Living in a city where nutritious and healthy food is presented at every turn is something on the verge of fantasy, since in most American cities you can easily find McDonald’s or Taco Bell, but not fresh organic vegetables (for them, as a rule, you need to purposefully go to the farmer’s market or to a good supermarket).
Given the rising cost of medical services and medicines, as well as disappointing statistics on the incidence of diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular diseases, we should all at least try to maintain our health and eat right.
Well, maybe the solution to this issue involves moving to a healthier city near you?
According to WalletHub, there are 2 cities in Illinois that were included in the list of “100 healthiest cities to live in America in 2022”. Yes, there are only 2 cities from the entire state.
This list was compiled based on 4 categories: health care, healthy food, opportunities for sports with and the availability of green areas. The authors of the rating went even further and collected various indicators by city, ranging from fruit and vegetable consumption to the cost of medical visits and the number of cycling/hiking routes in each city. This is what helped determine which cities were the healthiest in the United States.
So, which 2 Illinois cities were included in the list of “100 healthiest cities to live in America in 2022”?
Chicago took 36th place in the ranking, and Aurora is located in 93rd place.
Surely you are a little surprised that Chicago got on the list, but in fact it is such a big city that its residents have access to all kinds of products and various food options compared to small cities with limited choice.
By the way, Chicago also took 11th place in the category “Number of restaurants per capita offering healthy food”.
Chicago ranked 73rd in terms of health care, 17th in terms of food diversity, 101st in terms of sports opportunities and 36th in terms of the number of green areas per capita with a total score of 54.25. Aurora ranked 49th in terms of health care, 132nd in terms of food diversity, 127th place in sports opportunities and 17th place in the number of green areas per capita with a total score of 47.48.
As for the first place in this ranking — it was taken by San Francisco, California, with a total score of 68.54.