Picturesque Southern City Named Healthiest City in the US

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Falls Church, a small city in southern Virginia, has been named the healthiest community in the United States for 2024 US News and World ReportThe city of about 14,500 is located just outside of Washington, D.C., and offers a variety of enviable living opportunities that have helped the city rise to the top.

The report ranked communities across 10 health categories, including education, economy, community vitality, equity, food and nutrition, public safety and more. The community that came out on top in the most areas had a total of

Falls Church performed best nationally in education (No. 1), No. 4 in population health, No. 6 in economy, No. 14 in food and nutrition and No. 16 in infrastructure. The latter metric included the highest walkability index score of any community measured in the report, and it also received high marks for residents’ proximity to amenities such as parks, museums and libraries.

Check out the rest of the Top 10 below and read the full 25 rankings US News and World Report Now.

  1. Falls Church, Virginia
  2. Los Alamos County, New Mexico
  3. Douglas County, CO
  4. Sioux County, IA
  5. Hamilton County, IN
  6. Dallas County, IA
  7. Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
  8. Carver County, MN
  9. Bremer County, IA
  10. Morgan County, Utah

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