BERKELEY, Calif. - An East Bay city has been named the healthiest place to live in the U.S.

What we know:

A recent ranking by neighborhood and school resource site Niche placed the city of Berkeley at the top of its 2025 healthy places list , as it beat out 229 other U.S. locations.

The analysis based its rankings on key indicators of personal health, including smoking, alcohol abuse, and obesity rates.

Researchers also considered residents’ access to doctors, mental health resources, and the proximity to fitness facilities. Niche said the health statistics came from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Bay Area was well represented on Niche's list, with several of the region's cities among the top.

Bay Area cities among the healthi

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