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Study: Plano the 2nd happiest city in the country, while Dallas checks in near the bottom
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A sprawling Dallas suburb is one of the happiest places in the country, according to a new study.
SmartAsset set out to find where Americans are happiest, and the financial technology firm concluded that Plano is the nation’s second-happiest, just behind Arlington, Virginia.
No other Texas cities cracked the top 25. The closest is Fort Worth at No. 38, and Arlington is the 47th happiest place. Dallas is downright morose at the 11th least happy city in the country. Houston is even sadder as the 10th least happy city.
What gives? SmartAsset evaluated cities by 11 variables in personal finance, well being and quality of life. Measures included the marriage rate, average traffic volume, percent of households earning more than $100,000, share of residents below the poverty line, life expectancy and number of residents who report being physically inactive.
“Money can’t always buy happiness,” SmartAsset wrote. “However, quality of life can influence your financial decisions and outcomes.”
Plano scored exceptionally well across the board. More than 52% of its households earn more than $100,000, and only 4.9% live below the poverty line, which is $31,200 for a family of four. In 2022, the median household income in Plano was about $105,000, according to the U.S. Census.
Compare that to Laredo, called the second-least happy city in the country, where only 26% of households earn more than $100,000 and 20% live below the poverty line. The median household income in 2022 was roughly $60,000.
Plano’s life expectancy is 82.2, compared to 78.3 in Dallas. The suburb’s marriage rate is 56%, significantly higher than Dallas’ 39.7%. Roughly 90% of Plano residents have health insurance compared to only 74% in Laredo.
This isn’t the first time Plano has received attention for just how happy it is. In 2022, it was named the 6th happiest city in the U.S. It has also been named one of the safest cities and one of the best places to raise a family.
If you’re looking for the happiest state, though, you’ll have to head to California, where three of its cities landed in the top 10.
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DALLAS – North Texans will enjoy a brief break today before the next weather system arrives, bringing multiple rounds of storms. A warmup is on the way, with temperatures climbing back into the mid-80s by the weekend.
Monday Forecast
Following a few morning showers in the eastern counties, expect a warm and breezy Monday. High temperatures will climb into the low 80s under partly cloudy skies.
Tuesday Forecast
As an upper-level low-pressure system moves to the west, scattered storms will move into the region Tuesday afternoon. Some of these storms could become severe, with the primary threats being large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes.
Simultaneously, storms are expected to develop ahead of a dryline to the west. While the tornado threat remains low in this area, any storms that form could produce large hail and damaging wind gusts.
7-Day Forecast
Those overnight storms should push out to the east by Wednesday morning, but don’t put the umbrella away just yet. As the main weather system moves directly over us Wednesday afternoon, we’ll likely see another round of scattered storms that could still bring with some hail. Once everything finally clears out Wednesday evening, we can look forward to some drier, much more comfortable air moving back into the area.
Thursday will be noticeably cooler, with high temperatures settling in the mid-60s. However, sunshine and a quick warmup are expected by the weekend. Temperatures will rebound into the 80s on Friday and Saturday.
The Source: Information in this article comes from the National Weather Service and FOX 4 forecasters.
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Off-duty Dallas officer shoots at suspects allegedly trying to steal his vehicle in Addison, police say
An off-duty Dallas police officer shot at a group of people allegedly trying to steal his personal vehicle on Sunday afternoon in Addison, officials said.
According to the Addison Police Department, around 2:15 p.m., the off-duty Dallas officer saw a group of people trying to steal his vehicle in a parking lot at 5000 Belt Line Road. He confronted the suspects, “and during the encounter, fired a weapon at the suspects’ vehicle.”
The suspects fled in their vehicle, Addison police said, and it is unknown if any suspects were hit by gunfire.
The investigation is ongoing.
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