With Americans’ top financial resolutions for 2022 being “to make a realistic budget and stick to it” and “to look for a better job”, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s Best & Worst Cities for Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions.
To help Americans stick to their 2022 goals, the site compared more than 180 U.S. cities across 57 key metrics. The data set ranges from exercise opportunities to income growth to employment outlook.
The Carolinas had a mixed bag of rankings, with 3 cities ranked among the best in the nation, and 3 others ranking among the worst. The 3 that were among the best included; Charlotte at #24, Raleigh at #14, and Charleston at #34, and on the other side of the scale was Fayetteville at #173, Winston-Salem at #152, and Columbia at #110.
Best Cities for Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions
Overall Rank | City | Total Score | Health Resolutions | Financial Resolutions | School & Work Resolutions | Bad-Habit Resolutions | Relationship Resolutions |
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1 | Scottsdale, AZ | 65.73 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 28 |
2 | Seattle, WA | 65.64 | 14 | 5 | 71 | 14 | 3 |
3 | San Francisco, CA | 65.54 | 7 | 25 | 94 | 62 | 1 |
4 | Irvine, CA | 64.94 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 56 |
5 | San Diego, CA | 63.98 | 4 | 90 | 63 | 17 | 6 |
6 | Salt Lake City, UT | 63.58 | 24 | 44 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
7 | Overland Park, KS | 63.35 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 79 |
8 | Plano, TX | 63.31 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 60 |
9 | Fremont, CA | 63.19 | 5 | 2 | 62 | 4 | 83 |
10 | Austin, TX | 62.43 | 51 | 46 | 17 | 24 | 10 |
11 | Atlanta, GA | 61.93 | 61 | 54 | 8 | 28 | 11 |
12 | San Jose, CA | 61.88 | 20 | 11 | 107 | 2 | 41 |
13 | Columbia, MD | 61.88 | 31 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 107 |
14 | Raleigh, NC | 61.38 | 27 | 20 | 65 | 12 | 29 |
15 | Huntington Beach, CA | 60.95 | 2 | 88 | 11 | 15 | 85 |
16 | Madison, WI | 60.73 | 70 | 7 | 68 | 8 | 32 |
17 | Orlando, FL | 60.69 | 45 | 97 | 6 | 80 | 13 |
18 | Portland, OR | 60.44 | 17 | 22 | 122 | 136 | 4 |
19 | Virginia Beach, VA | 60.30 | 35 | 39 | 18 | 44 | 31 |
20 | Chandler, AZ | 60.19 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 37 | 69 |
21 | Tampa, FL | 59.69 | 30 | 92 | 24 | 75 | 21 |
22 | Tempe, AZ | 59.61 | 9 | 79 | 57 | 49 | 33 |
23 | Minneapolis, MN | 59.33 | 64 | 10 | 146 | 40 | 16 |
24 | Charlotte, NC | 59.11 | 53 | 37 | 47 | 55 | 27 |
25 | Honolulu, HI | 59.07 | 28 | 155 | 87 | 42 | 7 |
26 | Boise, ID | 58.95 | 44 | 58 | 12 | 57 | 43 |
27 | Las Vegas, NV | 58.70 | 10 | 123 | 105 | 164 | 2 |
28 | Gilbert, AZ | 58.43 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 36 | 113 |
29 | Portland, ME | 57.61 | 40 | 13 | 113 | 91 | 49 |
30 | St. Petersburg, FL | 57.45 | 16 | 68 | 23 | 130 | 51 |
31 | Omaha, NE | 57.32 | 79 | 8 | 82 | 84 | 39 |
