The people over at HomeSnacks took a look at all the towns and cities in Michigan to see where the happiest people in the state live. They saw a poll saying that only a third of Americans are happy, and decided to find all the happy people.

Grand Rapids, unsurprisingly, came in first place, having the happiest people!

They call it East Grand Rapids, but with the population numbers they use, I'm just going to call it Grand Rapids.

Taking things like education, commute times, average salaries, city safety, cost of living, and more...it's no surprise that GR has come in #1 in the state for the happiest peeps!

If you head east from here, it starts getting grim, until you end up in Detroit, and well, what more needs to be said, than you're then in Detroit?

If you head west...you just get wet in the lake, and then eventually wash up on the beach in Chicago, and Illinois doesn't count, so screw them, right?

Coming in as the losers (we're not competitive at ALL) are:

  • Allen Park
  • Troy
  • Beverly Hills
  • Livonia
  • Forest Hills
  • Rochester Hills
  • Holt
  • Berkley
  • Midland

They're actually #2 through #10 (and technically Forest Hills is part of Grand Rapids), but since we're #1, WE WIN!

Coming here from a city in Texas that thinks it's super friendly and happy, I can say that this is really a friendly, happy city, with great people!

Congratulations GR!

More From 97.9 WGRD