Monday, January 14, 2019

Most Stressed Cities In America

From Inc.:
Working from census data measuring objective factors that impact livability and stress in 306 U.S. cities, the jobs site Zippia ranked the most and least stressed urban areas. We have the whole list of the top 100 below, and the criteria included:
  • Average commute times
  • Unemployment rate
  • Average hours worked
  • Population density
  • Home price to income ratio
  • Percent of population without health insurance
California has about 1/8 of the US population, but regarding this list of "most stressed cities" it has
2 of the top 5,
3 of the top 10,
8 of the top 20, and
50 of the top 100.  Even little Sacramento makes the list at #95.
How can this be in Liberal Utopia?  Well, actually, it's exactly what you'd expect to find in a liberal utopia, but plenty of people apparently prefer this to, you know, actually being happy.

1 comment:

Auntie Ann said...

A huge number are in the LA area. Housing prices and commutes to work seem to me to be a big factor. In order to actually live the way you want to live on the weekends, you have to be stuck in a car for hours during the weekday.