The city of Fremont has new bragging rights -- it was named the happiest place to live in the entire United States, according to WalletHub.
San Francisco and San Jose also made the list's top five:
- Fremont
- Columbia, Maryland
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- Irvine
Santa Rosa and Oakland made the top 20.
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As a state, California was ranked fourth happiest place to live.
