If you know someone who lives in Utica or Rome, tell them to cheer up: A recent Gallup survey ranked the Utica/Rome area as the 10th unhappiest in the nation.

The results are based on phone interviews in which respondents were asked about their well-being — physical and emotional health, healthy behavior, satisfaction with work, safety and access to health care and healthy food.

Here are the best and worst areas ranked by Gallup on well-being:

Top 10, overall well-being

1. Boulder, Colo.

2. Lincoln, Neb.

3. Fort Collins-Loveland, Colo.

4. Provo-Orem, Utah

5. Honolulu, Hawaii

6. Madison, Wis.

7. Cedar Rapids, Iowa

8. Gainesville, Fla.

9. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Conn.

10. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W. Va.

Bottom 10, overall well-being

1. Huntington-Ashland, W. Va.-Ken.-Ohio

2. Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio-Pa.

3. Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas

4. Redding, Calif.

5. Fort Smith, Ark.-Okla.

6. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, N.C.

7. Spartanburg, S.C.

8. Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Ariz.

9. Prescott, Ariz.

10. Utica-Rome, N.Y.



