Listed below are the healthiest and unhealthiest cities in Massachusetts, in line with a examine

A current examine named the healthiest and most unhealthy cities to stay within the U.S., and two Massachusetts cities made the listing — however for various causes.

Based on an evaluation by WalletHub, Worcester is the least wholesome metropolis in Massachusetts, rating quantity 87 within the nation with regards to wholesome residing. Boston did much better, coming in at quantity 15.

To find out which areas prioritize residents’ well-being, WalletHub in contrast 182 cities throughout 41 key indicators of excellent well being. Its knowledge set ranges from the price of a medical go to to fruit and vegetable consumption to the share of bodily energetic adults. The listing included the 150 most populated American cities plus at the very least two of essentially the most populated cities in every state. Researchers targeted on 4 key elements: well being care, meals, health, and inexperienced house. 

WalletHub discovered that Worcester had a complete rating of 47, a well being care rank of 46, a meals rank of 112, a health rank of 81, and a inexperienced house rank of 95. 

Boston’s complete rating was 58, rating fifth for well being care, twelfth for meals, 59th for health, and forty ninth for entry to inexperienced areas. 

Topping the listing was San Francisco, Calif., adopted by Honolulu, Hawaii, and Seattle, Wash., whereas Brownsville, Texas, got here in final. 

Researchers mentioned, “Location issues with regards to well being. Some locations promote wellness by increasing entry to nutritious meals and leisure services. Others try to maintain healthcare prices inexpensive for everybody or hold parks clear and well-maintained. When a metropolis doesn’t deal with these essential points, it may be onerous to maintain up good well being.”

Morgan Rousseau is a contract author for Boston.com, the place she experiences on a wide range of native and regional information.