Worst city to live in in your state

[jerryskids 5,206]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/10/05/worst-cities-to-live-in-every-state/37875975/

 

For AZ the answer is... Tucson. While Tucson is a pit, I'm a bit surprised because there are some real shitholes here. Yuma, Nogales? Nope, Tucson, home of GFIAFP and crazy guys who shoot congresspeople. Also the bluest city in AZ.

 

Arizona: Tucson

• Population: 530,690
• Median home value: $144,000
• Poverty rate: 24.1 percent
• Violent crimes per 100,000 people: 800

The typical household in Tucson, Arizona, earns just $40,021 a year, less than three-quarters the median income of $53,558 across the state as a whole. The impact of low incomes is evident in the high share of area residents living in poverty. Of the over half a million people living in Tucson, 24.1 percent live below the poverty line, the highest poverty rate of any city in the state.

Not only is Tucson the poorest city in Arizona, but also it is the most dangerous. There were 4,245 violent crimes in the city in 2016, or 800 for every 100,000 people. For comparison, there were 470 violent crimes per 100,000 people statewide in 2016.

 

ETA: To be fair, Flagstaff may be bluer. It's pretty granola up there.

[Hardcore troubadour 12,652]

I'm guessing Buffalo or near it.

[kilroy69 994]

Detroit. Although Flint or Benton harbor would all work as an answer. Man. Ifffff only those cities had something in common that we could study and see why they have such bad problems. Oh well. Probably just chance.

[Cdub100 3,381]

Flint

[iam90sbaby 2,125]

Before I open the link I am going to guess Holly Hill aka Holy Hell, Florida.

 

edit: Nope it was Homestead.

[RLLD 3,455]

Size is a factor, Baltimore is the easy answer, but Frostburg might be the heroin capital of the mid atlantic, though I will admit that WV is really impacted too. Pioneer City near Annapolis is regarded as something of a war zone....and if you travel through Prince Georges county near DC you life is more or less in constant danger....

[MDC 5,891]

I live in mine.

[TimmySmith 2,782]

Size is a factor, Baltimore is the easy answer, but Frostburg might be the heroin capital of the mid atlantic, though I will admit that WV is really impacted too. Pioneer City near Annapolis is regarded as something of a war zone....and if you travel through Prince Georges county near DC you life is more or less in constant danger....There

Yeah, obviously there are parts of any major city that suck. I would have no issue living in many places in BMore. Much better than Oxon Hill.

[tubby_mcgee 686]

I don't live in Cleveland...but.......

 

Ohio: Cleveland

• Population: 385,810
---------------------------> • Median home value: $66,800 <----------------------------- Holy moly.
• Poverty rate: 35.0 percent
• Violent crimes per 100,000 people: 1,633

[TheNewGirl 1,031]

California: Florence-Graham

• Population: 63,390

• Median home value: $267,800

• Poverty rate: 31.5 percent

• Violent crimes per 100,000 people: .

The typical household in Florence-Graham, California, earns $34,738 a year, about half the income the typical California household earns and well-below the $57,617 median income nationwide. Area households face additional financial strain from the high cost of living. Goods and services are 36.8 percent more expensive in Florence-Graham than they are nationwide on average.

For workers across the country, long commute times can contribute to stress and detract from overall quality of life. In Florence-Graham, the average commute is 32 minutes, nearly 6 minutes longer than the national average. Over the course of a week, a commuter in the city spends about an hour longer than the typical American worker commuting to and from work.

 

 

 

i don't even know where this is.

[vuduchile 1,941]

Size is a factor, Baltimore is the easy answer, but Frostburg might be the heroin capital of the mid atlantic, though I will admit that WV is really impacted too. Pioneer City near Annapolis is regarded as something of a war zone....and if you travel through Prince Georges county near DC you life is more or less in constant danger....

I visited Frostburg State back in 1982. The football coach and a guy from my HS who was playing there showed me around the campus and the town. I don't remember much, but I do recall feeling very depressed on the ride home.

[jerryskids 5,206]

California: Florence-Graham

• Population: 63,390

• Median home value: $267,800

• Poverty rate: 31.5 percent

• Violent crimes per 100,000 people: .

