The U.S. Cities Where You’re Most and Least Likely to Catch a Cold

On a scale of 1 to 10, how successful have you been at DODGING the cold and flu this year?  With “10” being a masterful, ninja-like avoidance of germs, and “1” being . . . well, EVERY bug has found you.

Researchers at Marian University in Indianapolis conducted a study to rank 100 American cities based on where you’re MOST and LEAST likely to catch a cold.

They considered things like:  Weather . . . sneeze-inducing dry air . . . local vaccination rates . . . nutrition . . . population density . . . and the number of kids.  Who, let’s face it, are super spreaders.

The Top 10 cities where you’re MOST LIKELY to catch a cold are:

Bakersfield, California . . . McAllen, Texas . . . El Paso, Texas . . . Philadelphia . . . Las Vegas, Nevada . . . Fresno, California . . . Detroit . . . Chicago . . . Ogden, Utah . . . and Riverside, California.

The Top 10 cities where you’re LEAST LIKELY to catch a cold are:

Wilmington, North Carolina . . . Madison, Wisconsin . . . Honolulu . . . Raleigh, North Carolina . . . San Jose, California . . . New Haven, Connecticut . . . Durham, North Carolina . . . Omaha, Nebraska . . . Des Moines, Iowa . . . and Tampa, Florida.

You can find the ranking of 100 cities, here, from most sick to least sick.