Irvine ranks 7th most serene city in US, Huntington Beach at 18th

Orange County is home to two of the nation’s happiest and low-stress cities, according to a pair of rankings.

In the past year, the financial information website WalletHub has twice ranked 182 big U.S. cities – including 29 in California – for measures of what I’ll call “serenity.”

One measure tracks happiness while the other gauges stressful living. Happy was defined by 29 metrics to score well-being, economics and community, while 39 data points graded key stresses — work, financial, family, health and safety.