32 | Lincoln, NE | 57.20 | 89 | 17 | 58 | 38 | 50 |
33 | Denver, CO | 57.18 | 26 | 61 | 158 | 146 | 8 |
34 | Charleston, SC | 57.10 | 80 | 86 | 27 | 82 | 25 |
35 | Pittsburgh, PA | 56.76 | 62 | 21 | 97 | 161 | 15 |
36 | Fargo, ND | 56.59 | 87 | 66 | 89 | 13 | 54 |
37 | Chicago, IL | 56.54 | 88 | 23 | 166 | 119 | 5 |
38 | Washington, DC | 56.53 | 49 | 64 | 168 | 111 | 9 |
39 | South Burlington, VT | 56.37 | 25 | 36 | 9 | 29 | 159 |
40 | Durham, NC | 56.27 | 73 | 59 | 44 | 20 | 81 |
41 | Los Angeles, CA | 56.11 | 42 | 158 | 136 | 63 | 17 |
42 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 55.99 | 18 | 151 | 76 | 73 | 48 |
43 | Phoenix, AZ | 55.61 | 68 | 43 | 78 | 70 | 55 |
44 | Peoria, AZ | 55.58 | 58 | 33 | 19 | 51 | 122 |
45 | Sacramento, CA | 55.41 | 55 | 81 | 110 | 88 | 38 |
46 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 55.39 | 122 | 9 | 103 | 9 | 104 |
47 | Colorado Springs, CO | 55.28 | 43 | 106 | 92 | 78 | 52 |
48 | Chesapeake, VA | 55.26 | 110 | 53 | 37 | 35 | 63 |
49 | Houston, TX | 55.19 | 96 | 67 | 126 | 83 | 22 |
50 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 55.13 | 29 | 118 | 16 | 39 | 127 |
51 | Sioux Falls, SD | 55.10 | 119 | 55 | 67 | 10 | 86 |
52 | Albuquerque, NM | 54.98 | 60 | 60 | 150 | 86 | 37 |
53 | Miami, FL | 54.91 | 39 | 181 | 30 | 46 | 26 |
54 | Santa Clarita, CA | 54.77 | 19 | 113 | 72 | 41 | 115 |
55 | Spokane, WA | 54.51 | 57 | 101 | 35 | 97 | 77 |
56 | West Valley City, UT | 54.32 | 98 | 35 | 21 | 34 | 135 |
57 | Nashua, NH | 54.31 | 66 | 18 | 79 | 90 | 99 |
58 | Boston, MA | 54.26 | 52 | 111 | 161 | 131 | 18 |
59 | Vancouver, WA | 54.15 | 36 | 57 | 139 | 47 | 111 |
60 | Dallas, TX | 54.12 | 95 | 126 | 56 | 74 | 40 |
61 | Oceanside, CA | 54.11 | 3 | 144 | 147 | 26 | 134 |
62 | San Antonio, TX | 53.99 | 109 | 130 | 45 | 87 | 34 |
63 | Warwick, RI | 53.90 | 67 | 12 | 40 | 115 | 136 |
64 | Grand Rapids, MI | 53.88 | 83 | 42 | 114 | 43 | 89 |
65 | Henderson, NV | 53.84 | 33 | 48 | 26 | 153 | 90 |
66 | Reno, NV | 53.83 | 46 | 137 | 34 | 160 | 46 |
67 | Jacksonville, FL | 53.82 | 93 | 94 | 31 | 154 | 36 |
68 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 53.73 | 71 | 78 | 15 | 69 | 126 |
69 | Garden Grove, CA | 53.69 | 38 | 145 | 75 | 23 | 116 |
70 | Santa Rosa, CA | 53.61 | 8 | 115 | 134 | 31 | 152 |
71 | Fort Worth, TX | 53.59 | 126 | 69 | 42 | 58 | 68 |
72 | Mesa, AZ | 53.47 | 41 | 65 | 53 | 71 | 123 |
73 | Glendale, AZ | 53.46 | 59 | 122 | 85 | 77 | 70 |
74 | Juneau, AK | 53.34 | 63 | 50 | 25 | 107 | 138 |
75 | Burlington, VT | 53.27 | 32 | 117 | 142 | 56 | 97 |
76 | Chula Vista, CA | 53.26 | 15 | 120 | 144 | 18 | 120 |
77 | Bismarck, ND | 53.23 | 117 | 27 | 96 | 22 | 119 |
78 | Rapid City, SD | 53.09 | 118 | 91 | 77 | 27 | 87 |
79 | Tucson, AZ | 52.84 | 54 | 135 | 137 | 100 | 53 |
80 | Kansas City, MO | 52.83 | 160 | 34 | 81 | 121 | 35 |
81 | Pearl City, HI | 52.81 | 34 | 102 | 46 | 48 | 163 |
82 | New York, NY | 52.76 | 76 | 166 | 178 | 30 | 20 |
83 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | 52.73 | 92 | 30 | 109 | 140 | 57 |
