My city,Detroit, (I'm actually about 30 miles north in a city called Harrison Township on Lake St. Clair) was ranked #2 as the most depressing. I love it here.
Well, I'm on Long Island (about an hour or so by train) from NY city. So I guess that is the closest place to judge - and that got a D- and is in the most depressing list!!! LOL I like where I am though! Very pretty and 'suburb' like. But the cost of everything here in NY is really going up... so Unless your rich, it can be kind of depressing because you can't 'keep up with the Jonses'
Well Honolulu got an A- for one of the happiest. And everyone knows why. Paradise! We got perfect weather all year round. Beautiful beaches, friendly people. That's why we get soooooo many tourists that keep coming back.