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I understand these rankings and statistics aren't always the most reliable and can be twisted to make any argument, so take it FWIW, but it is interesting nonetheless for discussion's sake. Just goes to show that climate isn't everything.
I understand these rankings and statistics aren't always the most reliable and can be twisted to make any argument, so take it FWIW, but it is interesting nonetheless for discussion's sake. Just goes to show that climate isn't everything.
1) Las Vegas
2) Reno
3) Miami
4) Birmingham
5) St. Louis
Also in the top ten is St. Petersburg, FL and Tampa, FL. All places on the list except Detroit (I think) average over 50% sunshine.
Yeah, but aren't the residents of Hawaii the happiest. I think this list is more about the value of their homes (the top 3 anyway)going thur the floor rather than how much sun they get. Though I certainly enjoy my share of cloudy days. As far as the bottom two, well that goes without saying. lol Just kidding.
Yeah, but aren't the residents of Hawaii the happiest. I think this list is more about the value of their homes (the top 3 anyway)going thur the floor rather than how much sun they get. Though I certainly enjoy my share of cloudy days. As far as the bottom two, well that goes without saying. lol Just kidding.
Detroit does go without saying, though I'm surprised it wasn't higher on the list. Such a shame since it was once a thriving city. St. Petersburg surprised me, but I guess I shouldn't be since Florida was hit hard by the recession, as was Nevada. My point is that it doesn't matter how great a climate is. Economic factors are more important. Classic "grass is always greener" argument.
Ive said it before, just like happiness isn't all about money, happiness isn't all about sunshine and heat. You have traffic, crime, etc. to deal with, and the U.S. generally has higher crime rates in the warmer and sunnier states
St.Louis, Camden, Detroit, Flint, Cleveland, Dayton, Gary, Baltimore, Buffalo, Hartford, New Haven, Newark, DC etc.
Not that warm.
Interesting how that works out huh? The more southern states have a much more spread out population, and higher poverty rates than the Upper Midwest and Northeast and that is likely why crime is higher in the southern U.S. I believe this is a US phenomenon only, amongst the developed nations, Spain and Italy are the only other exceptions I can think of. Sicily and AndalucÃa are crime ridden and have high levels of corruption relative to other regions in those countries
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