4 New York Cities Were Named The Healthiest In The U S For 2020

While we love to compile our own lists of things over here at Only In New York, every now and then it’s always good to have a wandering eye to check out what other ways the Empire State is being recognized. Thanks to the folks over at WalletHub, those who are interested in discovering which cities around the country are the healthiest can now find that information out. If you’re wondering if the city you call home made the Top 100, then keep reading to see how this was all put together!

Comparing more than 170 of the most populated cities around the United States, WalletHub was able to determine the most healthy cities to live in for the year 2020.

KalebKroetsch/GettyImages Putting 174 cities up across 43 key indicators of good health, WalletHub’s methodology looked at four main dimensions - health care, food, fitness, and green space that were put against a 100-point system. Pointing out that the cost of healthcare is rising around the country, as well as life expectancy declining, this list has been intriguing to see what New York cities landed on it!

New York City came in 6th, with a total score of 62.89

Ingus Kruklitis/GettyImages Health Care: 75 Food: 2 Fitness: 17 Green Space: 19

Rochester came in 48th, with a total score of 50.88

traveler1116/GettyImages Health Care: 81 Food: 29 Fitness: 87 Green Space: 39

Yonkers came in 58th, with a total score of 49.76

DenisTangneyJr/GettyImages Health Care: 34 Food: 43 Fitness: 102 Green Space: 69

Buffalo came in 90th, with a total score of 45.79

Hsa_Htaw/GettyImages Health Care: 59 Food: 76 Fitness: 112 Green Space: 72

To view WalletHub’s full list of the healthiest places to live in 2020, click here.

So, did one of the cities that you live in make it to WalletHub’s list? If you’re wondering what other noteworthy lists that the Empire State has ended up on recently, then be sure to also read about how New York’s Finger Lakes Region Was Just Named One Of The Best Places To Travel To In 2020!

KalebKroetsch/GettyImages

Putting 174 cities up across 43 key indicators of good health, WalletHub’s methodology looked at four main dimensions - health care, food, fitness, and green space that were put against a 100-point system. Pointing out that the cost of healthcare is rising around the country, as well as life expectancy declining, this list has been intriguing to see what New York cities landed on it!

Ingus Kruklitis/GettyImages

Health Care: 75 Food: 2 Fitness: 17 Green Space: 19

traveler1116/GettyImages

Health Care: 81 Food: 29 Fitness: 87 Green Space: 39

DenisTangneyJr/GettyImages

Health Care: 34 Food: 43 Fitness: 102 Green Space: 69

Hsa_Htaw/GettyImages

Health Care: 59 Food: 76 Fitness: 112 Green Space: 72

To view WalletHub’s full list of the healthiest places to live in 2020, click here.

OnlyInYourState may earn compensation through affiliate links in this article.

Address: New York, NY, USA