The Most Miserable U.S. City

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)