The typical household in Florence-Graham, California, earns $34,738 a year, about half the income the typical California household earns and well-below the $57,617 median income nationwide. Area households face additional financial strain from the high cost of living. Goods and services are 36.8 percent more expensive in Florence-Graham than they are nationwide on average.

For workers across the country, long commute times can contribute to stress and detract from overall quality of life. In Florence-Graham, the average commute is 32 minutes, nearly 6 minutes longer than the national average. Over the course of a week, a commuter in the city spends about an hour longer than the typical American worker commuting to and from work.

 

 

 

i don't even know where this is.

 

 

I was going to ask where it is until I scrolled down.

 

Sweet jeebus, median home value of 267K, household income of 34K... how is that sustainable?

[KSB2424 3,083]

Both the Military Base Towns in NC are probably the worst.

 

Fayetteville and Jacksonville

[vuduchile 1,941]

Detroit in a landslide. Benton Harbor is much closer to me, and is by far the worst city in this region.

[kilroy69 994]

Detroit in a landslide. Benton Harbor is much closer to me, and is by far the worst city in this region.

in the daytime I would go to Detroit before I ever go to Benton harbor. Neither at night.

[RLLD 3,455]

I visited Frostburg State back in 1982. The football coach and a guy from my HS who was playing there showed me around the campus and the town. I don't remember much, but I do recall feeling very depressed on the ride home.

 

I get that.....for sure. I dated a girl who went there, every visit was quote the experience for sure.... It has gotten better there, was recently up there for some college lacrosse games, the campus has had some investment. I think going there requires one to be somewhat outdoorsy in order to find value outside the classroom, because there is just nothing else....

[Mike Honcho 4,035]

Well considering my usual state of inebriation, I say one of those dry cities, like Lynchburg Tennessee. God help me if I lived there.

[Reality 2,710]

Indiana: Gary

• Population: 74,186

• Median home value: $64,800

• Poverty rate: 33.3 percent

• Violent crimes per 100,000 people: 620

Few U.S. cities are shrinking faster than Gary, Indiana. In the last decade, the city's population fell by 8.0 percent, while the population of nearly every other city in the state either grew or remained effectively unchanged. For reference, the U.S. population expanded by 7.1 percent over the same period. A lack of job opportunities in the city likely partially explains the population decline. Gary's 9.0 percent unemployment rate in 2016 is among the worst in the nation and more than double the 4.4 percent statewide rate.

Gary residents have relatively little in the way of dining and entertainment options. There are just 78 restaurants, cafes, and other similar dining venues for every 100,000 city residents, nearly the lowest concentration of any U.S. city and less than half the national concentration of 168 per 100,000.

 

 

Yup.

[peenie 1,690]

Atlanta but I think it's pretty greta.

[vuduchile 1,941]

Indiana: Gary

5] Population: 74,186

Median home value: $64,800

Poverty rate: 33.3 percent

Violent crimes per 100,000 people: 620

5]Few U.S. cities are shrinking faster than Gary, Indiana. In the last decade, the city's population fell by 8.0 percent, while the population of nearly every other city in the state either grew or remained effectively unchanged. For reference, the U.S. population expanded by 7.1 percent over the same period. A lack of job opportunities in the city likely partially explains the population decline. Gary's 9.0 percent unemployment rate in 2016 is among the worst in the nation and more than double the 4.4 percent statewide rate.

5]Gary residents have relatively little in the way of dining and entertainment options. There are just 78 restaurants, cafes, and other similar dining venues for every 100,000 city residents, nearly the lowest concentration of any U.S. city and less than half the national concentration of 168 per 100,000.

 

Yup.

 

The literal definition of sh!thole.

[DonS 3,067]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/10/05/worst-cities-to-live-in-every-state/37875975/

 

For AZ the answer is... Tucson. While Tucson is a pit, I'm a bit surprised because there are some real shitholes here. Yuma, Nogales? Nope, Tucson, home of GFIAFP and crazy guys who shoot congresspeople. Also the bluest city in AZ.

