Urban life consists of an incredibly mixed bag of living standards. While the wealthy lounge about in their lofty penthouses, the poor languish in the streets at the mercy of mounting crime levels, inadequate healthcare, and a general vulnerability and despair. We decided to take a deeper look into the general unhappiness standards in American cities, nationwide. This information was formulated based on U.S. census data that were collected on 1,000 cities that included traveling time, crime rate, family income, and survival rate as well as population changes. The results have been compiled, and these are the top 49 worst cities to deal with…
49. Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Ohio
Cleveland has been voted as the most miserable city in the U.S., as declared by Forbes Magazine in 2010. This city is known to many as “the mistake by the lake” as over 35% of the residents live in poverty. Based on a report issued in 2019, it turned out more than half of those living in poverty worked full time or part-time. We cannot understand how the city’s leaders allowed such a massive amount of their population to fall into destitution.
48. Compton, California
More than 23% of the population lives in poverty, while an estimated 40% of the population is unemployed. The crime rate had drastically decreased since 1991 when it was recorded at 87 murders for the year. A report in 2014 shows a total of seven persons being murdered. This city is infamous for its ‘gangster’ culture, as romanticized and popularized by rappers like Ice Cube and Dr. Dre. Drive-bys, assassinations, and gang violence are rife in the overwhelmed city.
Compton California