84 | Cincinnati, OH | 52.68 | 115 | 89 | 130 | 157 | 19 |
85 | Des Moines, IA | 52.64 | 147 | 24 | 93 | 45 | 75 |
86 | St. Paul, MN | 52.54 | 82 | 28 | 170 | 72 | 65 |
87 | Oakland, CA | 52.43 | 37 | 114 | 159 | 19 | 106 |
88 | Anchorage, AK | 52.40 | 97 | 38 | 123 | 110 | 74 |
89 | Columbus, OH | 52.31 | 148 | 26 | 140 | 125 | 30 |
90 | Huntsville, AL | 52.28 | 146 | 31 | 20 | 93 | 101 |
91 | St. Louis, MO | 52.25 | 72 | 77 | 118 | 179 | 23 |
92 | Oklahoma City, OK | 52.07 | 143 | 19 | 104 | 113 | 58 |
93 | Anaheim, CA | 52.05 | 23 | 172 | 128 | 21 | 112 |
94 | Cape Coral, FL | 52.05 | 77 | 73 | 22 | 96 | 153 |
95 | Nashville, TN | 51.96 | 125 | 80 | 98 | 168 | 24 |
96 | Arlington, TX | 51.89 | 121 | 84 | 43 | 67 | 94 |
97 | Tacoma, WA | 51.72 | 94 | 51 | 135 | 120 | 78 |
98 | Aurora, CO | 51.67 | 47 | 103 | 156 | 66 | 98 |
99 | El Paso, TX | 51.65 | 112 | 124 | 115 | 61 | 66 |
100 | Glendale, CA | 51.57 | 12 | 165 | 132 | 50 | 149 |
101 | Irving, TX | 51.51 | 99 | 76 | 32 | 102 | 114 |
102 | Cheyenne, WY | 51.30 | 135 | 47 | 66 | 60 | 133 |
103 | Billings, MT | 51.28 | 120 | 32 | 80 | 128 | 100 |
104 | Greensboro, NC | 51.26 | 102 | 100 | 52 | 104 | 95 |
105 | Modesto, CA | 51.18 | 48 | 56 | 95 | 122 | 157 |
106 | Aurora, IL | 51.18 | 132 | 29 | 131 | 32 | 124 |
107 | Long Beach, CA | 50.70 | 22 | 174 | 133 | 64 | 109 |
108 | Milwaukee, WI | 50.64 | 128 | 74 | 152 | 126 | 47 |
109 | Louisville, KY | 50.51 | 124 | 41 | 120 | 171 | 44 |
110 | Columbia, SC | 50.30 | 136 | 141 | 86 | 98 | 61 |
111 | Tallahassee, FL | 50.25 | 133 | 171 | 91 | 65 | 59 |
112 | Yonkers, NY | 50.10 | 78 | 116 | 177 | 3 | 158 |
113 | Tulsa, OK | 50.06 | 159 | 85 | 54 | 109 | 80 |
114 | Missoula, MT | 49.96 | 56 | 170 | 116 | 137 | 73 |
115 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 49.88 | 114 | 93 | 28 | 76 | 169 |
116 | Bakersfield, CA | 49.76 | 90 | 70 | 121 | 117 | 117 |
117 | Manchester, NH | 49.68 | 86 | 75 | 141 | 114 | 130 |
118 | Jersey City, NJ | 49.43 | 69 | 83 | 175 | 53 | 125 |
119 | Amarillo, TX | 49.40 | 141 | 95 | 14 | 132 | 129 |
120 | Rochester, NY | 49.40 | 113 | 133 | 167 | 81 | 71 |
121 | Knoxville, TN | 49.31 | 106 | 164 | 39 | 175 | 42 |
122 | Riverside, CA | 49.31 | 91 | 143 | 60 | 85 | 132 |
123 | Indianapolis, IN | 49.22 | 130 | 49 | 151 | 149 | 67 |
124 | Providence, RI | 49.12 | 101 | 142 | 106 | 143 | 84 |
125 | Grand Prairie, TX | 48.90 | 163 | 72 | 41 | 94 | 143 |
126 | Buffalo, NY | 48.78 | 111 | 82 | 173 | 118 | 76 |
127 | Fresno, CA | 48.77 | 85 | 121 | 74 | 124 | 139 |
128 | Garland, TX | 48.73 | 123 | 62 | 55 | 89 | 156 |
129 | Casper, WY | 48.37 | 134 | 52 | 124 | 103 | 155 |
130 | Worcester, MA | 48.32 | 105 | 119 | 163 | 105 | 102 |
131 | Springfield, MO | 48.26 | 127 | 149 | 61 | 148 | 93 |
132 | Fort Wayne, IN | 47.93 | 167 | 45 | 48 | 106 | 145 |
133 | Chattanooga, TN | 47.73 | 138 | 108 | 59 | 163 | 96 |
134 | Santa Ana, CA | 47.67 | 75 | 177 | 102 | 33 | 161 |
135 | Lubbock, TX | 47.48 | 153 | 146 | 38 | 139 | 108 |
