Wednesday, September 9, 2009

America's Most Stressful Cities

Every year Forbes comes out with a list for the most stressful cities in America and right now we have four cities in the Northwest that are in the top 15 out of 40 cities listed. They determine how stressful a city is by the quality of life factors, unemployment rate, median home prices, population density, and the number of sunny days in a city. The four cities that I mentioned are:

15. Sacramento, Calif.
With a June unemployment rate of 11.6% and a year-over-year median home price drop of 34.5%, it's a good thing the number of sunny and partly sunny days in the Sacramento metropolitan areas is high, measured at 265 days in 2007.
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14. Portland, Ore.
Portland takes the No. 1 spot for the least amount of sunny days of the 40 metropolitan areas we examined--only 142 in 2007. Another drawback is its 11.7% June unemployment rate.
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11. Seattle, Wash.
Seattle scores high for its ninth highest cost of living and low amount of sunny days--only 164 in 2007. Unemployment was just slightly below the national rate at 9.3% in.
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6. San Francisco, Calif.
The Golden Gate city takes the No. 1 spot for its 42.7% year-over-year median home price drop. It holds the No. 2 spot for high cost of living. Its sunny weather and good air quality, however, lower its rank on the stressful cities list.
Read on for more lifestyle coverage, including information on the most expensive places for health care and best cities for a housing recovery.

After seeing the list, do you agree with the cities listed? Or should there be others added to the list? Please leave your comment in the section below.

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