forbes.com— South Florida and Michigan dominate our annual look at the cities whose residents have the most to complain about.
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Pretty much the same story everywhere, the rich are doing fabulously well while the middle class and the working poor live day to day worrying about the future.
Interesting that people from Miami, Las Vegas, and Detroit have far more to complain about than people from Washington, DC, AND DO COMPLAIN FAR LESS!!!!!!
People from Cleveland have far more to complain about than people from Washington DC and complain just about the same amount.
About what I expected; the rust belt plus a few areas in FL and CA that have fallen way behind the rest of those states. I always wonder why there are any people left in these places.
We looked at 10 factors for the 200 largest metro areas and divisions in the U.S. to determine America's Most Miserable Cities. Some are serious, like violent crime, unemployment rates, foreclosures, taxes (income and property), home prices and political corruption. Other metrics we included are less weighty, like commute times, weather and how the area's pro sports teams did. While sports, commuting and weather can be considered trivial by many, they can be the determining factor in the level of misery for a significant number of people.
bdbrFeb 3, 2012
To save you from the slide show:
#1 Miami, Fla
#2 Detroit, Mich.
#3 Flint, Mich.
#4 West Palm Beach, Fla.
#5 Sacramento, Calif.
#6 Chicago, Ill.
#7 Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
#8 Toledo, Ohio
#9 Rockford, Ill.
#10 Warren, Mich.
#11 Stockton, Calif.
#12 Cleveland, Ohio
#13 Lansing, Mich.
#14 Akron, Ohio
#15 Merced, Calif.
#16 Memphis, Tenn.
#17 Bakersfield, Calif.
#18 Vallejo, Calif.
#19 Modesto, Calif.
#20 Gary, Ind.
The biggest issue seems to be housing markets.
jaketyson85Feb 4, 2012
housing markets... and demographics.
partrowFeb 3, 2012
Notice that most of these cities are in high tax areas or areas where unions helped strangle the industry that previously thrived there.
encognitoFeb 4, 2012
Pretty much the same story everywhere, the rich are doing fabulously well while the middle class and the working poor live day to day worrying about the future.
feelaliveFeb 3, 2012
I must visit this cities ;)
PanjeeFeb 5, 2012
Cities are NOT miserable.
Men & Women sometimes project misery... But, Cities are only words!
gkiltzFeb 4, 2012
Interesting that people from Miami, Las Vegas, and Detroit have far more to complain about than people from Washington, DC, AND DO COMPLAIN FAR LESS!!!!!!
People from Cleveland have far more to complain about than people from Washington DC and complain just about the same amount.
MasterBizCoach12Feb 3, 2012
They should put up more business and opportunities in there and invest more to the growth of their city.
craig1958Feb 3, 2012
About what I expected; the rust belt plus a few areas in FL and CA that have fallen way behind the rest of those states. I always wonder why there are any people left in these places.
mirandolinaFeb 3, 2012Submitter
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We looked at 10 factors for the 200 largest metro areas and divisions in the U.S. to determine America's Most Miserable Cities. Some are serious, like violent crime, unemployment rates, foreclosures, taxes (income and property), home prices and political corruption. Other metrics we included are less weighty, like commute times, weather and how the area's pro sports teams did. While sports, commuting and weather can be considered trivial by many, they can be the determining factor in the level of misery for a significant number of people.
rocannonFeb 3, 2012
"we" ?