Detroiters are the most – according to a new survey. Residents of Fremont, California are the least.
We’re talking about being stressed, which was evaluated, city-by-city, by the personal finance website WalletHub. Its report on 2019's Most & Least Stressed Cities in America compared more than 180 cities across 39 key metrics. The data set ranges from average weekly work hours to debt load to divorce and suicide rates.
The results:
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Most Stressed Cities |
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Least Stressed Cities |
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1 |
Detroit, MI |
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173 |
San Jose, CA |
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2 |
Cleveland, OH |
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174 |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
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3 |
Newark, NJ |
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175 |
South Burlington, VT |
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4 |
Baltimore, MD |
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176 |
Fargo, ND |
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5 |
Philadelphia, PA |
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177 |
Plano, TX |
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6 |
St. Louis, MO |
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178 |
Irvine, CA |
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7 |
Cincinnati, OH |
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179 |
Overland Park, KS |
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8 |
Birmingham, AL |
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180 |
Sioux Falls, SD |
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9 |
Wilmington, DE |
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181 |
Bismarck, ND |
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10 |
Shreveport, LA |
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182 |
Fremont, CA |
Best vs. Worst
- Fayetteville, North Carolina, Shreveport, Louisiana, Augusta, Georgia and Las Cruces, New Mexico residents spend the fewest annual hours in traffic congestion per auto commuter, 7, which is 23.4 times fewer than in Boston, the city where residents spend the most at 164.
- South Burlington, Vermont, has the lowest unemployment rate, 1.70 percent, which is 5.3 times lower than in Detroit, the city with the highest at 9.00 percent.
- Fremont, California, has the lowest divorce rate, 10.22 percent, which is four times lower than in Cleveland, the city with the highest at 41.32 percent.
- Burlington and South Burlington, Vermont, have the lowest share of adults in fair or poor health, 9.90 percent, which is 2.7 times lower than in Corpus Christi, Texas, the city with the highest at 26.90 percent.
To view the full report and your city’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/most-least-stressed-cities/22759/
