25 Cities With 'Work-Life Equilibrium'

Based on the findings of a recent SmartAsset study, Midwestern cities are best for work-life balance, taking the top three spots.

Madison, Wisc., Lincoln, and Omaha, Neb. took the top three ranks, respectively. Only three states on the coasts, along with Hawaii, had cities in the top 25. The study findings show that Madison residents' annual income spent on housing was 27.7 percent, meaning that they are not cost-burdened, and the average weeks worked per year was 37.1. Meanwhile, 25th-ranked Seattle had 39 average weeks worked in a year, with residents spending 28.4 percent of yearly income on housing, Business Insider reports.

SmartAsset recently released a report on the US cities with the best work-life balance. It looked at 10 metrics across the 100 biggest cities in the country using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. This included concentrations of entertainment establishments, restaurants, and bars; the average weeks and hours worked per year; the unemployment and labor force participation rates; housing as a percentage of income; average commute time; and percentage of workers with a commute longer than one hour.

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