Wallet Hub combines a variety of variables to rank 182 cities for happiness, an exercise that ranked Little Rock 176th (and Fort Smith a smidge ahead at 170).

Factors: depression rate, sleep adequacy, sports participation, suicide rate, work hours, income, separation and divorce rate. In one of the broader category rankings — emotional and physical well-being — Little Rock fell to 178th.

How can this be? How can you not be happy in LR? The airport has a Chick-fil-A!

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