Lexington Ranks in Top 15 U.S. Cities for Work/Life Balance in 2024

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Researchers at CoworkingCafe revisited the data from a study last year in order to see which cities are best suited to foster a healthy work/life balance and mental health in 2024. For this second edition, they analyzed 100 cities, looking at how much people work, the accessibility of healthcare, affordability and green spaces, among others.

Here are a few highlights from our analysis:

• Lexington is the 11th best U.S. city for work/life balance and mental health in 2024 – it kept the same spot from last year’s ranking.
• The city still ranked well for its overall mental health score, even though it moved to the 20th spot from 17th place. Notably, Lexington ranked 10th for the average work hours with 37.9 hrs/week.
• The city also ranked 12th for air quality and 21st for health insurance coverage with 93.1%.
• Commute time in Lexington was on the shorter side with 20.8 minutes, ranking 11th nationwide for this metric.
• Nationally, the Midwest dominated the top of the list for work/life balance and mental health with seven cities in the first 10.