KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Overland Park is the fifth happiest American city in 2025, according to a new WalletHub ranking. The Kansas suburb has previously placed highly on the list, placing second in 2024 and fourth in 2023. Download WDAF+ for Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV In order to determi ne the happiest cities in America, WalletHub compared 182 of the largest cities together with three crucial factors, including the 150 most populated cities in the US and at least two of the most populated cities in each state. The areas they looked at were emotional & physical well-being, income & employment and community & environment. Here are the top 10 happiest cities, according to WalletHub: Fremont, California San Jose, California Irvine, California Sioux Falls, South Dakota Overland Park Lincoln, Nebraska Madison, Wisconsin Scottsdale, Arizona San Francisco Huntington Beach, California View the latest headlines from Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas at fox4kc.com On the list of 182 cities, Kansas City came in at number 121, followed by Wichita at number 132, Springfield at number 144, and St. Louis at number 163. ...read more read less