The list created by Forbes involves the scrutiny of the country’s largest urban areas which are then ranked via factors such as the city’s crime rates, foreclosures, taxes, home prices, commute times, weather, and decreasing populations.
Here are the United States’ 20 Most Miserable Cities of 2013:
- Detroit, Michigan
- Flint, Michigan
- Rockford, Illinois
- Chicago, Illinois
- Modesto, California
- Vallejo, California
- Warren, Michigan
- Stockton, California
- Lake County, Illinois
- New York City, New York
- Toledo, Ohio
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Camden, New Jersey
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Atlantic City, New Jersey
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Poughkeepsie, New York
- Gary, Indiana
- Youngstown, Ohio