 

Arizona: Tucson

5] Population: 530,690

Median home value: $144,000

Poverty rate: 24.1 percent

Violent crimes per 100,000 people: 800

5]The typical household in Tucson, Arizona, earns just $40,021 a year, less than three-quarters the median income of $53,558 across the state as a whole. The impact of low incomes is evident in the high share of area residents living in poverty. Of the over half a million people living in Tucson, 24.1 percent live below the poverty line, the highest poverty rate of any city in the state.

5]Not only is Tucson the poorest city in Arizona, but also it is the most dangerous. There were 4,245 violent crimes in the city in 2016, or 800 for every 100,000 people. For comparison, there were 470 violent crimes per 100,000 people statewide in 2016.

ETA: To be fair, Flagstaff may be bluer. It's pretty granola up there.

I'm surprised Yuma didn't win. I unfortunately have to travel there frequently for work and it is indeed a sh1thole.

[DonS 3,067]

Tacoma being listed for Washington is no shocker.

[kilroy69 994]

Detroit.

Atlanta

Baltimore

Gary

Cleveland.

 

Hmmmmmmm

[trumpurethra 42]

Stockton was first thing I thought. Everyone knows Stockton is off the chain. But its good to see south central still representin!

[trumpurethra 42]

Indiana: Gary

• Population: 74,186

• Median home value: $64,800

• Poverty rate: 33.3 percent

• Violent crimes per 100,000 people: 620

Few U.S. cities are shrinking faster than Gary, Indiana. In the last decade, the city's population fell by 8.0 percent, while the population of nearly every other city in the state either grew or remained effectively unchanged. For reference, the U.S. population expanded by 7.1 percent over the same period. A lack of job opportunities in the city likely partially explains the population decline. Gary's 9.0 percent unemployment rate in 2016 is among the worst in the nation and more than double the 4.4 percent statewide rate.

Gary residents have relatively little in the way of dining and entertainment options. There are just 78 restaurants, cafes, and other similar dining venues for every 100,000 city residents, nearly the lowest concentration of any U.S. city and less than half the national concentration of 168 per 100,000.

 

 

Yup.

 

Gary Indiana may be the most depressing thing I have ever seen. Seriously, I wonder how people even live there. Holy fock.

[trumpurethra 42]

Tacoma being listed for Washington is no shocker.

 

Lol Tacoma, like Washington got any real hood lol. Same with Oregon, no gangsters there either lol. Beautiful part of the country though. Will almost definitely retire there. Pacific Northwest coast is truly breath taking.

[TheNewGirl 1,031]

Stockton was first thing I thought. Everyone knows Stockton is off the chain. But its good to see south central still representin!

 

 

I thought Stockton, too. It always makes some kind of list for being sh*tty.

[Drizzay 646]

I'm not surprised by St Cloud, MN. Tons of immigrants (both Latino ans Somali). Plus you get a lot of Natives from the Northern Rez's (the very poor ones, not the rich ones that are just outside MPLS/St Paul).

[Voltaire 4,560]

Detroit really is getting better. Bankruptcy is a great thing for municipalities. So is adult leadership. But twenty years of Coleman Young and another six of Kwame is a really deep hole and its reputation isnt coming back in our lifetime.

[mobb_deep 917]

California: Florence-Graham

5] Population: 63,390

Median home value: $267,800

Poverty rate: 31.5 percent

Violent crimes per 100,000 people: .

5]The typical household in Florence-Graham, California, earns $34,738 a year, about half the income the typical California household earns and well-below the $57,617 median income nationwide. Area households face additional financial strain from the high cost of living. Goods and services are 36.8 percent more expensive in Florence-Graham than they are nationwide on average.

5]For workers across the country, long commute times can contribute to stress and detract from overall quality of life. In Florence-Graham, the average commute is 32 minutes, nearly 6 minutes longer than the national average. Over the course of a week, a commuter in the city spends about an hour longer than the typical American worker commuting to and from work.

 

 

i don't even know where this is.

Same. I imagine its somewhere around Bakersfield/Fresno.

[naomi 343]

Same. I imagine its somewhere around Bakersfield/Fresno.

