mental Health Boosters: 98 
• Physical Well-Being: 51
• Financial Well-Being: 37
• Work Stressors: 7
• Environmental Stressors: 123
• Social Stressors: 26
• Recreation Options: 22

The Factors

To determine the ranking of the most relaxed cities in the US, several factors were considered and weighted based on their importance. These factors were grouped into eight categories related to mental well-being, physical well-being, financial well-being, work stressors, environmental stressors, social stressors, and recreation options. The factors taken into account include:

• Share of adults reporting frequent mental distress
• Average number of poor mental health days per month
• Depression rate
• Suicide rate (past 5 years)
• Inadequate-sleep rate
• Mental health providers per 100,000 residents
• Beauty and spa businesses per square mile
• Stoner-friendliness
• Life expectancy
• Leisure physical activity rate
• Average leisure time spent per day in hours (in-state)
• Drug overdose deaths per capita
• Share of adults with high blood pressure
• Share of adults who have had a stroke
• Share of adult binge drinkers
• Share of adult smokers
• Purchasing power index
• Housing affordability
• Insured rate
• Poverty rate
• Food insecurity rate
• Average workday length in hours
• Average commute time in minutes
• Transit score
• Natural hazards index score
• Historical annual number of very cold days
• Historical annual number of very hot days
• Historical average monthly percentage of sunshine
• Historical median air quality index
• Traffic fatalities per capita
• Sex offenders per 100,000 residents
• Unintentional gun shootings per 100,000 residents
• Separation and divorce rate
• Walk score
• Bike score
• Share of population within a 10-minute walk of a park
• Share of land used for parks and recreation
• Number of trails
• Public gardens per 100,000 residents
• Average yard square footage
• Artsiness
• Nightlife options per square mile