Arlington has been named among the nation鈥檚 healthiest聽places to live.
The county was called the 鈥溾�� by聽Niche.com, the聽rankings site聽that previously called Arlington the ,鈥� 鈥溾�� and the .
The categories surveyed to determine the聽healthiest city included聽physical activity rate, obesity rate, access to doctors, access to recreation and fitness facilities and percentage of smokers.
Arlington received an 鈥楢鈥� grade in access to doctors, mental health providers and recreation and fitness facilities. With over in the county and along with privately owned gyms, Arlington has many options for residents to stay healthy.
The county鈥檚 obesity rate of 17.5 percent is more than 17 percentage points lower than the of 34.9 percent and its physical inactivity rate of 13.9 percent is lower than the 聽of 23.5 percent of Virginians reported as physically inactive.
Arlington鈥檚 percentage of smokers is 10.1 percent of the population, lower than the of 16.8 percent.
Topping the 鈥渉ealthiest cities鈥� list were聽Boulder, Colo., and San Francisco.聽Arlington beat out a of such other health paragons as Provo, Utah; Fort Collins, Colo.; and Berkeley, Calif.聽Neighboring Alexandria ranked No. 18 on that list.
This isn鈥檛 the first time someone has recognized Arlington for its vitality. The county聽was also 聽the sixth healthiest 鈥渃ity鈥� in the U.S. by聽聽last year.
