Now that a new year has begun, many Americans make resolutions with the most common being “to make a realistic budget and stick to it” and “to look for a better job.” The personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2021’s Best & Worst Cities for Keeping Your New Year’s Resolution. To help Americans stick to their 2021 goals, Wallet-Hub compared more than 180 U.S. cities across 57 key metrics. The data set ranges from exercise opportunities to income growth to employment outlook. Visit WalletHub to see the full report and find out where your city falls. (WalletHub, 2021)
Best Cities for Keeping Resolutions:
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Seattle, WA
- Irvine, WA
- San Diego, CA
- Overland Park, KS
- San Francisco, CA
- Fremont, CA
- Raleigh, NC
- San Jose, CA
Worst Cities for Keeping Resolutions:
- Memphis, TN
- Brownsville, TX
- San Bernardino, CA
- Jackson, MS
- Detroit, MI
- Charleston, WV
- Newark, NJ
- Shreveport, LA
- Huntington, WV
- Gulfport, MS
Highlights:
San Francisco has the lowest share of obese adults.
Fargo, ND and Bismarck, ND have the lowest unemployment rage.
San Francisco has the lowest share of delinquent debtors.
Jackson, MI has the lowest prevalence of adult binge drinking.
Irvine, CA has the lowest share of adult smokers.
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