136 | Nampa, ID | 47.33 | 152 | 140 | 70 | 79 | 150 |
137 | Wichita, KS | 47.33 | 170 | 16 | 117 | 135 | 121 |
138 | Fort Smith, AR | 47.31 | 129 | 99 | 7 | 165 | 162 |
139 | Philadelphia, PA | 47.24 | 81 | 63 | 180 | 180 | 45 |
140 | Oxnard, CA | 47.18 | 65 | 154 | 169 | 59 | 178 |
141 | Salem, OR | 47.08 | 131 | 109 | 90 | 145 | 144 |
142 | Wilmington, DE | 47.03 | 107 | 128 | 164 | 133 | 110 |
143 | Norfolk, VA | 46.99 | 161 | 159 | 125 | 127 | 72 |
144 | Corpus Christi, TX | 46.78 | 162 | 127 | 83 | 150 | 91 |
145 | Cleveland, OH | 46.58 | 149 | 96 | 145 | 174 | 64 |
146 | New Orleans, LA | 46.58 | 140 | 179 | 165 | 173 | 12 |
147 | Fontana, CA | 46.28 | 151 | 147 | 112 | 92 | 147 |
148 | Richmond, VA | 45.90 | 104 | 152 | 155 | 152 | 105 |
149 | Las Cruces, NM | 45.83 | 155 | 167 | 154 | 68 | 137 |
150 | Newport News, VA | 45.82 | 150 | 139 | 100 | 123 | 148 |
151 | Mobile, AL | 45.80 | 154 | 132 | 99 | 151 | 128 |
152 | Winston-Salem, NC | 45.78 | 168 | 98 | 64 | 142 | 140 |
153 | Birmingham, AL | 45.70 | 165 | 163 | 73 | 162 | 82 |
154 | Stockton, CA | 45.66 | 84 | 125 | 153 | 116 | 170 |
155 | Bridgeport, CT | 45.64 | 74 | 153 | 181 | 11 | 182 |
156 | Akron, OH | 45.57 | 157 | 105 | 148 | 138 | 131 |
157 | New Haven, CT | 45.46 | 139 | 162 | 174 | 54 | 142 |
158 | Baltimore, MD | 45.42 | 108 | 87 | 176 | 181 | 62 |
159 | Little Rock, AR | 45.24 | 144 | 112 | 101 | 155 | 154 |
160 | Laredo, TX | 45.03 | 179 | 107 | 4 | 101 | 168 |
161 | Ontario, CA | 44.89 | 145 | 169 | 84 | 99 | 165 |
162 | Columbus, GA | 44.87 | 164 | 136 | 33 | 141 | 176 |
163 | Moreno Valley, CA | 44.38 | 158 | 150 | 111 | 95 | 173 |
164 | Baton Rouge, LA | 43.91 | 156 | 156 | 172 | 158 | 88 |
165 | North Las Vegas, NV | 43.70 | 100 | 148 | 157 | 167 | 146 |
166 | Lewiston, ME | 43.65 | 137 | 71 | 138 | 172 | 172 |
167 | Dover, DE | 42.78 | 174 | 157 | 108 | 108 | 180 |
168 | Toledo, OH | 42.60 | 142 | 104 | 171 | 178 | 118 |
169 | Memphis, TN | 42.28 | 173 | 161 | 160 | 166 | 92 |
170 | Hialeah, FL | 42.24 | 103 | 182 | 127 | 52 | 181 |
171 | Brownsville, TX | 42.18 | 182 | 138 | 36 | 112 | 177 |
172 | Charleston, WV | 41.96 | 175 | 110 | 51 | 176 | 166 |
173 | Fayetteville, NC | 41.81 | 169 | 173 | 129 | 147 | 151 |
174 | Montgomery, AL | 41.76 | 178 | 129 | 119 | 144 | 164 |
175 | San Bernardino, CA | 40.82 | 166 | 175 | 149 | 129 | 174 |
176 | Jackson, MS | 40.36 | 180 | 134 | 143 | 134 | 160 |
177 | Augusta, GA | 40.13 | 176 | 160 | 88 | 170 | 167 |
178 | Detroit, MI | 39.91 | 171 | 131 | 179 | 177 | 103 |
178 | Huntington, WV | 39.91 | 172 | 168 | 49 | 182 | 141 |
180 | Shreveport, LA | 37.64 | 177 | 176 | 162 | 156 | 179 |
181 | Gulfport, MS | 37.00 | 181 | 178 | 50 | 169 | 175 |
182 | Newark, NJ | 36.29 | 116 | 180 | 182 | 159 | 171 |
Note: With the exception of “Total Score,” all of the columns in the table above depict the relative rank of that city, where a rank of 1 represents the best conditions for that metric category.
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