I've never heard of it either and I send things out to lots of cities in my job. I will probably come across it soon now, because that's how things work.

[naomi 343]

ETA: To be fair, Flagstaff may be bluer. It's pretty granola up there.

Sedona springs to my mind first; imagine it's extremely blue there.

[titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745]

My hometown wins. No surprise.

 

Tennessee: Memphis

Population: 652,752

Median home value: $96,800

Poverty rate: 26.9 percent

Violent crimes per 100,000 people: 1,830

 

Memphis is the most violent place in Tennessee and one of the most violent places in the country. There were 1,830 violent crimes reported for every 100,000 residents in the city in 2016. Across Tennessee as a whole, there were 633 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2016, one of the higher violent crime rates among states.

 

As is the case in many other dangerous American cities, serious financial hardship is relatively common in Memphis. Memphis has a poverty rate of 26.9 percent, the highest in the state and well above Tennessee's 15.8 percent poverty rate.

[nzoner 936]

Thankfully that sh!thole is on the other side of the state

 

Missouri: St. Louis

• Population: 311,404
• Median home value: $125,800
• Poverty rate: 23.8 percent
• Violent crimes per 100,000 people: 1,932

According to our index, St. Louis is the worst city to live in Missouri – and one of the worst in the entire country. The median household income of $40,346 a year is $11,400 lower than the state median and $17,300 below the national median. St. Louis also has a poverty rate of 23.8 percent – well above the state and national poverty rates, which both sit at 14.0 percent.

St. Louis also struggles with high crime rates. There were 1,932 violent crimes reported for every 100,000 city residents in 2016. For context, Missouri's violent crime rate of 519 per 100,000 is also among the highest of all states.

[jerryskids 5,206]

Sedona springs to my mind first; imagine it's extremely blue there.

 

Fair point, but I'm not sure what our criteria is for minimum city size. Sedona isn't very large. There are probably some pockets of cities in reservations which are even more blue.

[shotsup 832]

Gotta be HT

[shotsup 832]

Gotta be HT

Joking

[shotsup 832]

I agree with HT.

 

NY has got to be Buffalo

[shotsup 832]

New York: Buffalo

Population: 256,908

Median home value: $83,500

Poverty rate: 30.5 percent

Violent crimes per 100,000 people: 1,112

 

The population of Buffalo, New York, is shrinking. Over the past five years, the city's population declined by 1.6 percent. Job growth is also relatively stagnant in the city. Total employment grew by just 0.1 percent from 2014 through 2016. For reference, the United States as a whole recorded 3.5 percent total employment growth over the same period.

 

 

Low incomes and widespread financial hardship are further evidence of poor economic conditions in the city. Some 30.5 percent of Buffalo residents live in poverty, well above the state's 14.7 percent poverty rate. Buffalo's median annual household income of $32,883 is also far below New York's median income of $62,909.

[Brad GLuckman 518]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/10/05/worst-cities-to-live-in-every-state/37875975/

 

For AZ the answer is... Tucson. While Tucson is a pit, I'm a bit surprised because there are some real shitholes here. Yuma, Nogales? Nope, Tucson, home of GFIAFP and crazy guys who shoot congresspeople. Also the bluest city in AZ.

 

Arizona: Tucson

 

• Population: 530,690• Median home value: $144,000• Poverty rate: 24.1 percent• Violent crimes per 100,000 people: 800

The typical household in Tucson, Arizona, earns just $40,021 a year, less than three-quarters the median income of $53,558 across the state as a whole. The impact of low incomes is evident in the high share of area residents living in poverty. Of the over half a million people living in Tucson, 24.1 percent live below the poverty line, the highest poverty rate of any city in the state.

Not only is Tucson the poorest city in Arizona, but also it is the most dangerous. There were 4,245 violent crimes in the city in 2016, or 800 for every 100,000 people. For comparison, there were 470 violent crimes per 100,000 people statewide in 2016.

ETA: To be fair, Flagstaff may be bluer. It's pretty granola up there.

I was staioned in Yuma for a couple years.Every weekend we went to Phoenix or San Diego just to get away. Its awful