13. Lancaster, California
Lancaster is not the ideal place you would want to live like a lot of people have resorted to relocating elsewhere. The population stands at over 160,000, with an average of 23% living in poverty. The city has a major meth addiction and neo-Nazi issue, which turns off a lot of potential residents. However, Rex Parris, the city’s mayor, is currently working overtime to restore the city to its former glory.
12. San Bernardino, California
30% of San Bernardino’s 216,000 population lives in poverty, and with the slow economic drive, the unemployment rate is gradually going up. The city is the home to the first McDonald’s restaurant and also the Hells Angels motorcycle gang. Quite the combination – delicious burgers and murderous bikers! Survival in this city is becoming a lot harder to achieve, pushing many people to flee for their lives from the hellish city.