GALLUP WELL BEING INDEX: Manhattan Beach: Healthiest Community in America
by Mark McDermott Manhattan Beach has achieved something no American city has before. According to the latest Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index, the city scored 71.6 — the highest community well-being measurement ever recorded in the survey’s 17-year history, across more than 1,500 communities studied nationwide since 2008. Dan Witters, Gallup’s Well-Being Index research director, put it plainly when he presented the findings to the Beach Cities Health District board in January. “Manhattan Beach is sitting at 71.6, which is now the highest that we’ve ever recorded,” Witters told the board. “And that’s a big database, over 1,500 community level entries, going back to 2008. So that’s no joke.” The score breaks Manhattan Beach’s own previous record of 70.6, set in 2023. The national average for 2025 is 60.1. The Well-Being Index, which Gallup has administered to more than 3.2 million American adults since 2008, measures five interconnected dimensions: career, social, financial, physical and community well-being. Manhattan Beach led in every category. Its financial well-being score of 80.5 — against a national figure of 62.6 — and community score of 74.7, compared to 60.7…
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