The personal-finance company WalletHub today released its report on 2026’s Healthiest Cities in America to show where people are saving and costing themselves the most money. Washington DC came in ranked 6th in the nation.
WalletHub compared more than 180 of the largest U.S. cities across 41 key metrics. The data set ranges from the cost of a medical visit to fruit and vegetable consumption to the share of physically active adults.
| Healthiest Cities | Unhealthiest Cities |
| 1. San Francisco, CA | 173. Memphis, TN |
| 2. San Diego, CA | 174. Montgomery, AL |
| 3. Seattle, WA | 175. Corpus Christi, TX |
| 4. Salt Lake City, UT | 176. Toledo, OH |
| 5. Portland, OR | 177. Huntington, WV |
| 6. Washington, DC | 178. Fort Smith, AR |
| 7. Denver, CO | 179. Shreveport, LA |
| 8. Honolulu, HI | 180. Laredo, TX |
| 9. Austin, TX | 181. Gulfport, MS |
| 10. Scottsdale, AZ | 182. Brownsville, TX |
Key Stats Across the Country
- Washington DC has high rankings in the food (10th overall) and fitness (5th overall) categories. The city’s lowest ranking comes in the Health Care category (56th overall)
- Overland Park, Kansas, has the lowest share of physically unhealthy adults, which is two times lower than in Huntington, West Virginia, the city with the highest.
- Augusta, Georgia, has the lowest cost per doctor’s visit, which is 2.9 times less expensive than in Juneau, Alaska, the city with the highest.
- Portland, Maine, has the lowest share of adults eating fruits less than once daily, which is 1.6 times lower than in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the city with the highest.
- Columbus, Georgia, has the lowest average monthly cost for a fitness-club membership, which is 15.7 times less expensive than in New York, the city with the highest.
To view the full report and your city’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/healthiest-cities/31072
