Forbes.com has published a ranking of "Most Miserable Cities" in the U.S., based on a measure of nine factors: commute times, public sector corruption, pro sports teams (losing), Superfund sites (environment), income taxes, sales tax, unemployment rate, violent crime, and weather.
The winners (or losers) are:
#10. St. Louis, MO (bad overall)
#9. Miami, FL (crime and depressed real estate)
#8. Buffalo, NY (weather)
#7. Detroit, MI (corruption, crime)
#6. Flint, MI (unemployment)
#5. Modesto, CA (unemployment, car theft)
#4. Cleveland, OH (weather)
#3. Chicago, IL (sales tax, corruption)
#2. Memphis, TN (sales tax)
#1. Stockton, CA (unemployement, real estate bust)
The winners (or losers) are:
#10. St. Louis, MO (bad overall)
#9. Miami, FL (crime and depressed real estate)
#8. Buffalo, NY (weather)
#7. Detroit, MI (corruption, crime)
#6. Flint, MI (unemployment)
#5. Modesto, CA (unemployment, car theft)
#4. Cleveland, OH (weather)
#3. Chicago, IL (sales tax, corruption)
#2. Memphis, TN (sales tax)
#1. Stockton, CA (unemployement, real estate bust)
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Some of these cities are hard to defend, but for every negative, there is a positive. For instance, Miami's real estate may be depressed, but that just means someone with cash could get a good deal on real estate.
ReplyDeleteI am sad to see two cities from my own native Michigan on the list. Too bad! There are lots of nice places in Michigan.
ReplyDeleteMI has suffered quite a bit with the demise of the auto industry. I am sure there are a lot of smart people thinking about how to rebuild MI.
ReplyDeleteBuffalo is not that bad,its winter what does Forbes want 'sun n sand' . Have they thought of Caribou,Maine or Churchill, Hudson Bay, Canada. Buffalo is "cool".
ReplyDeleteIf Al Gore is right about global warming, Buffalo could end up with 'sun n sand.'
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