The cities of Napa, Santa Rosa and Petaluma are among the places in the U.S. where people are living the longest, according to a report out by health and travel website 24/7 Tempo.
The North Bay locales were included in the site’s April 16 list of the top 50 U.S. cities where people live the longest. Napa was no. 14 on the list, with an average life expectancy of 82.07 year. The Santa Rosa-Petaluma metro area came in closely behind at no. 16, with a life expectancy of 81.95 years.
To compile the list, 24/7 Tempo said it reviewed data on life expectancy in U.S. metropolitan areas from County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, a program of the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
In creating the rankings, 24/7 Tempo also looked at data on the rates of smoking, physical inactivity, and insufficient sleep, all contributing factors to life expectancy, the website said.
According to the website, people in the United States live the longest on average in Naples-Marco Island, Florida, where life expectancy is 86.11 years.