Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Valley, Santa Clara County, California, United States is the number one place where Americans are happiest, according to SmartAsset. Headquartered in New York City, New York, USA, the financial technology company was founded by Michael Carvin and Phillip Camilleri in July 2012.

Arlington, Virginia, USA ranks second. It is around 2,842 miles away from Sunnyvale.

Sunnyvale, California

Incorporated on December 14, 1912, Sunnyvale is the second most populous city in Santa Clara County. The city is the birthplace of the video game industry.

Larry Klein is the incumbent mayor of Sunnyvale. In 2021, the city’s top employers were Google, Apple Inc., Lockheed Martin Space, Amazon.com Services, LinkedIn, Juniper Networks Inc, Intuitive Surgical, Microsoft, Synopsys and Walmart.

Arlington, Virginia

Arlington City was founded on February 27, 1801. It is the 11th most densely populated county in the U.S.

Under Virginia state law, Arlington County does not have the legal designation of independent city or incorporated town. The county is home to The Pentagon, the headquarters building of the U.S. Department of Defense.

New York City is the most populated city in the U.S. Here is SmartAsset’s newly released list of the 50 places where Americans are happiest:

1. Sunnyvale, California
2. Arlington, Virginia
3. Bellevue, Washington,
4. Fremont, California
5. Frisco, Texas
6. Plano, Texas
7. Roseville, California
8. San Jose, California
9. Santa Clarita, California
10. Irvine, California
11. Huntington Beach, California
12. Madison, Wisconsin
13. Alexandria, Virginia
14. San Francisco, California
15. Seattle, Washington
16. Boise City, Idaho
17. Hayward, California
18. Honolulu, Hawaii
19. Raleigh, North Carolina
20. Austin, Texas
21. Glendale, California
22. Virginia Beach, Virginia
23. Fort Collins, Colorado
24. Anchorage, Alaska
25. Santa Rosa, California
26. Portland, Oregon
27. Fullerton, California
28. Gilbert, Arizona
29. Peoria, Arizona
30. Henderson, Nevada
31. San Diego, California
32. Oakland, California
33. Lakewood, Colorado
34. Durham, North Carolina
35. Lincoln, Nebraska
36. Charleston, South Carolina
37. Colorado Springs, Colorado
38. Omaha, Nebraska
39. Charlotte, North Carolina
40. Washington, D.C.
41. Minneapolis, Minnesota
42. Denver, Colorado
43. Yonkers, New York
44. Corona, California
45. Chula Vista, California
46. New York City, New York
47. Jersey City, Jersey
48. Saint Paul, Minnesota
49. Aurora, Illinois
50. Sacramento, California